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Level: A2-B1

Word Order: Place and Time — Practice

Where do at the gym and yesterday go in an English sentence? At the end — and when a sentence has both, place comes before time. Drill the rule with 24 click-to-hear examples and unscramble quizzes.

📝 Sentences unit · lesson 3 of 6 ⏱ about 6 minutes 🔊 every example has audio

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  • Place at the end
  • She works at a bank. – Place
  • The keys are on the table. – Place
  • We waited at the bus stop. – Place
  • He studied in the library. – Place
  • The kids are playing in the yard. – Place
  • My grandparents live on a farm. – Place
  • We ate lunch in the park. – Place
  • She parked behind the building. – Place
  • Time at the end
  • We have class on Monday. – Time
  • He gets up at six. – Time
  • The store opens at nine. – Time
  • She visits her parents every weekend. – Time
  • They got married last year. – Time
  • I will call you tomorrow. – Time
  • The meeting starts at ten. – Time
  • I brush my teeth before breakfast. – Time
  • Both together: place before time
  • I went to the gym yesterday. – Place + time
  • They flew to Miami on Friday. – Place + time
  • She walked to school this morning. – Place + time
  • We met at the cafe on Sunday. – Place + time
  • He goes to the pool every day. – Place + time
  • The children stayed at home all afternoon. – Place + time
  • She studied in her room last night. – Place + time
  • We are meeting at the airport at noon. – Place + time