EXERCISES ON PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

Write at / on / in

1. _______ 6th June 7. _______ 24th September 13. ________ Friday morning2. _______ the evening 8. _______ Thursday 14. ________ Saturday night3. _______ half past two 9. _______ 11:45 15. ________ night4. _______ Wednesday 10. _______ Christmas Day 16. ________ end of the day5. _______ 1987 11. _______ Christmas 17. ________ the weekend6. _______ September 12. _______ the morning 18. ________ WinterPREPOSITIONS OF TIMEATON

We use at with times:We use on with dates and days:

at 5 oclock - at 11.45 - at midnight - at lunchtimeon 12 March - on Friday(s) - on Friday morning(s)

Tom usually gets up at 7 oclock.on Sunday afternoon(s) - on Saturday night(s)

on Christmas Day (but at Christmas)

We use at in these expressions:

at night - at Christmas - at the moment / at present - at the same time - at weekends - at the age of...

INDURING

We use in for longer periods of time:We use during + noun to say when something happens:

in April - in 1986 - in winter - in the 19th century - in the 1970s - in the morning(s) / in the afternoon(s) / in the evening(s)during the film - during our holiday - during the night

In + period of time = a time in the future:I fell asleep during the film.

Jack will be back in a week.We met a lot of interesting people during our holiday.

The train will leave in a few minutes.

In + how long it takes to do something:

I learned to drive in four weeks.

INUse 'in' months and years and periods of time: in January in 1978 in the twentiesUse 'in' a period of time in the future: in a few weeks in a couple of daysATUse 'at' with precise time: at six o'clock at 10.30 at two p.m.ONUse 'on' with days of the week: on Monday on FridaysUse 'on' with specific calendar days: on Christmas day on October 22ndIMPORTANT NOTESin the morning / afternoon / evening - at nightWe say in the morning, afternoon or evening BUT we say 'at night'Test Your UnderstandingNow that you have studied the use of in / at / on - prepositions of time and date, try the follow-up quiz to test your understanding.

Fill in the correct prepositions.1. Peter is playing tennis Sunday. 2. My brother's birthday is the 5th of November. 3. My birthday is May. 4. We are going to see my parents the weekend. 5. 1666, a great fire broke out in London. 6. I don't like walking alone in the streets night. 7. What are you doing the afternoon? 8. My friend has been living in Canada two years. 9. I have been waiting for you seven o'clock. 10. I will have finished this essay Friday.