1. PREPOSITION OF TIME
Preposition Use Examples
in
in months in July; in September
year in 1985; in 1999
seasons in summer; in the summer of 69
part of the day
in the morning; in the afternoon; in
the evening
duration in a minute; in two weeks
at
part of the day at night
time of day at 6 o'clock; at midnight
celebrations at Christmas; at Easter
fixed phrases at the same time
on
days of the week on Sunday; on Friday
date on the 25th of December*
special holidays
on Good Friday; on Easter Sunday;
on my birthday
a special part of a day on the morning of *
Exercise : Use in/on/at
1. Peterisplayingtennis _____ Sunday.
2. My brother'sbirthdayis _______ the 5th of November.
3. My birthdayis ______ May.
4. We are goingto see my parents_____ the weekend.
5. ______ 1666, a great fire broke outinLondon.
6. I don't like walkingalone inthe streets ______ night.
7. What are youdoing______ the afternoon?
8. I will have finishedthisessay _____ Friday.
Exercise : Use in/ on / at
2. 1. Jane is arriving___January 26 ___ 2 o'clock ___ the afternoon.
2. It snowshere everyyear ____ December.We alwaysgooutside andplayinthe snow ___ Christmasday.
3. Michael is leaving____ Friday ____ noon.
4. Frankie started workingforherlawfirm ____ 1995.
5. Normally, _____ NewYear'sEve,it's traditiontokissthe one you love _____ midnight.
6. The telephonewasinvented _____ the 1870s.
7. The plane leaves tomorrowmorning____ 8:00 AM.
8. The hillshere are covered withwildflowers ____earlyspring.
9. We metat the restaurant _____ 6:30 and stayed ____ 10:30.
Exercise : Choose the rightanswer
1 I leftwork______ teno'clock lastnight.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
2 I saw Bobin the street______ yesterday.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
3 I didn'tgettime to come and visityou______ lastTuesday.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
4 He usedto be a regularvisitor______ Tuesdays.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
3. 5 I phonedherupand spoke to her______ Wednesdaymorning.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
6 I lastsaw him______ the beginningof September.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
7 I saw himsometime ______ June.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
8 Were youat the lastmeeting______ July13?
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
9 We boughtthe company______ Thursday,22 May.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
10 I spoke toher ______ three weeksago.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
4. 11 I boughtthiscomputer______ the start of the summer.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
12 I boughtthiscomputer______ the summer.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
13 I boughtthiscomputer______ lastsummer.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
14 Thisstyle wasverypopular______ the 1970's.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
15 Theywere verypopular______ the middle of the 19th Century.
at
on
in
(nopreposition)
16 I was still atschool ______ 1993.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
5. 17 I methim______ Januaryof last year.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
18 I knewChrisSmithquite well ______ whenIwas at university.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
19 I tookoverthis job______ the middle of lastyear.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
20 I was ina meeting______ all day yesterday.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
Exercise:Choose the rightanswerfromthe sentencesbelow.
1.- My birthday's......May
a) in
b) on
c) at
2.- The examis ......the tenth of December
a) in
b) on
c) at
3.- I alwayshave dinnerwithmyfamily.....ChristmasDay
a) in
b) at
c) on
6. 4.- In Spain,theygive eachotherpresents.....ChristmasEve
a) in
b) on
c) at
5.- The lecture finished.....fivethirty
a) at
b) on
c) in
6.- I like togo to a party ....... NewYear'sEve
a) in
b) on
c) at
7.- You mustsee Paris.....the Spring
a) in
b) on
c) at
8.- He doesn'tstartwork until late ....the afternoon
a) on
b) in
c) at
9.- Snowgenerallyfalls.....February
a) in
b) on
c) at
10.- People give chocolate eggsaspresents......Easter
a) on
b) in
c) at
11.- I have lessons....MondaysandWednesdays
a) in
b) on
c) at
12.- It's alwayscolder.......NovemberthanSeptember
a) on
b) in
c) at
13.- Theirfirstchildwas born.....the spring
a) on
b) at
c) in
14.- People celebrateGuyFawkes'Night.....the fifthof November
a) on
b) in
c) at
15.- I'll see you.....teno' clock
a) at
b) on
c) in
7. 16.- She died.....1993
a) on
b) in
c) at
17.- It getsvery cold.....winter
a) on
b) at
c) in
18.- She was born .....1985
a) at
b) on
c) in
19.- In Englandtheysay ....the weekend
a) on
b) at
c) in
20.- In Americatheysay.....the weekend
a) at
b) on
c) in
21.- Her birthday's.....June
a) in
b) on
c) at
22.- I'll be seeingthem......amonth'stime
a) on
b) in
c) at
23.- I leave home veryearly.....the morning
a) on
b) at
c) in
24.- She'sgoingon holiday......Xmas
a) in
b) at
c) on
25.- The BlackDeath occurred.....the Middle Ages
a) in
b) on
c) at
26.- Leavesfall .....Autumn
a) on
b) at
c) in
27.- The lawwas changed.....the nineteenthcentury
a) in
b) on
c) at
8. 28.- He'll be here .....a moment
a) in
b) on
c) at
29.- Term finishes.....aThursdayforsome reason
a) at
b) in
c) on
30.- Theirweddingis....the eleventhof July
a) in
b) on
c) at
31.- The filmstarts........eighto'clock
a) in
b) on
c) at
32.- Mayday is celebrated....Maythe first
a) in
b) on
c) at
33.- The playstarts .....half pastseven
a) at
b) on
c) in
34.- The strike started.... the fifteenthof May
a) in
b) on
c) at
35.- More people have heartattacks.....Monday morningthanat any othertime
a) on
b) in
c) at
36.- She got pregnant.......eighteen
a) at
b) in
c) on
37.- The resultscome out....July
a) on
b) in
c) at
38.- There is a publicholiday........May the first
a) on
b) in
c) at
39.- She was born .....ChristmasEve
a) on
b) at
c) in
9. 40.- The flowerblossoms....earlyApril
a) on
b) at
c) in
41.- She leftherjob .......August
a) in
b) on
c) at
42.- Her birthdayis.....a Tuesdaythisyear
a) on
b) at
c) in
43.- We met......a foggyday in March
a) on
b) at
c) in
44.- Theircar was brokeninto.....Saturdaynight
a) in
b) at
c) on
45.- The contract was signed.....1984
a) in
b) on
c) at
46.- They're leaving......June
a) on
b) in
c) at
47.- He was born.....1968
a) in
b) on
c) at
