1. PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
A. Look at these time expressions. Some use in, some use on
or at. Put them in the correct column.
in on at
B. Put in the correct prepositions: in, on or at.
1. Dinner is usually ______ 7 o’clock.
2. We have long holidays ______ summer.
3. When have we got Biology? - ______ Friday mornings.
4. There is a school party ______ 31st January.
5. We are ______ the 21st century.
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2. 6. The game is ______ 9.45.
7. Is there a party ______ your brother’s birthday?
8. Where was he ______ the weekend?
9. Where is he ______ the moment?
10. Your teacher isn’t here ______ present.
11. There are usually a lot of parties ______ New Year’s Eve.
12. He wasn’t there ______ the end of the concert.
13. Where are you usually ______ the evening? And ______
night?
14. Do you get any presents ______ Christmas Day?
15. He was born ______ 1999.
16. We usually go there ______ weekends ______ spring.
17. He phoned me ______ Tuesday.
18. He gets up ______ 7 o’clock ______ weekdays.
19. She was in hospital ______ that time.
20. The school party is ______ June 8th ______ 8 o’clock
______ the evening.
Remember:
IN ON AT
- parts of the day
in the morning - days of the week - hours
in the afternoon on Monday at 9.30
in the evening on Tuesday, …
- religious celebrations
except at night - dates at Christmas
on the 5th May at Easter
- months of the year
on November 7th
in October, ... - meals
- special days (specific) at breakfast
- seasons of the year
on Christmas Day at lunch, …
in (the) summer
on my birthday
in winter, ... - specific time
at the weekend
- years and centuries
in 1984
in the 20th century
- in a period of time
in ten days
in five minutes
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