Prepositions of Time (At – On - In)

www.grammar.cl A) Write the preposition of time for the following. If a preposition isn’t used, put X.

1. _______ Monday 11. _______ noon 21. _______ the evening 2. _______ yesterday 12. _______ Christmas 22. _______ every day 3. _______ the morning 13. _______ the 12th century 23. _______ New Year’s eve 4. _______ three o’clock 14. _______ the 12th of April 24. _______ September 5. _______ next year 15. _______ tomorrow 25. _______ next year 6. _______ midnight 16. _______ 11 AM 26. _______ Tuesday night 7. _______ our anniversary 17. _______ night 27. _______ last month 8. _______ last summer 18. _______ the moment 28. _______ dawn 9. _______ summer 19. _______ 1994 29. _______ autumn 10. _______ March 20. _______ the weekend 30. _______ October 26 B) Circle the correct preposition of time.

1. _____ my wife’s birthday, I always bake her a cake and give her a piece of jewelry. a. at b. in c. on d. X

2. Cinderella’s carriage changed into a pumpkin _____ midnight. a. at b. in c. on d. X

3. Which should we do _____ tonight: go to a concert or see a movie? a. at b. in c. on d. X

4. We can move to a house _____ two months, but only if we can rent the apartment first. a. at b. in c. on d. X

5. Typically _____ Christmas, we visit my grandparents in the country. a. at b. in c. on d. X

6. I need to meet him _____ three o’clock. a. at b. in c. on d. X C) Write sentences using a preposition of time and the following words:

1. 1999: __________________________________________________________________ 2. 8 o’clock: __________________________________________________________________ 3. 18th Century: __________________________________________________________________ 4. Tomorrow morning: __________________________________________________________________ 5. Next Month: __________________________________________________________________ 6. Winter: __________________________________________________________________ 7. 2918: __________________________________________________________________ 8. Saturday night: __________________________________________________________________ 9. Ten minutes: __________________________________________________________________ 10. Half an hour: __________________________________________________________________

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