IS. Prepositions of Time Practice
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at
weekends (Br. / Am. on weekends)
night
time
great annual festivals (holidays)
meals
in
centuries
years
seasons
months
during parts of the day
on
dates
days
special days
with the word “Day”
Friday morning / Sunday evening etc.
No preposition
last
next
this
every
in vs. on. vs. at
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IN – for enclosed spaces and personal modes of transportation
Enclosed Space: in the kitchen, in the house, the water is in the glass
Personal Modes of Transportation: get in the car, my friend is in the taxi
ON – for surfaces and public modes of transportation
Surfaces: on the floor, on the wall, the book is on the table, on a page, I put on my clothes (my clothes are on my body)
Public Modes of Transportation: on the bus, on the plane, on a boat, on a ship,
Exceptions: on my motorcycle, on my bike (these are personal modes of transportation, but we use “on”)
AT – for specific point (the same as prepositions of location)
at the bus stop, at the cinema, at the corner, at the top of the hill, at the mall
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Prepositions of time: in vs. on vs. at vs. by
Ex. 1. Fill in the gaps with the proper prepositions of time.
1. Do you usually meet with your family at Christmas?
2. Last week I worked till 9 pm every night.
3. Unfortunately my PM always likes to have meetings at lunch time.
4. She plays tennis on Fridays.
5. I’ll see you on Tuesday afternoon then.
6. In my hometown, the shops open early in the morning.
7. The teambuilding party is next Saturday.
8. We are meeting to discuss our new project on Friday morning.
9. Luckily the weather was perfect on her wedding day.
10. In Spain, they give each other presents at Christmas Eve.
11. I hate when people telephone while I am working on an urgent task.
12. He hasn’t worked since he lost his job.
13. He didn’t do the work before his boss got angry.
13. He didn’t do the work until his boss got angry.
14. Nobody spoke during the film.
15. They’ll deliver this application in two weeks.
16. We made lots of friends when we were in Mexico.
16. We made lots of friends while we were in Mexico.
17. In England they say at the weekend.
18. In America they say on the weekend.
19. I’ll be seeing them at a month’s time.
19. I’ll be seeing them in a month’s time.
20. I’ll be working at the summer holidays.