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Prepositions of Time Exercise

February 17, 2026 - pdf

Choose the best option(s) to complete each sentence.

Choose the correct answer. 0/12
I usually wake up ............... 6:30 on weekdays.
Wrong!
Use "at" with specific clock times.
We’re meeting ............... Monday morning.
Wrong!
Use "on" with days and dates (including parts of the day like Monday morning).
She was born ............... 1998.
Wrong!
Use "in" with years and longer periods of time.
The train arrived ............... time, so we didn’t miss the show.
Wrong!
"On time" means not late.
Please finish the report ............... Friday.
Wrong!
"By" shows a deadline (no later than that time).
He stayed in the office ............... 7 p.m.
Wrong!
Use "until" to show an action continues up to a time.
I’ve lived here ............... three years.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a length of time.
I haven’t seen her ............... last summer.
Wrong!
Use "since" with a starting point in time.
The museum is closed ............... Christmas Day.
Wrong!
Use "on" with specific days and holidays like Christmas Day.
I’ll call you ............... the weekend.
Please select 2 correct answers.
Wrong!
Both "at" and "on" can be used with "the weekend" in different varieties of English.
She usually reads ............... night before bed.
Please select 2 correct answers.
Wrong!
Both "at night" and "in the night" can be correct, but they have different meanings.
They arrived ............... the afternoon, not in the morning.
Wrong!
Use "in" with parts of the day like "the afternoon."
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. I usually wake up at 6:30 on weekdays.
  2. We’re meeting on Monday morning.
  3. She was born in 1998.
  4. The train arrived on time, so we didn’t miss the show.
  5. Please finish the report by Friday.
  6. He stayed in the office until 7 p.m.
  7. I’ve lived here for three years.
  8. I haven’t seen her since last summer.
  9. The museum is closed on Christmas Day.
  10. I’ll call you at the weekend.
    I’ll call you on the weekend.
  11. She usually reads at night before bed.
    She usually reads in the night before bed.
  12. They arrived in the afternoon, not in the morning.
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