Choose the best option(s) to complete each sentence.
1I usually wake up ............... 6:30 on weekdays.
Wrong!
Use "at" with specific clock times.
2We’re meeting ............... Monday morning.
Wrong!
Use "on" with days and dates (including parts of the day like Monday morning).
3She was born ............... 1998.
Wrong!
Use "in" with years and longer periods of time.
4The train arrived ............... time, so we didn’t miss the show.
Wrong!
"On time" means not late.
5Please finish the report ............... Friday.
Wrong!
"By" shows a deadline (no later than that time).
6He stayed in the office ............... 7 p.m.
Wrong!
Use "until" to show an action continues up to a time.
7I’ve lived here ............... three years.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a length of time.
8I haven’t seen her ............... last summer.
Wrong!
Use "since" with a starting point in time.
9The museum is closed ............... Christmas Day.
Wrong!
Use "on" with specific days and holidays like Christmas Day.
10I’ll call you ............... the weekend.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In standard British English, "at the weekend" is common; in standard American English, "on the weekend" is common.
11She usually reads ............... night before bed.
Wrong!
Use "at" with "night" in the general sense (at night).
12They arrived ............... the afternoon, not in the morning.
Wrong!
Use "in" with parts of the day like "the afternoon."
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I usually wake up at 6:30 on weekdays.
- We’re meeting on Monday morning.
- She was born in 1998.
- The train arrived on time, so we didn’t miss the show.
- Please finish the report by Friday.
- He stayed in the office until 7 p.m.
- I’ve lived here for three years.
- I haven’t seen her since last summer.
- The museum is closed on Christmas Day.
- I’ll call you at/on the weekend.
- She usually reads at night before bed.
- They arrived in the afternoon, not in the morning.
