Fill in the blanks with a time preposition.
1It hasn’t rained ............... a long time.
Wrong!
Either in or for can be used here. These words indicate duration.
2I waited ............... 9 o’clock.
Wrong!
3We have known each other ............... our childhood.
Wrong!
Since indicates the starting point. From is usually used with simple tenses.
4You have to finish the job ............... Monday.
Wrong!
By Monday means on or before Monday.
5They have agreed to finish the job ............... a week.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either in or within can be used here.
6He was here ............... morning to evening.
Wrong!
Use from with simple tenses.
7I met him ............... a Friday.
Wrong!
Use on with the names of days.
8It hardly rains ............... summer.
Wrong!
9She fasts ............... Tuesdays.
Wrong!
10Let’s meet ............... lunchtime.
Wrong!
11He met with an accident ............... his stay in Germany.
Wrong!
12The meeting must start ............... 6 o’clock sharp.
Wrong!
Use at with clock times.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- It hasn’t rained Either could be used here a long time.
- I waited until 9 o’clock.
- We have known each other since our childhood.
- You have to finish the job by Monday.
- They have agreed to finish the job within/in a week.
- He was here from morning to evening.
- I met him on a Friday.
- It hardly rains in summer.
- She fasts on Tuesdays.
- Let’s meet at lunchtime.
- He met with an accident during his stay in Germany.
- The meeting must start at 6 o’clock sharp.
