Fill in the blanks with a time preposition.
1It hasn’t rained ............... a long time.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "for" or "in" with a negative present perfect sentence to talk about a period of time up to now.
2I waited ............... 9 o’clock.
Wrong!
"Until" means up to the time mentioned.
3We have known each other ............... our childhood.
Wrong!
"Since" introduces the starting point of a period that continues to now.
4You have to finish the job ............... Monday.
Wrong!
"By" means no later than the time mentioned.
5They have agreed to finish the job ............... a week.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Within" and "in" can both mean before the end of a period of time.
6He was here ............... morning to evening.
Wrong!
"From" is used with "to" to show the beginning and end of a period.
7I met him ............... a Friday.
Wrong!
Use "on" with days and dates.
8It hardly rains ............... summer.
Wrong!
Use "in" with seasons such as summer.
9She fasts ............... Tuesdays.
Wrong!
Use "on" with days of the week, including repeated days such as Tuesdays.
10Let’s meet ............... lunchtime.
Wrong!
Use "at" with specific times of day such as lunchtime.
11He met with an accident ............... his stay in Germany.
Wrong!
"During" means at some time within a period or event.
12The meeting must start ............... 6 o’clock sharp.
Wrong!
Use "at" with exact clock times.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- It hasn’t rained for / in 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.
