Fill in the blanks with a time preposition.
1It hasn’t rained ............... a long time.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "for" or "in" in this negative present perfect sentence to mean a period continuing up to now.
2I waited ............... 9 o’clock.
Wrong!
Use "until" to mean up to the time mentioned.
3We have known each other ............... our childhood.
Wrong!
Use "since" before the starting point of a period that continues to now.
4You have to finish the job ............... Monday.
Wrong!
Use "by" to mean no later than a deadline.
5They have agreed to finish the job ............... a week.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "within" or "in" with a period of time to mean before that period has passed.
6He was here ............... morning to evening.
Wrong!
Use "from" with "to" to show the beginning and end of a period.
7I met him ............... a Friday.
Wrong!
Use "on" with days of the week.
8It hardly rains ............... summer.
Wrong!
Use "in" with seasons such as summer.
9She fasts ............... Tuesdays.
Wrong!
Use "on" with repeated days of the week, such as Tuesdays.
10Let’s meet ............... lunchtime.
Wrong!
Use "at" with specific times of day such as lunchtime.
11He had an accident ............... his stay in Germany.
Wrong!
Use "during" to mean at some time in a period or event.
12The meeting must start ............... 6 o’clock sharp.
Wrong!
Use "at" with exact clock times.
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- 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 had an accident during his stay in Germany.
- The meeting must start at 6 o’clock sharp.