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Intermediate grammar exercise: prepositions of time (at, in, on)

English grammar practice exercise, for pre-intermediate and intermediate level.

In this exercise you will practise prepositions of time.

Instructions: Complete each of the following sentences using at, in or on. Use x if no preposition is needed.

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Prepositions of time
in on at
years
in 1998, in 2012 		days of the week
on Thursday, on Friday 		hours of the clock
at 7.30, at 8 o'clock
months
in January, in February 		dates
on 28 June, on 25 October 		religious festivals
at Easter, at Christmas
parts of the day
in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening BUT at night) 		on Monday morning
on Thursday evening
on Friday night 		points in time
at the beginning, at end of the week
seasons
in spring, in summer, in autumn, in winter



Prepositions of time (during, for, over, by, until)
We use during to talk about something that happens within a particular period of time, to say when something takes place. We use during to talk about something that happens within the same time as another event. During my time in London I visited a lot of interesting places.

He came to work during the morning meeting.
We use over or in to talk about something that has been happening continuously up until the present, or will happen continuously in the future. We've had a lot of problems over / in the last few months.
We expect a rise in sales over / in the next few months.
We use for to say how long something continues. I can only come for a few minutes.
I was waiting for him for two hours.
We use by to say that something will happen or be achieved before a particular time. It has to be finished by two o'clock.
He should return by the end of March.
We use until to say that something will continue up to a particular time. We have to stay here until he comes.
The concert went on until eleven o'clock.
We use in to express a time (in the future) from now. I'm going on holiday in a week. (one week from now)
I'll be back in five minutes. (five minutes from now)