English grammar practice exercise, for pre-intermediate and intermediate level.
In this exercise you will practise the following prepositions of time:
during, over, for, by, until
Exercise instructions
Choose the correct preposition in the following sentences:
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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) |
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