Prepositions of Time AT/IN/ON

A. Look at the examples and choose the correct use for the preposition AT with a tick ().My first class is at 8:30. See you at lunchtime! Tim studies at night.

I sleep all morning at weekends. We play tricks at Carnival.

1. We use at with months.

2. We use it with clock times.

3. We use it with the expression the morning.

4. We use it with parts of the day.

5. We use it with the word night.

6. We use it with meal times.

7. We use it with festivities (the period).

8. We use it with the word weekend.

B. When do we use the preposition IN? Look at the examples and tick the right use.I was born in 2001. Its always hot in August. We have holidays in the summer.

We are in the 21st century. I have classes in the morning.

1. We use in with clock times.

2. We use it with months, years and centuries. 3. We use it with seasons.

4. We use it with days of the week.

5. We use it with parts of the day (morning, afternoon, evening).

6. We use it with mixed time.

C. Decide on when to use the preposition ON by looking at the examples and ticking the right options.She has English on Mondays. We have a party on New Years Eve.

My birthday is on the 12th April, 1980. They go out for dinner on Friday evening.

1. We use on with clock times.

2. We use it with dates.

3. We use it with days of the week.

4. We use it with mixed time (Sunday afternoon). 5. We use it with months.

6. We use it with specific festive days.

D. No preposition1. Complete the rule based on the examples.

Im going to Paris next week. Lets have lunch tomorrow. I saw a film last night.

We __________ use a __________________when we have expressions like ___________________, every year, _________________, __________________, next month, this week, today, yesterday,

E. All the prepositions are wrong. Correct them.

1. Where are you going in tomorrow? ___________________________________________

2. Sally has a meeting on 10:30. ___________________________________________

3. Do you want to go to the cinema at Friday?___________________________________________

4. We have classes on the morning. ___________________________________________

5. I think Ill stay at home on the weekend. ___________________________________________

6. Are you free at July? ___________________________________________

7. We have no school in Christmas. ___________________________________________

8. Carson will be out in Christmas Day. ___________________________________________

9. You arent going to school on next week. ___________________________________________

10. We always go skiing at the winter. ___________________________________________

F. Complete the sentences with at, in, on or nothing.

1. Ill phone you __________8 oclock.

2. Brian went to France __________August, 2011.

3. His birthday is __________Saturday.

4. I have a test __________the afternoon.

5. Nancy had a fantastic mark __________yesterday.

6. You can talk to me __________lunchtime.

7. Im going to the doctor __________Monday morning.

8. Its a pleasant temperature here __________autumn.

9. Come and see me __________half past one.

10. We have to write a poem __________today.

G. Choose the correct option.

1. What do you eat __________Easter? (at/on)

2. She goes to the hairdresser __________every month. (--/in)

3. We are going to a party __________New Years Eve. (in/on)

4. __________2011 Walt returned to London. (at/in)

5. They always swim early __________the morning. (on/in)

6. I often drink a glass of milk __________night. (at/--)

7. Where will you be __________tomorrow? (--/on)

8. Nobody talked to Mark __________the weekend. (in/at)

9. What are you doing __________Saturday evening? (on/at)

10. Men went to the moon __________the 20th century. (on/in)

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