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Exercise
in on to
Preposition of time

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EXERCISES IN / ON / AT

A) Complete the gaps with appropriate preposition (IN / ON / AT)

1. I'll meet you __________ the morning.

2. The meeting starts __________ three.

3. I'll go to the restaurant with you __________ the evening.

4. I usually stay home __________ night.

5. I get out of class __________ noon.

6. I'll call you __________ six o'clock.

7. She came __________ Monday.

8. She came __________ March.

9. I was born __________ 1970.

10. I was born __________ March 15th.

11. They managed to complete the work __________ two weeks.

12. He played a trick on me __________ April Fool's Day.

13. I'll help you __________ a minute.

14. I'll be ready __________ a few minutes.

15. __________ the moment, I'm doing an exercise.

16. He's due to arrive __________ 14 February.

17. I like to go swimming __________ summer.

18. I'm working __________ my birthday.

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B) Complete the gaps with apprppriate preposition (IN / ON / AT). If no
preposition is needed put ᴓ


1) There was a loud noise which woke us up __________ midnight
2) Do you usually eat chocolate eggs __________ Easter?
3) What are you doing __________ the weekend?
4) __________ last week I worked until 9pm __________ every night
5) My father always reads the paper __________ breakfast time.
6) She plays tennis __________ Fridays
7) The trees here are really beautiful __________ the spring
8) I'll see you __________ Tuesday afternoon then
9) Shakespeare died __________ 1616
10) She studies __________ every Day
11) John is going to buy the presents __________ today
12) In my hometown, the shops open early __________ the morning
13) She met her husband __________ 1998
14) The party is __________ next Saturday
15) We are meeting __________ Friday morning
16) I often get sleepy __________ the afternoon
17) His daughter was born __________ the 24th of August
18) Mobile phones became popular __________ the nineties
19) Luckily the weather was perfect __________ her wedding day


C) Complete the gaps with appropriate preposition (IN / ON / AT)

1) The train leaves _______ five minutes, hurry up.
2) I'm going to America _______ April.
3) He doesn't work _______ Sundays or Mondays.
4) In England the shops shut _______ 5:30.
5) She never feels very good _______ the morning.

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6) She is starting work _______ June 4th.
7) What do you do _______ the evenings?
8) I can't sleep _______ night these days.
9) Where are you going _______ the summer?
10) He was born _______ 1966.
11) The school is closed _______ Sunday.
12) I wake up _______ 6 am everyday.
13) Kim was born _______ 1981.
14) I go to sleep _______ night.
15) She will go to her friend's house _______ Tuesday.
16) Jack and Jill play _______ the same time.
17) Christopher will come back _______ a week.
18) My birthday comes _______ December.
19) Sheila will give a nice greeting card to her mother _______ Mother's Day.
20) The school prayer starts _______ 8 a.m.
21) We wear warm clothes _______ winter.
22) Mary is celebrating her birthday _______ May 3.
23) I will see you _______ the morning.
24) I will come and visits you _______ the Christmas holidays.
25) I completed my work _______ two hours.

D) Complete the sentences. Each time use at, on, or in + one of the
following:
The evening About 20 minutes 1492 Christmas
The moment 21 July, 1969 The 1920´s The same time
Sundays The Middles Ages 11 seconds Night

1) Columbus made his first voyage from Europe to America in 1492.
2) In Britain most people do not work ____________________
3) If the sky is clear, you can see the stars ____________________

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4) After working hard during the day, I like to relax ____________________
5) The first man walked on the moon ____________________
6) It´s difficult to listen if everyone is speaking ____________________
7) Jazz became popular in the USA ____________________
8) I´m just going out to the shop. I´ll be back ____________________
9) Can I speak to Claire? I´m afraid she´s not here ___________________
10) In Britain people send each other cards ____________________
11) Many of Europe´s great cathedrals were built ____________________
12) Bob is a very fast runner. He can run 100 meters___________________

ON TIME / IN TIME
On time = punctual, not late. If something happens on time, it happens at the
time which was planned
- The 11:45 train left on time (it left at 11:45)
- I´ll meet you at 7:30. Ok, but please be on time
The opposite of on time is late:
- Be on time. Don´t be late.

In time (for something / to do something) = soon enough
- Will you be home in time for dinner? (soon enough for dinner)
- I´ve sent Jill her birthday gift. I hope it arrives in time (soon enough for
her birthday)
- I must hurry. I want to get home in time to see the football on TV.
The opposite of in time is too late.
- I got home too late to see the game.
You can say just in time (almost too late)
- We got to the station just in time to catch the train (we almost missed
the train)

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E) Complete the sentences with on time or in time:
1- The bus was late this morning but it´s usually on time.
2- The fil was supposed to start at 8:30 but it didn´t begin
____________________
3- I like to get up ____________________ to have a big breakfast before
going to work.
4- We want to start the meeting ____________________, so please don´t
be late.
5- I´ve just washed this shirt. I want to wear it this evening, so I hope it will
be dry ____________________
6- The train service isn´t good. The trains are rarely ___________________
7- I nearly missed my flight this morning. I got to the airport just
____________________
8- I nearly forgot that it was Joe´s birthday. Fortunately I remembered
____________________
9- Why are you never ____________________? You always keep
everybody waiting.

F) Read the situations and make sentences using just in time.
1- A child ran across the raod in front of your car. You saw the child at the
last moment
(manage / stop) I managed to stop just in time.
2- You were walking home without an umbrella. Just after you got home, it
started to rain very heavily.
(get / home) ________________________________________________
3- Tim was going to sit on the chair you had just painted. You said, ‘Don´t
sit in that chair!’, so he didn´t.
(stop / him).
I _________________________________________________________

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4- You went to the cinema. You were a bit late and you thought you would
miss the beginning of the film. But the film bagan just as you sat down in
the cinema.
(get / cinema / beginning) _____________________________________