Prepositions of Time (At - On - In)

English Exercises - Answers

A) Write the preposition of time for the following. If a preposition isn’t used, put X.

1. On Monday	11. At noon	21. In the evening
2. X yesterday	12. At Christmas	22. X every day
3. In the morning	13. In the 12th century	23. On New Year’s eve
4. At three o’clock	14. On the 12th of April	24. In September
5. X next year	15. X tomorrow	25. X next year
6. At midnight	16. At 11 AM	26. On Tuesday night
7. On our anniversary	17. At night	27. X last month
8. X last summer	18. At the moment	28. At dawn
9. In summer	19. In 1994	29. In autumn
10. In March	20. At/On the weekend	30. On October 26

B) Circle the correct preposition of time.
1. On my wife’s birthday, I always bake her a cake and give her a piece of jewelry.
2. Cinderella’s carriage changed into a pumpkin at midnight.
3. Which should we do (X) tonight: go to a concert or see a movie?
4. We can move to a house in two months, but only if we can rent the apartment first.
5. Typically at Christmas, we visit my grandparents in the country.
6. I need to meet him at three o’clock.

C) Write sentences using a preposition of time and the following words:
(Possible Answers – Your answers will probably be different)

1. 1999: I graduated from university in 1999.
2. 8 o’clock: My alarm went off at 8 o’clock.
3. 18th century: Life was a lot more difficult in the 18th century.
4. Tomorrow morning: I have a dentist appointment tomorrow morning.
5. Next Month: We’re going on vacation next month.
6. Winter: She loves to go skiing in winter.
7. 2918: Humans will probably be living on other planets in 2918.
8. Saturday night: Fred’s birthday party is on Saturday night.
9. Ten minutes: Hurry up! We have to leave in ten minutes.
10. Half an hour: The flight arrives in half an hour.

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Prepositions of Time Worksheet (PDF)

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