PREPOSITIONS OF TIME EXERCISE 1 (ESL)

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Beginner (A1/A2)

Choose the correct time preposition to complete each of the following sentences.
Example: I'll see you in (at/on/in) ten minutes.

1. I have not seen him the summer. (since/for/from)

2. I am going there three weeks. (since/for/from)

3. We had our party 8:00 PM until 10:00 PM. (since/for/from)

4. I have been sick Sunday. (since/for/from)

5. They have been sick three days. (since/for/from)

6. I will be ready 30 minutes. (since/for/in)

7. I've been studying French 2022. (since/for/in)

8. She slept one hour. (since/for/in)

9. My sister will be here two hours. (since/for/in)

10. I have not eaten this morning. (since/for/in)

11. I can't come tomorrow. I'll be there three days. (from/for/in)

12. I plan to stay in Los Angeles one week. (from/for/in)

13. The store is open 8:00 AM until 6:00 PM. (from/for/since)

14. Mary has been sick Monday. (from/for/since)

15. I can't meet you at 7. I don't get off work 8:00 PM. (from/for/until)

16. I'll be able to meet you 8:00 PM. (at/on/in)

17. I have to be back at work 30 minutes. (at/on/in)

18. I have to be back at work Tuesday. (at/on/in)

19. The students have been on vacation last Friday. (since/on/from)

20. Our teacher is coming back the summer. (at/on/in)

GRAMMAR REVIEW: PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

The most common prepositions of time are:

AT
Used for specific times.
at 7:00, at noon, at midnight, at sunrise
Also for some fixed expressions: at the weekend, at Christmas (UK)

ON
Used for days and dates.
on Monday, on my birthday, on July 4th, on the weekend (US)

IN
Used for longer periods of time.
Months: in March
Years: in 2025
Seasons: in winter
Parts of the day: in the morning / afternoon / evening
Long periods: in the past, in the future

OTHER COMMON PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

BEFORE: earlier than something
AFTER: later than something
DURING: throughout a period or event
UNTIL: up to a certain point in time
BY: not later than (deadline)
FOR: duration
SINCE: starting point until now

TRY ALL OF OUR PREPOSITIONS PRACTICE TESTS:
Adjectives + prepositions 1 (I)
Mixed prepositions 1 (I)
Mixed prepositions 2 (I)
Mixed prepositions 3 (B)
Prepositions (For, Since) 1 (I)
Prepositions (On, At, In) 1 (I)
Prepositions of time 1 (B)
Prepositions of time 2 (I)
Prepositions: opposites 1 (B/I)
Prepositions with phrasal verbs 1 (I)
PREPOSITION or NO PREPOSITION? 1 (B)

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