PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

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PREPOSITIONS OF TIME ................................................................................................................................. 3
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NO PREPOSITION ....................................................................................................................................... 5
EXERCISES .......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Put in the correct preposition (in, on, at). If no preposition in need put in X. .............................................. 6

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PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

AT
ON
IN
Another expressions need NO PREPOSITION.

Here is a list of time words that need a time preposition.

AT
PRECISE TIMES

At 8pm
At midnight
At 17:45
At noon
At dinnertime
At lunchtime
At breakfast time
At sunset
At sunrise
At the moment

HOLIDAY PERIODS

At Christmas
At Easter

IN
YEARS

In 1987
In 2014

MONTHS

In June
In April

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DECADES

In the sixties
In the 1990s

CENTURIES

In the 18th century

In the next century
In the Ice Age

SEASONS

In winter
In summer

OTHERS

In the morning
In the afternoon
In the evening

ON
DAYS

On Monday
On my birthday
On Christmas Day
On New Years Eve
On Independence Day

DATES

On the 20th of July

On 25 December 2012

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NO PREPOSITION

Next week, next year, next month, etc.

Last night, last year, last month, etc.
This morning, this year, this month, etc.
Every day, every night, every month, etc.
Today, tomorroy, yesterday.

Be careful! Many students of English use the preposition of time on with months or put a
preposition before next when we dont need one!

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EXERCISES
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Juans arriving ______ June the 13th ______ eight oclock ______ the morning.
The weathers often terrible in Galicia ______ January.
It is better to get a taxi if youre out alone ______ night.
He got married ______ December.
We usually go to the south of Spain ______ the summer.
Columbus sailed to the Americas ______ the 16th century.
The Beatles were popular ______ the 1960s.
You graduated from university ______ 2007.
Her birthday is ______ October.
They usually go to her parents house ______ Christmas. They eat turkey together ______
Christmas Day.
The bus leaves ______ tomorrow afternoon ______ 9:00pm.
I love going skiing ______ February.
We met at the restaurant ______ 8:30pm.
The class is ______ 10:00am ______ Tuesday mornings.
I like to drink coffee ______ the morning and tea ______ the afternoon.
They went out for dinner ______ last month.
I left London ______ the 14th of May.
They had a party ______ their birthday.
Ana went to New York ______ New Year.
We are meeting ______ lunchtime ______ next Monday.

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