QUICK LESSON: Time PREPOSITIONS (with practice!)

Let's take a look at those little words called prepositions (on, in, to, out, for, through, behind, etc.). But as today is a quick lesson, let's just look at the following:

Prepositions for Time:

• time (4:30, 12:00, 8:20...etc.)
• days (Monday...)
• dates (June 12th, 2015)
• morning/afternoon/evening
• night
• months (January...)
• seasons (winter, spring, summer, fall/autumn)
• years (2014...)

AT+ _ _ : _ _+ night

I take my dog for a walk at 6:30 in the afternoon.

I get up at 7:15 in the morning. 

We will meet for lunch at noon. (12 pm)

The kids went to sleep at midnight. (12 am)

We like to go out at night. 

ON + day + date 

I work late on Mondays, and I take a late lunch on Fridays. 

I will see you on Tuesday. 

My birthday is on June 12th. 

The famous author was born on November 25th, 1979.

IN + the morning/afternoon/evening + months + seasons + year

I like to have an espresso early in the morning.
In the afternoon I enjoy going for a walk along the river.
Our family eats dinner in the evening at 7:30 pm.
He will get married in October.

Let's go to the beach in the summer and snowboarding in the winter.

Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616. 

Exercises:

Write the correct preposition of time:

1-Let’s meet ______ six o’clock.

2-I went to Scotland ______ 1980.

3-I will start my new job ______ Friday.

4-We met her______ New Year’s Eve.

5-We arrived in Romania _______ October.

6-_____ the summer I love to go sailing.

7-We get up early ________ the morning.

9-Do you dream_______ night?

10-What do you like doing _______ Fridays?

11-He is working on the project ______ Tuesday.

12-I lived in Spain _______ the 1970s.

13-I will see you _______ the winter.

14- The telephone and the doorbell rang ______ 5:00 pm.

15- My wife gave me a wonderful present _____ my birthday.

16- The doctor will see you _______ two o’clock.

17- We got up ______ the morning.

18-I like to drink tea ______ the evening.

19-I was born _______ the 15^th of March, 1990.

20-Shakespeare died ______ 1616. 

Answers:

1. at
2. in
3. on
4. on
5. in
6. In
7. in
8. at
9. on
10. on
11. on
12. in
13. in
14. at
15. on
16. at
17. in
18. in
19. on
20. in