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PREPOSITIONS of TIME
Ex.1 Look at the calendar and fill in the blanks in the sentences (1-12) with
one of the prepositions from the box.

during / in / until / after / to / since / from / before / on / at / for / of

June 2015
Sunday

7
Aunt Ann
to visit
14

21
Frank’s
5 year
reunion
28
to the country

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1
Mark
arrives
7.00
8
Aunt Ann

2

3

4
Mary to
Italy

5

6
shop before
lunch

9
Aunt Ann

11

16

12
Ted dentist
8.00 evening
19

13

15
Sam’s 15th
Birthday
party- noon
22

10
Aunt Ann
leaves
17

23
exams

24
exams

26
exams

27
to the country

29

30
holidays

18
Sally at
school 1.003.30
25
exams

20

1) Mark will arrive _______ 7 o’clock ________ Monday. He has been away ________ last week.
2) Mary is going to Italy _________the 4th ________ June.
3) I’ll do my shopping _________the morning ________ Saturday.
4) Granddad will stay in our house ____________ his visit.
5) Granddad leaves ________the 10th ________ June ________ Wednesday.
6) Ted is going to the dentist ______8 o’clock _____ Friday evening.
7) Sam was born ______2000. His birthday party is _________ noon.
8) Sally will be at school ______1 o’clock ______ 3.30. She will have to meet Jane either
___________1o’clock or ____________ 3.30.
9) Frank graduated from high school _______ 2010. He hasn’t seen his classmates ______ a long time.
10) Exams begin ______ the 23rd and last _________ the 26th____ June.
11) _____the weekend I’m going to the country.
12) Hurray! My holidays start _____ the 30th ____ June _____ Tuesday.

Ex.2 Answer the questions using the prepositions given.

1) When is your birthday? (on) ____________________________________________________________

2) What year were you born? (in) __________________________________________________________
3) What year did you begin school? (in) ________________________________________________
4) When is the dry season in your country? (from, until)_______________________________________
5) When is winter in your country? (from, to) ___________________________________________
6) What day (days) of the week is your English class? (on) __________________________________
7) How long have you been studying English? (since)_______________________________________


KEY
Ex.1
1) at, on, since
2) on, of
3) in/during, on
4) during
5) on, of, on
6) at, on
7) in, at
8) from, to/until, before, after
9) in, for
10) on, until, of
11)At ( On- in American English)
12) on, of, on

Ex.2
Students ‘own answers.