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Prepositions of time

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A preposition of time is a preposition that expresses a specific time period such as a date on the calendar, one of days of the week, or the actual time something takes place.
They answers the question "when".
InOnAt
in the morning
on Monday
at 9 am
in the afternoon
on Saturday
at 8 o'clock
in (the) summer
on June 3rd
at 6 pm
in 1980
on 1st October 2013
at night
in the 1900s
on Christmas day
at noon / midday
in the 17th century
on my birthday
at Easter
in the Easter holiday
on Tuesday evening
at Christmas

Exercises - Prepositions of time

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  • 1) You wake up in at 6 o'clock.


  • 2) I was born in on 1993.


  • 3) My sister watches TV in at the evening.


  • 4) My father is on holiday in England in at the moment.


  • 5) I start the lesson at in 9 o'clock.


  • 6) We meet in on Tuesday.


  • 7) They visit their parents in at weekend.


  • 8) I start school in at September.


  • 9) She eats ice-cream at in summer.


  • 10) His birthday is in on August 15th.


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