UNIT 3, Let’s Go
In this second meeting we learn about Grammar: “preposition of time”
and “preposition of place”.
A. PREPOSITION OF TIME
We use many different prepositions for talking about time. Here we are
looking at: in, on, at, during and for.
We use in, on and at for lots of different times. Here’s a table comparing the uses:
in on at
Months: in January / in Days of the week: on
April Monday
Seasons: in spring / in Days + parts of days: on
winter Tuesday afternoon / on Clock times: at 7.30
Years: in 1984 / in 2015 Saturday mornings a.m. / at 5 o’clock
Centuries: in the 20th Dates: on November Festivals: at
century 22nd Christmas / at Easter
Times of day: in the Special days: on my Exceptions: at night /
morning / in the evening birthday / on New Year’s at the weekend
Longer periods of time: in Eve
the past / in the 1990s / in
the holidays
1. Prepositions of Time Exercise
Put in the correct preposition (choose in / on / at). If no preposition is
needed put in -.
1) There was a loud noise which woke us up …. midnight.
2) Do you usually eat chocolate eggs …. Easter?
3) What are you doing … the weekend?
4) … last week I worked until 9pm … every night.
5) My father always reads the paper … breakfast time.
6) She plays tennis …Fridays.
7) The trees here are really beautiful … the spring.
8) I'll see you … Tuesday afternoon then.
9) Shakespeare died … 1616.
10) She studies … every day.
11) John is going to buy the presents … today.
12) In my hometown, the shops open early … the morning.
13) She met her husband … 1998.
14) The party is … next Saturday.
15) We are meeting … Friday morning.
16) I often get sleepy …the afternoon.
17) His daughter was born … the 24th of August.
18) Mobile phones became popular … the nineties.
19) Luckily the weather was perfect … her wedding day.
B. PREPOSITION OF PLACE
Preposition of place are used to show the position or location or thing in the
relation to another.
2. Prepositions of Place Exercise.
Put in the correct preposition (choose at, in, on, under, below, over, above). If
no preposition is needed put in -.
Good Luck.
