This document provides examples and exercises to practice using prepositions of time in English, specifically "at", "on", and "in". Part A has students fill in the correct preposition for times of day. Part B has them circle the right preposition in sentences. Part C asks them to write sentences using the prepositions and given time references. The document helps learners improve their use of these common English prepositions indicating when events occur.

1. Prepositions of Time (At – On - In)
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A) Write the preposition of time for the following. If a preposition isn’t used, put X.
1. _______ Monday 11. _______ noon 21. _______ the evening
2. _______ yesterday 12. _______ Christmas 22. _______ every day
3. _______ the morning 13. _______ the 12th century 23. _______ New Year’s eve
4. _______ three o’clock 14. _______ the 12th of April 24. _______ September
5. _______ next year 15. _______ tomorrow 25. _______ next year
6. _______ midnight 16. _______ 11 AM 26. _______ Tuesday night
7. _______ our anniversary 17. _______ night 27. _______ last month
8. _______ last summer 18. _______ the moment 28. _______ dawn
9. _______ summer 19. _______ 1994 29. _______ autumn
10. _______ March 20. _______ the weekend 30. _______ October 26
B) Circle the correct preposition of time.
1. _____ my wife’s birthday, I always bake her a cake and give her a piece of jewelry.
a. at b. in c. on d. X
2. Cinderella’s carriage changed into a pumpkin _____ midnight.
a. at b. in c. on d. X
3. Which should we do _____ tonight: go to a concert or see a movie?
a. at b. in c. on d. X
4. We can move to a house _____ two months, but only if we can rent the apartment first.
a. at b. in c. on d. X
5. Typically _____ Christmas, we visit my grandparents in the country.
a. at b. in c. on d. X
6. I need to meet him _____ three o’clock.
a. at b. in c. on d. X
C) Write sentences using a preposition of time and the following words:
1. 1999: __________________________________________________________________
2. 8 o’clock: __________________________________________________________________
3. 18th Century: __________________________________________________________________
4. Tomorrow morning: __________________________________________________________________
5. Next Month: __________________________________________________________________
6. Winter: __________________________________________________________________
7. 2918: __________________________________________________________________
8. Saturday night: __________________________________________________________________
9. Ten minutes: __________________________________________________________________
10. Half an hour: __________________________________________________________________
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