1. Complete these sentences with the correct preposition of time.

When it is not necessary, write the symbol in the gap. a) My brother gets up _______ seven oclock, except _______ Sunday mornings _______ winter, when he likes to lie in bed _______ 2.00 p.m. b) What are you doing _______ next weekend? Couldnt we go to London for a break? c) The film that Sheila recommended me was so boring that we left _______ the end. d) My sister lived in Berlin _______ five years and _______ six months she could speak German quite well. e) What do you like doing _______ weekends? I like playing tennis. f) I heard that they had moved to New York _______ a month ago.

g) Im reading a book on the American Civil War for my History exam. I hope Ill finish it _______ the end of the week. h) The men have been working _______ eight oclock _______ this morning. i) Im not sure where she is _______ the moment. Can you ring back _______ five minutes, and Ill try to find her. j) My cousin arrive _______ the 24th of July and they will stay _______ three weeks. There were a lot of important discoveries _______ the 19th century.

k) Peter has just come back from Paris. He worked there as an engineer _______ 1998 _______ to 2010. l)

m) Did you know that James and Ann got married _______ last Sunday afternoon? 2. Complete the following sentences with the most suitable time expression from the list.

a) We had to wait for such _______________ for the bus that we gave up and walked home. b) Hey, be silent. The teacher may come in _______________ David warned the colleagues. c) My brother is what you call a couch potato. He watches TV _______________. d) Though it seemed a good idea _______________ I dont approve of it now. e) We ran all the way to the station and were just _______________ to catch the train f) When my mother saw me, she wanted to laugh and _______________ she wanted to cry. g) Mr. Robbins is always punctual. he arrives at his office _______________ every day. h) Kathy and her parents have been arguing so much that she decided to leave home _______________. i) The doctor told me that I dont have to wear glasses _______________; just for reading. at the time on the time all the time in time for good for hours on end at the same time a long time at any moment

1. Complete these sentences with the correct preposition of time. When it is not necessary, write the symbol in the gap. n) My brother gets up _______ seven oclock, except _______ Sunday mornings _______ winter, when he likes to lie in bed _______ 2.00 p.m. o) What are you doing _______ next weekend? Couldnt we go to London for a break? p) The film that Sheila recommended me was so boring that we left _______ the end. q) My sister lived in Berlin _______ five years and _______ six months she could speak German quite well. r) What do you like doing _______ weekends? I like playing tennis. s) I heard that they had moved to New York _______ a month ago. t) Im reading a book on the American Civil War for my History exam. I hope Ill finish it _______ the end of the week. u) The men have been working _______ eight oclock _______ this morning. v) Im not sure where she is _______ the moment. Can you ring back _______ five minutes, and Ill try to find her. w) My cousin arrive _______ the 24th of July and they will stay _______ three weeks. x) Peter has just come back from Paris. He worked there as an engineer _______ 1998 _______ to 2010. y) There were a lot of important discoveries _______ the 19th century. z) Did you know that James and Ann got married _______ last Sunday afternoon? 2. Complete the following sentences with the most suitable time expression from the list.

j)

We had to wait for such _______________ for the bus that we gave up and walked home.

k) Hey, be silent. The teacher may come in _______________ David warned the colleagues. l) My brother is what you call a couch potato. He watches TV _______________.

at the time on the time all the time in time for good for hours on end at the same time a long time at any moment

m) Though it seemed a good idea _______________ I dont approve of it now. n) We ran all the way to the station and were just _______________ to catch the train o) When my mother saw me, she wanted to laugh and _______________ she wanted to cry. p) Mr. Robbins is always punctual. he arrives at his office _______________ every day. q) Kathy and her parents have been arguing so much that she decided to leave home _______________. r) The doctor told me that I dont have to wear glasses _______________; just for reading.

lAnswer key: 1. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. at, on, in, until before for, after at by since, at, in on, for from, to / until in 2. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. a long time at any moment for hours on end at the time in time at the same time on time for good all the time