Prepositions - Unit 32

LOS CURSOS DE INGLES GRATIS PREFERIDOS POR LOS HISPANOHABLANTES

 

EXERCISE A

Complete the sentences. Each time use AT, ON or IN with one of the phrases from the box below.

the 1920s
Saturdays

 1917
night		  the 15th century 
 the age of five		 about five minutes
July 21, 1969		 the same time
the moment
 

1.

Columbus discovered America IN the 15th century.

2.

The first man landed on the moon  .

3.

In Britain soccer matches are usually played  .

4.

You can see the stars  if the sky is clear.

5.

In many countries, children have to start school  .

6.

Jazz became popular in the United States  .

7.

It's difficult to listen when everyone is speaking  .

8.

The Russian Revolution took place  .

9.

Tom isn't here  . He'll be back  .
 
 

EXERCISE B

Put the correct prepositions: AT, ON, or IN.

Examples:    The concert starts at 7:45.     I learned to drive in four weeks.
 

1.

The course begins  January 7th and ends  March 10th.

2.

I went to bed  midnight and got up  6:30 the next morning.

3.

We traveled overnight to Paris and arrived  5:00  the morning. 

4.

Mozart was born in Salzburg  1756. 

5.

Are you doing anything special  the weekend?

6.

Hurry up! We've got to go  five minutes. 

7.

I haven't seen Ann for a few days. I last saw her  Tuesday.

8.

I'll call you  Tuesday morning  about 10:00, okay? 

9.

I might not be home  the morning. Can you call  the afternoon instead?

10.

Tom's grandmother died  1977  the age of 79. 

11.

I get paid  the end of the month. 

12.

Jack's brother is an engineer, but he's unemployed  the moment. 

13.

The price of electricity is going up  October.

14.

Sunday afternoons I usually go for a walk in the park.

15.

There are usually a lot of parties  New Year's Eve.

16.

I like walking around town  night. It's always so peaceful. 

17.

Tom doesn't see his parents very often these days - usually only  Christmas and sometimes  the summer for a few days.

18.

the end of a course, the students usually have a party.

19.

I've been invited to a wedding  February 14. 

20.

I'm just going out to do some shopping. I'll be back  half an hour. 

21.

Ann works hard during the week, so she likes to relax  weekends.

22.

It was a short book and easy to read. I read it  a day. 

23.

Carol got married  17, which is rather young to get married. 

24.

Would you like to go to the movies  Friday night? 

25.

The telephone rang and the doorbell rang  the same time.

26.

Mary and Henry always go out for dinner  their wedding anniversary. 

27.

Mr. Davis is 63. He'll be retiring from his job  two years' time.
 

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