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On: on Sunday ( ), on January27 (27 ), on Monday morning ( ), on a summer day ( ), on a hot day ( ), on the weekend ( ).
e.g. She leaves on Sunday. .
In: in the morning (), in May ( ), in summer (), in 1998 ( 1998 ).
e.g. I was born in May. .
At: at 8 p.m. ( 8 ), at night ().
Exercise 1. Write at / on / in:
0. at 8 oclock.
1. _____ Wednesday. 6. _____ 24 September.
2. _____ 12.30 a.m. 7. _____ winter.
3. _____ 1997. 8. _____ the evening.
4. _____ September. 9. _____ the weekend.
5. _____ night. 10. _____ the end of my holiday.
Exercise 2. Insert prepositions at or on:
0. Goodbye! See you on Friday.
1. I get up seven oclock or a quarter past seven.
2. Sunday I usually get up nine oclock or half past nine. But last Sunday I slept very long and got up only noon.
3. My birthday is the ninth of July.
4. The school year begins the first of September.
5. the twenty-fifth of December people celebrate Christmas.
6. Wednesday I usually have a lot of homework.
7. My father liked to get up sunrise.
8. Our lessons are usually over twenty minutes to two.
9. They returned from the wood sunset.
10. I began writing my composition seven oclock and finished only midnight.
Exercise 3. Put in at, on or in:
0. Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756.
1. Im busy just now, but Ill be with you _____ a moment.
2. The price of electricity is going up _____ October.
3. _____ weekends, we often go for long walks in the country.
4. Jennys brother is an engineer, but he doesnt have a job _____ the moment.
5. I dont like driving _____ night.
6. The telephone and the doorbell rang _____ the same time.
7. Mary and David always go out for dinner _____ their wedding anniversary.
8. It was a short book and easy to read. I read it _____ a day.
9. _____ Saturday night I went to bed _____ midnight.
10. We travelled overnight to Paris and arrived _____ 5 oclock _____ the morning.
Exercise 4. Which is correct: a, b, or both of them?
0. a. Ill see you on Friday. 0. b. Ill see you Friday. both
1. a. Ill see you on next Friday. 1. b. Ill see you next Friday. _____
2. a. Paul got married in April. 2. b. Paul got married April. _____
3. a. They never go out on Sunday 3. b. They never go out Sunday _____
evenings. evenings.
4. a. We often have a short holiday on 4. b. We often have a short holiday at _____
Christmas. Christmas.
5. a. What are you doing the weekend? 5. b. What are you doing at the weekend? _____
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6. a. Will you be here on Tuesday? 6. b. Will you be here Tuesday? _____
7. a. We were ill at the same time. 7. b. We were ill in the same time. _____
8. a. Sue got married at 18 May 1996. 8. b. Sue got married on 18 May 1996. _____
9. a. He left school last June. 9. b. He left school in last June. _____
10 a. Shell be here in a moment. 10. b. Shell be here a moment. _____
