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  Drag&Drop
Prepositions of Time: AT, ON, IN
Focus Grammar
Description When to use AT, ON, IN as prepositions of time, General rules.
Instructions Click on the words at the bottom and drag them into the empty boxes of the sentence to complete it.
 
Gapped text Items
The last time we went to a restaurant was ______________________ our anniversary at / in / on
Wait for me at the bar. I'll be there ______________________ half an hour in / on / at
Everybody went to bed ______________________ midnight in / on / at
I always find it hard to get up early ______________________ Mondays on / in / at
Photography was invented ______________________ the 19th century on / at / in
They always turn on the street-lights ______________________ sunset in / on / at
Classes start every day ______________________ 8:30 in / at / on
I will finish this ______________________ a few minutes, I'm almost done. at / on / in
I was born ______________________ September 7th on / at / in
She doesn't like driving ______________________ the evenings in / on / at
We are starting a seminar ______________________ the 2nd of March in / at / on
She arrived exactly ______________________ tea time on / at / in
We had coffee ______________________ half past six on / in / at
We all get together ______________________ Christmas Day in / at / on
He finished ______________________ three o'clock at / in / on
We can meet ______________________ lunch time and have something to eat together in / at / on
Most shops are closed ______________________ Sundays at / on / in
They first met ______________________ my wedding day and now they are married in / at / on
Spain celebrates its national day ______________________ October the 12th in / at / on
We can build a house ______________________ three months. Less if we get more people to help. on / in / at
The countryside is most beautiful ______________________ June in / at / on
I love going for a walk ______________________ the morning at / in / on
I'll go and visit you ______________________ Tuesday in / at / on
We went to Edinburgh ______________________ summer in / on / at
The meeting starts ______________________ 10 o'clock on / at / in
Total number of items: 25
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Memorise this rule:

At a time, On a day, In a period
 
AT a time       (times: 10 o'clock, 5:30, etc.)
ON a day       (days and dates: Monday, Thanksgiving, the 5th of June, etc.)
IN a period    (periods of time: week, month, year, 4 hours, morning, etc.)
 
AT
I get up at 9 o'clock
I was there at noon (noon= 12:00 pm)
You can come at lunch time
 
ON
I went to Berlin on Monday
I was born on May 2nd
My brother arrived on Christmas Day
 
IN
He was born in the 19th century
She had her holidays in June
Don't go to Egypt in summer
 
  IN can be used in two other special cases:
1- To say how soon something will happen
- I'll see you in two days (also: ...in two days' time)
- come to see me again in a week  (also: ...in a week's time)
2- To say how long something takes to happen
- I can run 200 metres in 30 seconds
- he wrote a book in a month