Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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Classes start every day ______________________ 8:30 | at / in / on |
I always find it hard to get up early ______________________ Mondays | on / at / in |
She arrived exactly ______________________ tea time | on / in / at |
Spain celebrates its national day ______________________ October the 12th | at / in / on |
We had coffee ______________________ half past six | at / in / on |
I will finish this ______________________ a few minutes, I'm almost done. | on / in / at |
We are starting a seminar ______________________ the 2nd of March | on / at / in |
We went to Edinburgh ______________________ summer | at / on / in |
We all get together ______________________ Christmas Day | in / at / on |
They first met ______________________ my wedding day and now they are married | in / on / at |
They always turn on the street-lights ______________________ sunset | at / on / in |
The last time we went to a restaurant was ______________________ our anniversary | at / on / in |
I love going for a walk ______________________ the morning | at / on / in |
The meeting starts ______________________ 10 o'clock | in / on / at |
Everybody went to bed ______________________ midnight | on / at / in |
Most shops are closed ______________________ Sundays | on / at / in |
We can meet ______________________ lunch time and have something to eat together | on / in / at |
I'll go and visit you ______________________ Tuesday | at / in / on |
I was born ______________________ September 7th | at / on / in |
Wait for me at the bar. I'll be there ______________________ half an hour | on / in / at |
She doesn't like driving ______________________ the evenings | in / at / on |
Photography was invented ______________________ the 19th century | in / at / on |
The countryside is most beautiful ______________________ June | in / on / at |
We can build a house ______________________ three months. Less if we get more people to help. | in / at / on |
He finished ______________________ three o'clock | in / at / on |
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