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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
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
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