Prepositions of time worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve this exercise step by step, using the rules for prepositions of time:

🔹 Rules Recap:

- AT → used for specific times, hours, or short periods:
- *at 6 o'clock*, *at night*, *at the weekend*
- IN → used for longer periods: months, years, seasons, parts of the day (morning/afternoon/evening):
- *in September*, *in 2020*, *in summer*, *in the morning*
- ON → used for days, dates, and specific days of the week:
- *on Monday*, *on 13th April*, *on my birthday*

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Now, let’s complete each sentence with in, on, or at.

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1. The party is at half past six in the afternoon.
✔ Already correct: *at* (specific time), *in* (part of the day)

2. I always go to school on Monday morning.
→ "Monday" is a day → on
✔ on

3. You sleep very well at night.
→ "night" is a general time period → at night
✔ at

4. Students never have lessons at weekends.
→ "weekends" = general time → at
✔ at

5. It's cold in the evenings in Autumn.
→ "evenings" = part of the day → in
→ "Autumn" = season → in
✔ in, in

6. It's usually warm in spring.
→ "spring" = season → in
✔ in

7. I get lots of presents on my birthday.
→ "birthday" = specific day → on
✔ on

8. The lesson always starts at quarter to ten.
→ "quarter to ten" = specific time → at
✔ at

9. Come to see me on Saturday.
→ "Saturday" = day → on
✔ on

10. My sister goes out at weekends.
→ "weekends" = general time → at
✔ at

11. I can be at home at ten to one.
→ "ten to one" = specific time → at
✔ at

12. Let's go to the beach on Sunday morning.
→ "Sunday" = day → on
✔ on

13. I went to Italy in 2018.
→ "2018" = year → in
✔ in

14. I always go dancing on Tuesday evening.
→ "Tuesday" = day → on
✔ on

15. The party is in the morning.
→ "morning" = part of the day → in
✔ in

16. My father never sleeps in the afternoon.
→ "afternoon" = part of the day → in
✔ in

17. I was in France in January.
→ "January" = month → in
✔ in

18. Can you call me at six o'clock?
→ "six o'clock" = specific time → at
✔ at

19. My grandparents went to London in 2001.
→ "2001" = year → in
✔ in

20. We always leave a light on at night.
→ "night" = general time → at
✔ at

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✔ Final Answers:

1. at, in
2. on
3. at
4. at
5. in, in
6. in
7. on
8. at
9. on
10. at
11. at
12. on
13. in
14. on
15. in
16. in
17. in
18. at
19. in
20. at

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📌 Summary Tip:

- Use at for specific times (e.g., 6 p.m., midnight, night).
- Use in for longer periods: months, years, seasons, parts of the day.
- Use on for days and dates (e.g., Monday, 15th May).

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