Let's solve this exercise step by step, using the rules for
prepositions of time:
🔹 Rules Recap:
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AT → used for specific times, hours, or short periods:
- *at 6:30*, *at night*, *at the weekend*, *at noon*
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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 and dates:
- *on Monday*, *on 15th March*, *on my birthday*
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Now, let’s complete each sentence with the correct preposition (
in,
on, or
at):
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1. The party is
at half past six
in the afternoon.
✔ Correct as given.
2. I always go to school
on Monday morning.
➡️ "Monday" is a day →
on
3. You sleep very well
at night.
➡️ "night" = specific time period →
at
4. Students never have lessons
at weekends.
➡️ "weekends" = general time →
at (as in “at the weekend”)
5. It's cold
in the evenings
in Autumn.
➡️ "evenings" = part of day →
in; "Autumn" = season →
in
6. It's usually warm
in spring.
➡️ "spring" = season →
in
7. I get lots of presents
on my birthday.
➡️ "birthday" = specific date →
on
8. The lesson always starts
at quarter to ten.
➡️ Specific time →
at
9. Come to see me
on Saturday.
➡️ "Saturday" = day →
on
10. My sister goes out
at weekends.
➡️ "weekends" = general time →
at
11. I can be at home
from ten to one.
⚠️ Wait — the sentence says: *"I can be at home ______ ten to one."*
This should be:
from ten to one → but we’re only choosing between
in/on/at.
But "ten to one" is a time range → so it's
at? No. Actually, "ten to one" means 12:50 PM → a specific time.
So:
at ten to one →
✔ at
12. Let's go to the beach
on Sunday morning.
➡️ "Sunday" = day →
on
13. I went to Italy
in 2018.
➡️ "2018" = year →
in
14. I always go dancing
on Tuesday evening.
➡️ "Tuesday" = day →
on
15. The party is
in the morning.
➡️ "morning" = part of day →
in
16. My father never sleeps
in the afternoon.
➡️ "afternoon" = part of day →
in
17. I was in France
in January.
➡️ "January" = month →
in
18. Can you call me
at six o'clock?
➡️ Specific time →
at
19. My grandparents went to London
in 2001.
➡️ "2001" = year →
in
20. We always leave a light on
at night.
➡️ "night" = specific time →
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 Table:
| Sentence | Preposition |
|--------|-------------|
| 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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✔ All sentences are now correctly completed using the appropriate prepositions of time.
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