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Comprehensive Time Prepositions Exercise
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1. The train departs ______ 5 p.m.
at
a) at
b) in
c) on
2. My birthday is ______ Monday.
on
a) at
b) on
c) in
3. She was born ______ 1995.
in
a) in
b) at
c) on
4. We waited ______ two hours.
for
a) for
b) since
c) by
5. He has lived here ______ 2010.
since
a) for
b) by
c) since
6. Finish the report ______ tomorrow.
by
a) in
b) until
c) by
7. The shop is open ______ 9 p.m.
until
a) until
b) by
c) for
8. It rained ______ the day.
throughout
a) during
b) throughout
c) for
9. The class runs ______ 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
from
a) from
b) in
c) until
10. The sale lasts ______ Monday until Friday.
from
a) between
b) from
c) by
11. The meeting is ______ 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
between
a) between
b) at
c) by
12. Let’s eat dinner ______ the movie.
after
a) before
b) after
c) past
13. She always drinks coffee ______ breakfast.
before
a) past
b) before
c) after
14. He walked ______ the park on his way home.
past
a) by
b) past
c) after
15. I met her five years ______.
ago
a) ago
b) after
c) past
16. We had fun ______ the weekend.
over
a) during
b) over
c) in
17. The meeting starts ______ 7 p.m.
around
a) by
b) around
c) on
18. It happened ______ noon (mittag).
about
a) about
b) among
c) in
19. The show ended ______ the time we arrived.
by
a) in
b) by
c) at
20. We’ll leave ______ an hour.
within
a) on
b) within
c) about
21. She called me ______ the time of the accident.
at
a) at
b) in
c) by
22. We arrived just ______ the start of the show.
in time for
a) for
b) by
c) in time for
23. We’ll meet ______ Monday evening.
on
a) on
b) at
c) in
24. He has been waiting ______ morning.
since
a) for
b) since
c) by
25. The store will stay open ______ midnight.
until
a) by
b) until
c) for
26. She works best ______ the morning.
in
a) at
b) on
c) in
27. He always visits his grandparents ______ Christmas Day.
on
a) in
b) at
c) on
28. I will call you ______ the next hour.
within
a) at
b) within
c) during
29. We’ll be finished ______ the end of the day.
by
a) until
b) by
c) for
30. The dog has been barking ______ hours.
for
a) for
b) during
c) since
31. I always feel happy ______ the holidays.
around
a) for
b) around
c) at
32. She left the office just ______ lunch.
just before
a) between
b) in
c) before
33. The baby started crying ______ we arrived.
after
a) just before
b) by
c) over
34. They have lived here ______ five years now.
for
a) during
b) since
c) for
35. The deadline was two weeks ______.
ago
a) past
b) ago
c) before
36. He has been practicing the piano ______ the day.
throughout
a) throughout
b) at
c) by
37. The session is scheduled ______ 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
between
a) in
b) between
c) by
38. We studied ______ 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
from
a) in time for
b) at
c) from
39. The competition lasts ______ February until April.
from
a) between
b) from
c) during
40. She will arrive ______ dinner.
in time for
a) in
b) in time for
c) at
41. He always gets up ______ sunrise.
at
a) at
b) on
c) in
42. She left ______ noon.
at
a) at
b) on
c) during
43. He was born ______ the 21st century.
in
a) at
b) in
c) by
44. We stayed ______ the weekend.
over
a) in
b) during
c) over
45. They arrived just ______ the start of the meeting.
by the time
a) by the time
b) during
c) at
46. We will know the results ______ next week.
by
a) by
b) since
c) until
47. The school was built ______ 1990.
in
a) at
b) in
c) during
48. She called me ______ the accident.
at the time of
a) during
b) at the time of
c) before
49. I have been studying English ______ 8 a.m.
since
a) for
b) since
c) during
50. The discussion lasted ______ hours.
for
a) for
b) during
c) by
