TIME PREPOSITIONS 1.- Complete with a suitable time preposition (in, on, at) this summary of events in Brighton:
________ 1998, there were many public events in Brighton _______ the spring. For example, _________ Easter there was a carnival (it was ______ 20 th April), and ______ May there were three big events. __________ the summer and autumn there were fewer events. There was a fishing boat race ________ a Saturday _______ July, a tennis tournament _______ October, and a race for vintage cars from London ______ 7th November. Of course, there were many parties and dances ________31st December and ________ New Year´s Day. This programme of public events is similar ________ 1999. (Adopted from Test your Prepositions)
2.- Sheila is an Irish girl studying Spanish in Barcelona. She is writing to her mother. Complete her letter, using in, on, at, or no word at all. Dear Mum,
_______ the moment the weather here is beautiful. I´m sitting on a beach that was constructed ______ 1992, __________ the time of the Olympic Games. It´s Saturday, and I don´t have any lessons _______ Saturdays, so I thought I´d write you a letter. I have Spanish lessons ____________ every day and _______ Wednesday evenings. ______ the evenings I usually eat at a restaurant, and ________ last Thursday I went with Miguel, my Spanish boyfriend, to a restaurant where Picasso used to eat with his friends _______ the 1930s. We were still eating out first course _________ midnight! We only arrived at the restaurant__________ 11.00! In Spain everybody eats late _________ the evening. ________ the weekends I often play tennis, and __________ last weekend Miguel and I went to Sitges, a lovely resort just south of Barcelona. Well, I arrived here __________ July 10th and it´s already August 20th. I´ll be home ________ one week. So, I´ll see you at the airport ______ midday __________ August 27th.
Love
Sheila
3.- Complete the following description with for, during, by, until, at, in or on: Eleanor is a nurse who works the night shift. How does she manage? `Well I finish work (1)______ 6.30 a.m. Then I go home, have a bath and try to be in bed (2)______ half past eight. (3)______ the same time as I´m getting ready for bed, Jeffrey, my husband, and our five-year-old daughter, Elaine, are getting up. Jeffrey takes her to nursery school. I usually sleep (4)______ about 3 o´clock (5) ______ the afternoon. I have to be at the school (6)______ 3.30, to collect Elaine. We come home and I play with her, and try to get some housework done (7) ______ the same time. When my husband comes home, we eat. If I´m lucky, I can relax (8)______ an hour before putting Elaine to bed. Then I do some of the housework that didn´t get done (9)______ the day. I allow plenty of time to get to the hospital because if I´m not there (10)______time, another nurse will have to go on working (11)______ I arrive. I´m often very tired (12)______ the time I finish, but I don´t really mind. There´s a special atmosphere in the hospital (13) ______ night. And the hours suit us, (14) ______ the moment, anyway. I may want to work days when Elaine goes to a different school. Perhaps I´ll be ready for a change (15) ______ then´.
1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 11. 13. 15.
2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. 14.
(Adopted from English Grammar in Use. Supplementary Exercises)