Prepositions
of
time
one point in time: on, at, in
extended time: since, for, by,
from-to, from-until, during,
with(in)
We’ll be seeing them
in
_____
a week’s time.
I’ll be staying in Madrid
from
to
____ July ____
August.
I must finish painting
within
the kitchen ______
a month.
They should be arriving
on
_____
Saturday.
His son was born
in
___1970.
The play starts
at
____
8 o’clock.
They’ve been shopping
since
_______
lunchtime.
She’s been fishing
for
_____
two hours.
The Christmas
decorations were up
from the beginning of
______
December
until
_____ the end of January.
during
She fell asleep ______
the film.
What do you normally do
_____
Sundays?
on
Are you going to
the pub ____
noon?
at
We met some nice people
________
during our holiday.
I usually do my housework
______
the mornings.
in
He should finish the plans
within the week.
________
My grandfather lived
_____ 1901 ____
from
to 2003.
We’ve had our car
since last year.
_____
She lived in Scotland
for
_____
twenty years.
The students studied for
during the
their exam ________
holidays.
The students sat their
on
exam _____
Monday.
The exam lasted
for
______
three hours.
They should have the
within the
results _______
month.
During
_______ the exam a bird
flew in the window.