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Institute of English Speech
and Drama Sri Lanka

Time prepositions: watch, practise and check

Beginner practice · Original video by English Lessons with Kate

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Complete each worksheet before opening its separate answers. Then say your answers aloud and revise any mistake.

වැඩපත්‍රය කර අවසන් වූ පසු වෙනම පිළිතුරු පත්‍රය බලන්න.

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Worksheet 1: all 50 tasks

A. Choose in, on or at

Use at for clock times, on for days/dates, in for months/years.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. We start class ___ 8:30 a.m.
  2. The test is ___ Monday.
  3. My birthday is ___ July.
  4. We moved here ___ 2022.
  5. I read ___ the evening.
  6. The shop closes ___ noon.
  7. The meeting is ___ 14 May.
  8. I sleep ___ night.
  9. We play cricket ___ Sunday morning.
  10. It rains a lot ___ October.

B. Is a preposition needed?

Write in, on, at or - if no preposition is needed.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. Complete the phrase: ___ next week
  2. Complete the phrase: ___ last night
  3. Complete the phrase: ___ every Monday
  4. Complete the phrase: ___ tomorrow
  5. Complete the phrase: ___ this morning
  6. Complete the phrase: ___ the afternoon
  7. Complete the phrase: ___ Saturday afternoon
  8. Complete the phrase: ___ sunrise
  9. Complete the phrase: ___ the twenty-first century
  10. Complete the phrase: ___ New Year's Day

C. Correct the time preposition

Each sentence has one wrong time preposition.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. We start class in 8:30 a.m.
  2. The test is at Monday.
  3. My birthday is on July.
  4. We moved here on 2022.
  5. I read on the evening.
  6. The shop closes in noon.
  7. The meeting is at 14 May.
  8. I sleep in night.
  9. We play cricket at Sunday morning.
  10. It rains a lot on October.

D. Build a complete sentence

Write a full sentence with the correct time preposition.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. We start class [in / on / at] 8:30 a.m.
  2. The test is [in / on / at] Monday.
  3. My birthday is [in / on / at] July.
  4. We moved here [in / on / at] 2022.
  5. I read [in / on / at] the evening.
  6. The shop closes [in / on / at] noon.
  7. The meeting is [in / on / at] 14 May.
  8. I sleep [in / on / at] night.
  9. We play cricket [in / on / at] Sunday morning.
  10. It rains a lot [in / on / at] October.

E. Answer about your life

Answer with a complete sentence. Use your own true times.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. When do you start work?
  2. When do you have a class?
  3. When do you celebrate your birthday?
  4. When do you eat lunch?
  5. When do you read?
  6. When do you meet a friend?
  7. When do you go to bed?
  8. When do you take a holiday?
  9. When do you practise English?
  10. When do you go shopping?
Worksheet 2: all 50 tasks

A. Choose in, on or at

Use at for clock times, on for days/dates, in for months/years.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. The film starts ___ 6 p.m.
  2. We have English ___ Wednesday.
  3. The course begins ___ January.
  4. She was born ___ 2010.
  5. We exercise ___ the morning.
  6. The train leaves ___ midnight.
  7. The event is ___ 6 June.
  8. Owls often hunt ___ night.
  9. The party is ___ Friday evening.
  10. We travel ___ December.

B. Is a preposition needed?

Write in, on, at or - if no preposition is needed.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. Complete the phrase: ___ next month
  2. Complete the phrase: ___ last year
  3. Complete the phrase: ___ every evening
  4. Complete the phrase: ___ yesterday
  5. Complete the phrase: ___ this week
  6. Complete the phrase: ___ the evening
  7. Complete the phrase: ___ Tuesday morning
  8. Complete the phrase: ___ sunset
  9. Complete the phrase: ___ the 1990s
  10. Complete the phrase: ___ Christmas Day

C. Correct the time preposition

Each sentence has one wrong time preposition.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. The film starts in 6 p.m.
  2. We have English at Wednesday.
  3. The course begins on January.
  4. She was born on 2010.
  5. We exercise on the morning.
  6. The train leaves in midnight.
  7. The event is at 6 June.
  8. Owls often hunt in night.
  9. The party is at Friday evening.
  10. We travel on December.

D. Build a complete sentence

Write a full sentence with the correct time preposition.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. The film starts [in / on / at] 6 p.m.
  2. We have English [in / on / at] Wednesday.
  3. The course begins [in / on / at] January.
  4. She was born [in / on / at] 2010.
  5. We exercise [in / on / at] the morning.
  6. The train leaves [in / on / at] midnight.
  7. The event is [in / on / at] 6 June.
  8. Owls often hunt [in / on / at] night.
  9. The party is [in / on / at] Friday evening.
  10. We travel [in / on / at] December.

E. Answer about your life

Answer with a complete sentence. Use your own true times.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. When do you start school?
  2. When do you have a meeting?
  3. When do you begin a course?
  4. When do you finish work?
  5. When do you exercise?
  6. When do you visit a cousin?
  7. When do you watch a film?
  8. When do you take a trip?
  9. When do you read English?
  10. When do you call a friend?