Dear friends! Today I am posting the test on the prepositions of time as I promised you yesterday. Your task is the same as in two previous blogs. You should fill in blanks with the prepositions of time. In the brackets are some explanations in italic. They are supposed to help you find the correct answers. Of course, we will help you as usual.
So, here is the test.
- I have a day off ___ a day. (the day after tomorrow)
- The negotiations will take place ___Tuesday morning.
- The conference will be held ___10 a.m. ___November 25.
- She got married a year ago and hasn’t called____. (I haven’t heard from her till now)
- It had been raining ___a few hours ____the T-storm began. (First it was just raining, then the T-storm started)
- I don’t like to get up early ___the morning.
- Being a good typist she will type this report ___no time and ___the meantime you could prepare an article.
- He will call ___noon sharp.
- We were in love with each other ___we had met the first time.
- I came across him ___the beginning of this month.
- I like to read ___midnight.
- I will have been back ___dinner time.
- It is cold here ___winter.
- He was an engineer ___ the past.
- Mail from Africa is delivered three times ___ week.
- This street is overcrowded ___morning ___night. (all day long)
- He will be working here ____June 10.
- I want to finish this work _____it starts getting dark.
- We will discuss this problem ___his arrival. (When he arrives)
- I hadn’t been able to get myself ready ___his arrival.
- It was cold ____the flight.
- He asked not to disturb him ___the next hour.
- He promised to call ___15 minutes.
- I had worked ___I got tired.
- I worked ___late night.
As this task is on the prepositions of time, you should pay special attention to the tenses. In some examples this or that tense may prompt you what preposition is correct. And, of course, you should read our comments.
Let next Monday be the deadline, OK?
Good luck!
Comments
Ok, Sir Danny. Thank you for your guidance. I answered in because I remembered about in late January. I saw that on journals. But January maybe not same with night. hehehe...
10) I came across him at the beginning of this month.
24) I had worked until I got tired.
25) I worked till late night.
1) I have a day off in a day.
2) The negotiations will take place on Tuesday morning.
3) The conference will be held at 10 a.m. on November 25.
4) She got married a year ago and hasn’t called since.
5) It had been raining for a few hours before the T-storm began.
6)I don’t like to get up early in the morning.
7) Being a good typist she will type this report in no time and in the meantime you could prepare an article.
8) He will call at noon sharp.
9) We were in love with each other since we had met the first time.
10) I came across him at/in the beginning of this month.
11) I like to read until midnight.
12) I will have been back by dinner time.
13) It is cold here in winter.
14) He was an engineer in the past.
15) Mail from Africa is delivered three times a week.
16) This street is overcrowded from morning to night.
17) He will be working here until June 10.
18) I want to finish this work before it starts getting dark.
19) We will discuss this problem after his arrival.
20) I hadn’t been able to get myself ready by his arrival.
21) It was cold during the flight.
22) He asked not to disturb him during the next hour.
23) He promised to call within 15 minutes.
24) I had worked before I got tired.
25) I worked in late night.
Dear Teachers,.
I am so sorry if i made a lot of mistakes so you have to correct me again and again, hehe... I am learning anyway. Here I am trying to fix them. Do let me know if i make another mistakes xD
7. IN the meantime is a fixed expression.
---->Being a good typist she will type this report in no time and in the meantime you could prepare an article.
16. It is correct, but TO/TILL are mire common.
---->This street is overcrowded from morning till night. (all day long)
17. BY is incorrect because the predicate is in the Progressive tense.
----> He will be working here until June 10.
21. BEFORE must be followed by the clause.
---->I hadn’t been able to get myself ready since his arrival.
22. UP TO as a time preposition means NOT MORE, for example:
This pain reliever may help you up to 6 hours.
---->He asked not to disturb him within the next hour.
Dear Teacher Tanya and Danny,
Thank you very much for your guidance. We've learnt a lot for this test. My correction is in red color. Let me know my mistakes, please.. :)
1) I have a day off past a day.
2) The negotiations will take place on Tuesday morning.
3) The conference will be held at 10 a.m. on November 25.
4) She got married a year ago and hasn’t called since.
5) It had been raining for a few hours before the T-storm began.
6)I don’t like to get up early in the morning.
7) Being a good typist she will type this report in no time and in the meantime you could prepare an article.
8) He will call at noon sharp.
9) We were in love with each other since we had met the first time.
10) I came across him at/in the beginning of this month.
11) I like to read until midnight.
12) I will have been back by dinner time.
13) It is cold here in winter.
14) He was an engineer in the past.
15) Mail from Africa is delivered three times a week.
16) This street is overcrowded from morning to night.
17) He will be working here until June 10.
18) I want to finish this work before it starts getting dark.
19) We will discuss this problem after his arrival.
20) I hadn’t been able to get myself ready on his arrival.
21) It was cold during the flight.
22) He asked not to disturb him until the next hour.
23) He promised to call in 15 minutes.
24) I had worked before I got tired.
25) I worked in late night.
Dear teachers!
Here is my answer after reading your post about preposition on group.
1. I have a day off in a day. (the day after tomorrow)
In = duration, a period of time before a future event (a day).
2. The negotiations will take place on Tuesday morning.
On = a special part of a day (morning on Tuesday).
3. The conference will be held at 10 a.m. on November 25.
At = time of day
On = date
4. She got married a year ago and hasn’t called since. (I haven’t heard from her till now)
Since = in the intervening period between the time mentioned (a year ago when she got married) and the time under consideration (now).
5. It had been raining for a few hours until the T-storm began. (First it was just raining, then the T-storm started)
For = period of time, in this case it is important how long the action has been taking place (a few hours).
Until = no later than a special time, followed by subordinate clause (the T-storm began).
6. I don’t like to get up early in the morning.
In = part of the day.
7. Being a good typist she will type this report in no time and at the meantime you could prepare an article.
In = Duration? I am not sure about this. If ‘no time’ is fixed phrase, it use ‘at’ but the typist need time to type the report, but very fast so i use ‘in’
At = fixed phrases (The meantime)
8. He will call at noon sharp.
At = part of the day (noon).
9. We were in love with each other since we had met the first time.
Since = in the intervening period between the time mentioned (met the first time) and the time under consideration (now and still going on).
10. I came across him at the beginning of this month.
At = fixed phrases (The begining of this month)
11. I like to read till midnight.
Till = no later than a special time, followed by noun (midnight).
12. I will have been back by dinner time.
By = not later than a special time (dinner time).
13. It is cold here in winter.
In = season (winter).
14. He was an engineer in the past.
In = the past, present and future use ‘In’.
15. Mail from Africa is delivered three times per week.
Per = the number of times (three) during the mentioned period (week).
16. This street is overcrowded from morning until night. (all day long)
from ... to/from... till/until = two points form a period (morning and night).
17. He will be working here by June 10.
By = not later than a special time (June 10).
18. I want to finish this work before it starts getting dark.
Before = Earlier than something (start getting dark).
19. We will discuss this problem after his arrival. (When he arrives)
After = Later than something (his arrival).
20. I hadn’t been able to get myself ready before his arrival.
Before = Earlier than something (his arrival).
21.It was cold during the flight.
During = through the whole of a period of time (the flight is a period of time).
22. He asked not to disturb him up to the next hour.
Up to = not more than a special time (the next hour).
23. He promised to call within 15 minutes.
Within = during a period of time, but not later (15 minutes).
24. I had worked until I got tired.
Until = no later than a special time, followed by subordinate clause (I got tired)
25. I worked till late night.
Till = no later than a special time, followed by noun (late night).
Hello dear Tanya, here are my answers
1.- 2. on 3. at, on 4. since
5.since, before
6.in
7.in,in
8.at
9.since
10.in
11.at
12.at
13.in
14.in
15.a
16. from, till
17.on
18. before
19.on
20.for
21.for
22.for
23.in
24.until
25.till
Abiba! 12 is correct but only your second option
Dear Abiba! I am sorry but 22 is wrong again! FOR is also wrong.
Dear Abiba! No5 is correct with either BEFORE or UNTIL. But No22 is wrong. This sentence means he wanted nobody to disturb him one more hour. Is it clear?
Dear Anny! So glad to see you here! My congratulations! You've made only a few mistakes. Your googling or looking up some books is of no matter as the goal of all our activites on the EC is to improve your knowledge. So, I will comment a few poins as you asked me the questions and some prepositions were wrong
4. It is correct, but you should not add "then".
She got married a year ago and hasn’t called SINCE.
5. Instead of BEFORE you can use UNTIL (but not TILL, just read my explanations on Daily Practice)
12. Both IN/AT are wrong IN is always wrong. AT dinner time may mean that I agreed to meet with someone that time. But in the given sentence a person means he will returnbefore/not later than dinner time, i.e 7-8 pm.
15. Both a and per are correct. And, of course A is not a preposition.
17. In fact, you can say ON JULY 10 if you mean that he will be at work on that day, but the Progressive Tense I used mean TILL/UNTIL
23. It is incorrect. Just read my explanations in my group and try to find the correct preposition, OK?
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