Exercises A2 : expressing time in English (answers)

These exercises are based on the course ‘Expressing time in English’. Practice using at, on, and in correctly, and match your verb tenses with the right time words.

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Exercise 1 : Fill in the blank: at, on, or in?

Complete each sentence with the correct time preposition: at, on, or in.

1. She wakes up ___ seven o'clock every morning.
2. We don't have school ___ Sundays.
3. My birthday is ___ December.
4. The meeting starts ___ noon.

Correction

1. She wakes up at seven o'clock every morning.
2. We don't have school on Sundays.
3. My birthday is in December.
4. The meeting starts at noon.

Exercise 2 : Spot and correct the mistake

Each sentence contains one mistake with a time preposition or verb tense. Rewrite the sentence correctly.

1. I always go to the gym in Monday mornings.
2. She was born in 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
3. We went to Paris on last summer.
4. He study English every evening.

Correction

1. I always go to the gym on Monday mornings.
2. She was born at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
3. We went to Paris last summer.
4. He studies English every evening.

Exercise 3 : Choose the correct option

Choose the answer that correctly expresses time in English.

1. Which sentence correctly uses a time preposition?
   • They arrived on the evening.
   • They arrived in the evening.
   • They arrived at the evening.
   • They arrived by evening time.
2. Which sentence correctly matches the verb tense with the time word?
   • Yesterday, she goes to the market.
   • Yesterday, she has gone to the market.
   • Yesterday, she went to the market.
   • Yesterday, she is going to the market.
3. Which sentence is correct?
   • I will call you at next week.
   • I will call you in next week.
   • I will call you on next week.
   • I will call you next week.
4. Which sentence correctly uses a time expression?
   • We have class in every Friday.
   • We have class on every Friday.
   • We have class every Friday.
   • We have class at every Friday.

Correction

1. They arrived in the evening.
2. Yesterday, she went to the market.
3. I will call you next week.
4. We have class every Friday.