Exercises A2 : practice expressing time in English

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Expressing time in English [A2] — VocaVerb

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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Exercice 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.

Exercice 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.

Exercice 3 — Choose the correct option

Choose the answer that correctly expresses time in English.

  1. Which sentence correctly uses a time preposition?
  2. Which sentence correctly matches the verb tense with the time word?
  3. Which sentence is correct?
  4. Which sentence correctly uses a time expression?
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.

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