NAME: ________________________ DATE: _______________________

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PREPOSITIONS of TIME
AT IN ON
 night  the morning  Sunday
 10:30  the afternoon  Monday morning
 noon / midday  the evening  Tuesday afternoon
 midnight  February  Wednesday evening
 bedtime  (the) spring  my birthday
 sunrise  (the summer)  a holiday
 sunset  (the) fall / autumn  Christmas day
 the weekend (U.K.)  (the) winter  May 5
 2013  a weekday
 the 1990s  time
 a (few) minute(s)  the weekend (U.S.)

 Fill in the blanks below with the correct prepositions of time.

1. My brother has a new job. He works ________ the evening.

2. We’re going to have a picnic ________ Saturday afternoon. Would you like to come?
3. I’ll be finished my work ________ an hour. Then, I can go home.
4. When is the meeting? Is it ________ 2:00?
5. I like to get up really early, ________ sunrise, when the birds start to sing.
6. Tom’s birthday is next week, ________ January 14.
7. My grandfather was born ________ the 1950s.
8. Will we be ________ time, or will we miss our flight?
9. My family and I like to ski ________ winter.
10. Are there any holidays ________ October?
11. Our school cafeteria opens for lunch ________ noon.
12. What time does your son go to bed ________ night?
13. We moved to this city ________ 2012.
14. Are you going to do anything special ________ your birthday?
15. I’m not going to watch that TV show. It starts ________ midnight!

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englishforeveryone.org Name________________
Date________________

Prepositions of Time
(a) We have class at two o’clock.
(b) I have an appointment with the
at doctor at 4:30.
(c) We sleep at night.
(d) My birthday is in July.
(e) I was born in 1978.
in (f) We have class in the morning.
(g) Jason has class in the afternoon.
(h) I study in the evening.
(i) I have class on Monday.
on (j) I was born on May 3, 1982.
(k) We have class from 3:00 to 4:00.
from…to
at + a specific time on the clock.
at + night
in + a specific month
in + a specific year
in + the morning
in + the afternoon
in + the evening
on + a specific day of the week
on + a specific date
From (a specific time) to (a
specific time)

Directions: Complete the sentences with prepositions of time.

1) We have class ______ eleven o’clock.

2) We have class ______ nine ______ eleven.
3) Tom has class ______ the morning, and he works ______ the afternoon.
4) I study ______ the evening.
5) I sleep ______ night.
6) Mary was born ______ October.
7) Mary was born ______ 1967.
8) Mary was born ______ October 28.
9) Mary was born ______ October 28, 1967.
10) The bank isn’t open ______ Sundays.
11) The bank is open ______ 8:00 a.m. ______ 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
12) The bank closes ______ 5:00 p.m.

Directions: Now make your own sentences using prepositions of time.

1) _____________________________________________________________________

2) _____________________________________________________________________
 Directions: Use the information in the pictures to complete the sentences.

April 10, 1954

11:00 a.m.
July 2, 1978 May 6, 1992
6:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m.

March 3, 2002
12:00 p.m.

June 16, 1949

5:00 a.m.

August 1, 1991
7:00a.m.

May 7, 1980
6:00 a.m.

1) I was born ______ June 16. I was born ______ 1949. I am a ___________________. I go to work
______ 5:00 a.m.
2) I go to work ______ the afternoon. I go to work ______ 12:00 p.m. I am a ___________________. I
was born ______ March.
3) Hi, I am an ___________________. I go to work ______ the morning. I start work ______ 11:00
a.m. I was born ______ April 10.
4) Howdy! I was born ______ July 2, 1978. I am a ___________________. I milk the cows ______ the
morning. I milk the cows ______ 6:00 a.m.
5) Hey, I am a ___________________. I was born ______ August 1. I was born ______ 1991. I go to
practice ______ 7:00 a.m.
6) I was born ______ 1992. I go to work ______ night. I go to work ______ 10:00 p.m. I work at night
because I like to take pictures of the stars. I am a ___________________.
7) Good day citizen. I am a ___________________. I was born ______ May. I was born ______ 1980. I
go to work ______ 6:00 a.m. Move along, citizen.