Set II, 4

 Prepositions of Time

Identify the correct preposition in parentheses in the exercises below.

1. Does the movie begin at 6:30? No, it will not begin until 9:00, so do not arrive before that time.

2. He asked me to come at 11:30, not at noon.

3. We will go to Florida during the month of January.

4. The stores stay open on Mondays until 9:00 p.m.

5. Mary has been in the United States for a year.

6. John has lived in France for two years.

7. I read for three hours,  from 9:00 p.m. until 12:00.

8. Did you meet Mr. Green at your stay in Savannah?

9. No, I did not see him because I was there for only two hours.

10. The train is on time. It will arrive in three hours.

11. Is your birthday in April? Mine is on April 7.

12. Come by 8:00 if you can; no one will be seated at the theater after 8:30.

13. I try to get to school on time to have a cup of coffee before my first class.

14. He will leave for Thailand at the end of August. There will be a farewell party for him on the twentieth of August.

15. Columbus discovered America in 1492.

16. The projector broke down twice during the showing of the film.

17. He had been waiting here since noon.

18. I received my bill in the middle of the month.

19. Can you be ready by six o'clock?

20. We plan to finish this project around the first of the year.