1. Fill the gaps with a preposition from a opposite.

...................................... the past, Rosa worked in many different countries. Rosa worked in Hong Kong ...................................... three years, ...................................... 1993 ...................................... 1996. ..................................... the moment she is working in Nokyo. She will stay there ..................................... two more years.

2. Draw lines to match the centuries to their time.

1. the 19^th century

2. the 22^nd century

3. the 18^th century

4. the 21^st century

5. the 20^th century

the past

the present

the future

3. Read the sentences and answer the question.

1. Peter will get his exam results very soon.

Do you think Peter will get them next year, next month or tomorrow?

2. Harriet and Rupert met for the first time recently.

Do you think they first met last year, six months ago or a week ago?

3. I’ll help you in a moment.

Do you think I’ll help you next week, in two hours or in a few minutes?

4. Are these sentences true about you? If not, write them out correctly. Use other frequency adverbs from B on the opposite page.

1. I always go swimming on Fridays .

2. I normally go to school / work by bus.

3. I hardly ever play football.

4. I occasionally watch TV.

5. I rarely drink milk.

6. I often wear a hat.

7. I rarely eat chocolate.

8. I always go to bed at 10.

9. I never go to the theatre.

5. Look at the table and make sentences using expressions like once a week, three times a month, etc.

	play tennis	practice the piano	have a business meeting in Germany
John	Mondays and Thursday	Saturdays	the first Friday every month
Sally and Amy	Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays	every morning and every evening	once in January, March, May, July, August and December every year.

6. Write a paragraph about your own life using as many as possible of the words and expressions from the opposite page.

Lesson

Prepositions of time

at	8 o’clock 10.30 midnight

I start work at 8 o’clock.

The shops close at 5.30.

on	Sunday(s) / Monday(s) 25 April / 6 June New Year’s Day

Goodbye! See you on Friday.

I don’t work on Sundays.

The concert is on 22 November.

in	April / June 1985 / 1750 summer / spring

I’m going on holiday in October.

Emma left school in 1993.

The garden is lovely in spring.

We say:

at the weekend

at night

at Christmas / at Easter

at the end of …

at the moment

Are you going away at the weekend?

I can’t sleep at night.

Where will you be at Christmas? (but on Christmas Day)

I’m going on holiday at the end of October.

Are you busy at the moment?