1. Put in at, for, during, by, until or in.
The city of London was founded by the Romans (1) __in __ the year 43 CE. (2) __During __ the next few years it quickly became the main trading centre in Britain. (3) ________ two hundred years after the Romans left, the city was almost forgotten. The full importance of the city of London did not return (4) ________ the eleventh century.
(5) ________ the end of that century, the government of England was based in Westminster and the Tower of London had been started. (6) ________ the Middle Ages London continued to grow and (7) ________ the time of Shakespeare, it had become a prosperous capital city with many fine buildings. Unfortunately, most of these buildings were made of wood and (8) ________ 1666 they were almost all destroyed by a fire which lasted (9) ________ several days. The Great Fire of London was a real tragedy for the people living there (10) ________ that time, but it is true that many of the areas which are most attractive today were planned (11) ________ the rebuilding which followed.
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3) For 4) until 5) By/At
6) During/In 7) by 8) in
9) for 10) at 11) during
2. Answer the questions, beginning each answer with a preposition.
1) When’s your birthday?
2) What year did you start school?
3) When do you usually have your main meal of the day?
4) What time of the year is it best to go on holiday?
5) When do you meet your friends?
6) When did you last receive a present from anyone?
7) How long have you been studying English?
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Example answers:
1) in May or on 8th May 2) in 2001
3) at about nine o’clock in the evening
4) in summer 5) after dinner
6) on birthday 7) for five years
3. Complete the article with the prepositions from the box. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty (–).
at by during for in on until while
THE WAY PEOPLE WORK
Zack is a nurse who works the night shift. How does he manage?
‘Well, I finish work (1) __at __ 6.30 am. Then I go home, have a shower and try to be in bed (2) __by __ half past eight. (3) ______ the same time as I’m getting ready for bed, Joanne, wife, and our four-year-old daughter, Elaine, are getting up. Joanne drops Elaine at nursery school, which she started (4) ______ last year, on the way to her office.
I usually sleep (5) ______ about three o’clock (6) ______ the afternoon. I have to be at the school (7) ______ 3.30 to collect Elaine. We come home and she plays or watches a cartoon (8) ______ I prepare our meal.
When Joanne comes home from work, we eat. If we’re lucky, we can relax (9) ______ an hour before putting Elaine to bed. Then we do any chores that didn’t get done earlier.
I always allow plenty of time to get to the hospital because if I’m not there (10) ______ time, another nurse will have to go on working (11) ______ I arrive.
I’m often very tired (12) ______ the time I finish, but I don’t really mind. There’s a special atmosphere in the hospital (13) ______ night. Of course, I have a free day (14) ______ every week. And the hours suit us, (15) ______ the moment anyway. I may want to work (16) ______ the day when Elaine goes to a different school. Perhaps I’ll be ready for a change (17) ______ then.’
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3) At 8 while 13 at
4) – 9 for 14 –
5) until 10 on 15 at/for
6) in 11 until 16 during
7) at/by 12 by 17 by