English language quizzes

Prepositions of time

Quiz

I'm going to the shop. I'll be back ______ ten minutes.
1. in
2. after
3. by
I've worked here ______ I left school.
1. since
2. for
3. when
We've been waiting ______ over an hour.
1. for
2. since
3. on
We visit our relatives ______ Christmas.
1. at
2. on
3. in
We always go out to celebrate ______ New Year's Eve.
1. on
2. in
3. during
We'll have finished the work ______ Friday at the latest.
1. by
2. for
3. from
What are you doing ______ the weekend?
1. at
2. on
3. in
We always lock the doors ______ night.
1. at
2. in
3. during
The thieves broke in ______ the night.
1. during
2. at
3. on
I'm going to bed. See you ______ the morning.
1. in
2. at
3. on
The Beatles and Bob Dylan were popular ______ the sixties.
1. in
2. on
3. for
I didn't travel abroad ______ I was ten.
1. until
2. during
3. by
I'be been really busy ______ the past few weeks.
1. over
2. on
3. in
William Shakespeare was born ______ the 16th century.
1. in
2. at
3. on

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Escape from the canyon

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