Prepositions exercise

Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.

1. She gets up early ………………….. the morning.

2. Come and see us …………………….. Christmas day.

3. You will receive his letter ……………….. three days.

4. It happened ………………… the week after Christmas.

5. He can run 400 meters ………………….. less than 60 seconds.

6. I haven’t seen her ………………… years.

7. The shop remains open ……………….. 9.30 am ………………. 7 pm.

8. She was here ………………… 6.30.

9. It has been raining ………………… yesterday.

10. Don’t go now. We are ………………… to have lunch.

11. I am painting the walls ………………… the weekend.

12. We stopped ……………….. the pub ………………….. a drink.

13. I saw her throwing stones …………………. the dog.

14. She was jumping up and down ………………….. excitement.

15. There were ………………… twenty people at the lecture.

Answers

1. She gets up early in the morning.

2. Come and see us on Christmas day.

3. You will receive his letter in three days.

4. It happened in the week after Christmas.

5. He can run 400 meters in less than 60 seconds.

6. I haven’t seen her for/in years.

7. The shop remains open from 9.30 am to 7 pm.

8. She was here till 6.30.

9. It has been raining since yesterday.

10. Don’t go now. We are about to have lunch.

11. I am painting the walls at/on the weekend.

12. We stopped at the pub for a drink.

13. I saw her throwing stones at the dog.

14. She was jumping up and down with excitement.

15. There were under twenty people at the lecture.