Question 1
My birthday is _____ November. When is your birthday?
We use in with months: in November, in May.
Question 2
Tom and Sandra's wedding ceremony is _____ the twentieth _____ February.
We use on with dates, and of between the day and the month: on the twentieth of February.
Question 3
Don't talk _____ the lessons!
During means 'at some time while something is happening': during the lessons.
Question 4
I sometimes go to bed _____ midnight _____ Saturdays.
We say at midnight (an exact time) and on Saturdays (days of the week).
Question 5
My parents don't work _____ weekends. We have a huge breakfast together.
In British English we say at weekends (American English: on weekends).
Question 6
There is a derby match _____.
We use on with dates: on the tenth of June.
Question 7
Our lessons start _____ 8:00 _____ Mondays.
We say at 8:00 (clock times) and on Mondays (days).
Question 8
_____ weekdays I usually go home after school but _____ the weekends I usually go to the sports centre.
We say on weekdays (days) and, in British English, at the weekends.
Question 9
I usually get up _____ 8:30 _____ the mornings.
We say at 8:30 (clock times) and in the morning(s).
Question 10
Our English lessons are _____ eight _____ ten on Tuesdays.
From … to … shows when something starts and ends: from eight to ten.
Question 11
I can wait for you _____ five because I have a meeting at five.
Until means 'up to that time, and then stop': I wait until five, then I go to my meeting.
Question 12
We can be there _____ a few minutes.
In + a period of time means 'after that time from now': in a few minutes, in two days.
Question 13
A: _____
B: At eight o'clock? That's a bit early for me.
B is reacting to an idea, so A makes a suggestion: What about going …? Not What time does the party finish?, because B is not giving an answer.
Question 14
We usually go on holiday to the Aegean Sea _____ summer.
We use in with seasons: in summer, in winter.
Question 15
You can see all the stars _____ midnight.
We say at midnight, like at noon and at night.
Question 16
A: _____ is the concert?
B: Next Friday.
When asks about the day or time: Next Friday. Not What time, because the answer is a day, not a clock time.
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