Question

Complete the phrases with in,on,at or ∅. a) Times:___ eight o'clock __ 12.15 __ midnight.b)Days/Dates: ___Wednesday__ New Year's Day__ June 14thc) Months, seasons,years, decades, centuries: ___ June __ winter__ 1998 ___ the 1990s __ the twenty-first century.d) Phrases with last and yesterday:i saw him ___ yesterday.we arrived __ last night.they left ___ yesterday morning.2.which of these phrases is wrong with ago?ten weeks agoa long time agoten thousand years agoa few minutes agoyears agothe summer ago​

Answer 1

a) Times

At eight o'clock

At 12.15

At midnight

b) Days/dates

On Wednesday

On New Year's Day

On June 14th

c) Months, seasons,years, decades, centuries

In June

In winter

In 1998

In the 1990s

In the twenty-first century

d) Phrases with last and yesterday

I saw him Ø yesterday.

We arrived Ø last night.

They left Ø yesterday morning.

2. Which of these phrases is wrong with ago?

The summer ago

Answer 2

a) at

b) on

c) in

d) Ø

2

the summer ago

Answer 3

a) Times: at eight o'clock, at 12.15, at midnight. b) Days/Dates: on Wednesday, on New Year's Day, on June 14th. c) Months, seasons, years, decades, centuries: in June, in winter, in 1998, in the 1990s, in the twenty-first century. d) Phrases with last and yesterday:

• I saw him yesterday. (no preposition)
• We arrived last night. (no preposition)
• They left yesterday morning. (no preposition)

2. The phrase that is wrong with "ago" is: "the summer ago." It should be "last summer" or "the summer of [year]" instead of using "ago" in this context.