English Grammar Test: Prepositions of Time and Place

Use at with clock times: at 9:30, at noon, at midnight.

Days of the week take on: on Friday, on Monday morning.

Parts of the day take in: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening. The exception is at night.

Night is the exception among parts of the day: we say at night, but in the morning and in the evening.

Specific dates take on: on July 4. A month without a date takes in (in July).

Two hours is a length of time, so use for. Since needs a starting point, such as since 3 o'clock.

March is the starting point of a situation that continues now, so use since with the present perfect. For would need a length of time, such as for six months.

By means "not later than" and is used for deadlines. Until describes an action that continues up to a time, such as work until 6, so it does not fit finish.

Use in for something inside a container or an enclosed space. Into shows movement, as in put the milk into the fridge.

Use on for a surface: on the wall, on the table, on the floor.

With a full address including the house number, use at: at 24 Oak Street. With only the street name, American English uses on (on Oak Street).

Floors of a building take on: on the third floor.

Days of the week take on: on Monday. In Chicago is correct, because arrive takes in with cities and countries.

When a part of the day refers to a specific day or is described by an adjective, it takes on: on a cold morning, on Sunday morning. In 2008 and in January are correct.

Days take on and exact times take at, so the correct sentence is on Monday at noon.