Time expressions with the simple present tense

We use certain time expressions with the simple present tense.

Test your understanding of these time expressions with this simple grammar exercise.

1. I don’t like to get up early on ………………… . (Sunday / Sundays).
2. How …………………… (often / much) do you go to the library?
3. I …………………… (sometime / sometimes) visit my old friends.
4. I work best ………………….. (in / on) the morning.
5. I don’t sleep well ………………….. (in / at) night.
6. He enjoys taking a nap …………………. (in / at) the afternoon.
7. Do you eat fish ………………… (in / on) Saturdays?
8. I usually have meetings …………………. (in / on) Saturdays.
9. I often work ………………….. (at / in) night.
10. Kent is beautiful ………………….. (in / at) spring.
11. I don’t go to bed before 12 pm ………………… (in / at) night.
12. I don’t have breakfast before eight ………………….. (at / in) the morning.

Answers
1. I don’t like to get up early on Sundays.
2. How often do you go to the library?
3. I sometimes visit my old friends. (Sometime means one day. Sometimes means ‘on some occasions’.)
4. I work best in the morning. (We say ‘in the morning’, but ‘at night’.)
5. I don’t sleep well at night.
6. He enjoys taking a nap in the afternoon.
7. Do you eat Fish on Saturdays?
8. I usually have meetings on Saturdays.
9. I often work at night.
10. Kent is beautiful in spring.
11. I don’t go to bed before 12 pm at night.
12. I don’t have breakfast before eight in the morning.