UNIT 121 • On time / in time, At the end / in the end

Dec 22, 2016

Complete the sentences with ‘on time’ or ‘in time’.
- The bus was late this morning but it’s usually . . .
  on time
  .
  - on time
  - in time
- The film was supposed to start at 8.30 but it didn’t begin . . .
  on time
  .
  - on time
  - in time
- I like to get up . . .
  in time
  to have a big breakfast before going to work.
  - on time
  - in time
- We want to start the meeting . . .
  on time
  so please don’t be late.
  - on time
  - in time
- I’ve just washed this shirt. I want to wear it this evening, so I hope it will be dry . . .
  in time
  .
  - on time
  - in time
- The train service isn’t very good. The trains are rarely . . .
  on time
  .
  - on time
  - in time
- I nearly missed my flight this morning. I got to the airport just . . .
  in time
  .
  - on time
  - in time
- I nearly forgot that it was Joe’s birthday. Fortunately I remembered . . .
  in time
  .
  - on time
  - in time
- Why are you never . . .
  on time
  ? You always keep everybody waiting.
  - on time
  - in time
Read the situations and make sentences using ‘just in time’.
- A child ran across the road in front of your car. You saw the child at the last moment.
  I (manage / stop)
- You were walking home without an umbrella. just after you got home, it started to rain very heavily.
  I (get / home)
- Tim was going to sit on the chair you had just painted. You said, ‘Don’t sit in that chair!’, so he didn’t.
  I (stop / him)
- You went to the cinema. You were a bit late and you thought you would miss the beginning of the film. But the film began just as you sat down in the cinema.
  I (get / cinema / beginning of the film)
Complete the sentences using ‘at the end’ + one of the following:

the course ○ the interview ○ the match ○ the month ○ the race
- All the players shook hands
  I normally get paid
  The students had a party
  Two of the runners collapsed
  To my surprise I was offered the job
Write sentences with ‘In the end’. Use the verb in brackets.
- We had a lot of problems with our car.
  (sell)
- Judy got more and more fed up with her job.
  (resign)
- I tried to learn German but I found it too difficult.
  (give up)
- We couldn’t decide whether to go to the party or not.
  (not / go)
Complete the sentences with ‘at’ or ‘in’.
- I’m going away . . .
  at
  the end of the month.
  - at
  - in
- It took me a long time to find a job. . . .
  In
  the end I got a job in a hotel.
  - In
  - At
- Are you going away . . .
  at
  the beginning of August or . . .
  at
  the end?
  - at … in
  - in … at
- I couldn’t decide what to buy Mary for her birthday. I didn’t buy her anything . . .
  in
  the end.
  - in
  - at
- We waited ages for a taxi. We gave up . . .
  in
  the end and walked home.
  - in
  - at
- I’ll be moving to a new address . . .
  at
  the end of September.
  - at
  - in
- At first Helen didn’t want to go to the theatre but she came with us . . .
  in
  the end.
  - in
  - at
- I’m going away . . .
  at
  the end of this week.
  - at
  - in
- A: I didn’t know what to do.
  B: Yes, you were in a difficult position. What did you do . . .
  in
  the end?
  - in
  - at

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