The exercise itself is in German; the explanation pages it links to are in Turkish.

B2.1 · Temporale Präpositionen

Temporale Präpositionen: seit, bis, innerhalb (time prepositions and cases)

Time prepositions take different cases: seit/ab/von+D, bis/um+A; vor/nach + Dativ, während + Genitiv; innerhalb/außerhalb → genitive. seit (since, Dat), bis (until, Akk), innerhalb (within, Gen). You will work out the correct form yourself in the exercise. All exercise content is in German.

Recognise: match the time expression with its English meaning. The preposition determines both the meaning and the case.

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B2 · TEMPORALE PRAEPOSITIONEN ERWEITERT
B2 Advanced Time Prepositions (innerhalb, außerhalb, binnen, ab, von … an) – Exercises

At B2, time expressions go beyond basic prepositions such as in, an and nach; in formal and academic language you are expected to use prepositions that express limits, starting points and periods with the correct case. innerhalb and außerhalb usually take the genitive: "Innerhalb einer Woche müssen Sie antworten." binnen also sets a time limit and is mostly used with the dative: "Binnen drei Tagen wurde der Antrag bearbeitet." ab marks a starting point and takes the dative: "Ab nächstem Montag gilt der neue Plan." The pattern von … an also stresses the beginning: "Von Kindheit an hat er Deutsch gelernt." When these phrases stand at the start of the sentence, the conjugated verb follows immediately, in second position.

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Golden rule: Every time preposition has its own fixed case: innerhalb/außerhalb + Genitiv, binnen/ab/seit + Dativ, bis + Akkusativ.

After each answer you are told which preposition takes which case (genitive or dative) and why that phrase was chosen, so you internalise the fine difference between innerhalb/binnen and ab/von … an by trying them out and notice common case errors. Since these formal time prepositions are exactly what is expected in the written and oral sections of the Goethe-Zertifikat B2, telc B2 and TestDaF, the topic prepares you directly for the exam; the more you repeat it, the more correct use becomes a reflex rather than a rule you memorise.

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What is in the "Temporale Präpositionen: seit, bis, innerhalb" exercise?

The "Temporale Präpositionen: seit, bis, innerhalb" exercise is at level B2 and has 5 steps with 50 questions in total: 10 matching items, 30 multiple-choice questions and 10 gap-fill items.

The steps in order: Match · Bedeutung · Kasus · Richtig/Falsch · Write.

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Where can I study "Temporale Präpositionen: seit, bis, innerhalb"?

The explanation for this exercise is on the page German Prepositions – Präpositionen (A1–B1) (in Turkish). Read the rule there, then reinforce it with the 50 questions on this page.