ESL: Prepositions of time English Grammar

1. PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
Ms. Vezah Marie R. Rojas

2. PREPOSITION OF TIME
•Tells time, dates, and years

3. PREPOSITION OF TIME
•We use at, in, on
•Answers the questions “WHEN?”

5. at in on
-time
-noon
-midnight
-night
-morning
-afternoon
-evening
-months
-year
-season
-days
-dates
-parts of a
day

7. AT
Our class
starts at
8:00am.
+ time

8. AT
Our school finishes at 4:00pm.
+ time

9. AT
It is so hot at
midday.
+ midday
+ noon
It is so hot at noon.

10. AT
I am already asleep at midnight.
+ midnight

11. AT
I see many stars at night.
+ night

13. IN
We eat our
breakfast in
the morning.
+ morning

14. IN
I feel sleepy
in the
afternoon.
+ afternoon

15. IN
We went
camping in
the evening.
+ evening

16. IN
Father is
coming
home in
December
to celebrate
Christmas.
+ months

17. IN
I was born in 1995.
+ year

18. IN + season
It is very cold in winter.

19. IN + season
It is very hot
in summer.

20. IN + season
The flowers are beautiful in spring.

22. ON + days
We have
English class on
Mondays
through
Wednesday.

23. ON + date
Our final test is on
September 19.

24. ON + parts of
the day
The said she will talk to me on
Wednesday morning.

26. ACTIVITY

27. WRITE THE CORRECT PREPOSITION
OF TIME
1. I do my homework ____ 3 o’clock.
2. I always wake up early ____ the
morning.
3. I make snowman ____ winter.
4. We eat lunch ____ midday.
5. It is so quiet ____ the evening.
6. We have a test ____ Monday.