This document provides examples of using prepositions of time such as in, on, and at. It gives examples of their use with days, dates, times, durations, holidays, and seasons. It then provides exercises for learners to practice using these prepositions of time correctly in different contexts such as specifying days, dates, times, durations, holidays, and seasons.

1. PREPOSITION OF TIME
Preposition Use Examples
in
in months in July; in September
year in 1985; in 1999
seasons in summer; in the summer of 69
part of the day
in the morning; in the afternoon; in
the evening
duration in a minute; in two weeks
at
part of the day at night
time of day at 6 o'clock; at midnight
celebrations at Christmas; at Easter
fixed phrases at the same time
on
days of the week on Sunday; on Friday
date on the 25th of December*
special holidays
on Good Friday; on Easter Sunday;
on my birthday
a special part of a day on the morning of *
Exercise : Use in/on/at
1. Peterisplayingtennis _____ Sunday.
2. My brother'sbirthdayis _______ the 5th of November.
3. My birthdayis ______ May.
4. We are goingto see my parents_____ the weekend.
5. ______ 1666, a great fire broke outinLondon.
6. I don't like walkingalone inthe streets ______ night.
7. What are youdoing______ the afternoon?
8. I will have finishedthisessay _____ Friday.
Exercise : Use in/ on / at

2. 1. Jane is arriving___January 26 ___ 2 o'clock ___ the afternoon.
2. It snowshere everyyear ____ December.We alwaysgooutside andplayinthe snow ___ Christmasday.
3. Michael is leaving____ Friday ____ noon.
4. Frankie started workingforherlawfirm ____ 1995.
5. Normally, _____ NewYear'sEve,it's traditiontokissthe one you love _____ midnight.
6. The telephonewasinvented _____ the 1870s.
7. The plane leaves tomorrowmorning____ 8:00 AM.
8. The hillshere are covered withwildflowers ____earlyspring.
9. We metat the restaurant _____ 6:30 and stayed ____ 10:30.
Exercise : Choose the rightanswer
1 I leftwork______ teno'clock lastnight.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
2 I saw Bobin the street______ yesterday.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
3 I didn'tgettime to come and visityou______ lastTuesday.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
4 He usedto be a regularvisitor______ Tuesdays.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)

3. 5 I phonedherupand spoke to her______ Wednesdaymorning.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
6 I lastsaw him______ the beginningof September.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
7 I saw himsometime ______ June.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
8 Were youat the lastmeeting______ July13?
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
9 We boughtthe company______ Thursday,22 May.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
10 I spoke toher ______ three weeksago.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)

4. 11 I boughtthiscomputer______ the start of the summer.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
12 I boughtthiscomputer______ the summer.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
13 I boughtthiscomputer______ lastsummer.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
14 Thisstyle wasverypopular______ the 1970's.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
15 Theywere verypopular______ the middle of the 19th Century.
at
on
in
(nopreposition)
16 I was still atschool ______ 1993.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)

5. 17 I methim______ Januaryof last year.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
18 I knewChrisSmithquite well ______ whenIwas at university.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
19 I tookoverthis job______ the middle of lastyear.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
20 I was ina meeting______ all day yesterday.
At
On
In
(nopreposition)
Exercise:Choose the rightanswerfromthe sentencesbelow.
1.- My birthday's......May
a) in
b) on
c) at
2.- The examis ......the tenth of December
a) in
b) on
c) at
3.- I alwayshave dinnerwithmyfamily.....ChristmasDay
a) in
b) at
c) on

6. 4.- In Spain,theygive eachotherpresents.....ChristmasEve
a) in
b) on
c) at
5.- The lecture finished.....fivethirty
a) at
b) on
c) in
6.- I like togo to a party ....... NewYear'sEve
a) in
b) on
c) at
7.- You mustsee Paris.....the Spring
a) in
b) on
c) at
8.- He doesn'tstartwork until late ....the afternoon
a) on
b) in
c) at
9.- Snowgenerallyfalls.....February
a) in
b) on
c) at
10.- People give chocolate eggsaspresents......Easter
a) on
b) in
c) at
11.- I have lessons....MondaysandWednesdays
a) in
b) on
c) at
12.- It's alwayscolder.......NovemberthanSeptember
a) on
b) in
c) at
13.- Theirfirstchildwas born.....the spring
a) on
b) at
c) in
14.- People celebrateGuyFawkes'Night.....the fifthof November
a) on
b) in
c) at
15.- I'll see you.....teno' clock
a) at
b) on
c) in

7. 16.- She died.....1993
a) on
b) in
c) at
17.- It getsvery cold.....winter
a) on
b) at
c) in
18.- She was born .....1985
a) at
b) on
c) in
19.- In Englandtheysay ....the weekend
a) on
b) at
c) in
20.- In Americatheysay.....the weekend
a) at
b) on
c) in
21.- Her birthday's.....June
a) in
b) on
c) at
22.- I'll be seeingthem......amonth'stime
a) on
b) in
c) at
23.- I leave home veryearly.....the morning
a) on
b) at
c) in
24.- She'sgoingon holiday......Xmas
a) in
b) at
c) on
25.- The BlackDeath occurred.....the Middle Ages
a) in
b) on
c) at
26.- Leavesfall .....Autumn
a) on
b) at
c) in
27.- The lawwas changed.....the nineteenthcentury
a) in
b) on
c) at

8. 28.- He'll be here .....a moment
a) in
b) on
c) at
29.- Term finishes.....aThursdayforsome reason
a) at
b) in
c) on
30.- Theirweddingis....the eleventhof July
a) in
b) on
c) at
31.- The filmstarts........eighto'clock
a) in
b) on
c) at
32.- Mayday is celebrated....Maythe first
a) in
b) on
c) at
33.- The playstarts .....half pastseven
a) at
b) on
c) in
34.- The strike started.... the fifteenthof May
a) in
b) on
c) at
35.- More people have heartattacks.....Monday morningthanat any othertime
a) on
b) in
c) at
36.- She got pregnant.......eighteen
a) at
b) in
c) on
37.- The resultscome out....July
a) on
b) in
c) at
38.- There is a publicholiday........May the first
a) on
b) in
c) at
39.- She was born .....ChristmasEve
a) on
b) at
c) in

9. 40.- The flowerblossoms....earlyApril
a) on
b) at
c) in
41.- She leftherjob .......August
a) in
b) on
c) at
42.- Her birthdayis.....a Tuesdaythisyear
a) on
b) at
c) in
43.- We met......a foggyday in March
a) on
b) at
c) in
44.- Theircar was brokeninto.....Saturdaynight
a) in
b) at
c) on
45.- The contract was signed.....1984
a) in
b) on
c) at
46.- They're leaving......June
a) on
b) in
c) at
47.- He was born.....1968
a) in
b) on
c) at