use of prepositions of time and place.

2. OBJECTIVE
Learn to identify the use of prepositions in sentences
taking
into account the time and place spoken of in each
one.

3. 
 at :This preposition of time is used to discuss clock times,
holidays and festivals, and other very specific time frames
including exceptions, such as “at night.”
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
at
Example
at
nine o’clock/half past three
the weekend
Night/midnight
• I get up at seven o’clock every
morning.
• Amanda doesn’t do the washing-up
at the weekend.

4. 
 In: This preposition of time is used to discuss months, seasons,
years, centuries, general times of day, and longer periods of time
such as “in the past.”
PREPOSITION in
Example
• My vacation starts in December.
• I go to the cinema in the afternoon.
in
The morning/afternoon/
evening

5. 
 On: This preposition of time is used to discuss certain days of
the week or portions of days of the week, specific dates, and
special days such as “on New Year’s Day.”
PREPOSITION on
Example
• My birthday is on the third of march.
• Henry gets up late on Saturday.
• Sofia doesn’t have breakfast on Saturday
mornings.
on
Monday/Tuesday, etc.
Weekdays
Friday evenings,etc.

6. 
Prepositions of place
• The apple is on the box.
• The mouse is behind the sofa.
• The mouse is nex to the
computer.
• The dog is between the
two trees.
• The cat is in front of the
box.
• The cat is in the box.
• The cat is under the
box.
• The ball is among
the boxes.
• The bird flies above the box. • The ball is below the
box.

7. 
TRAVEL PREPOSITIONS

8. 
 Ginger (17/11/2018) grammar rules ‘Preposition of Time’ retieved from
https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-
rules/preposition/preposition-time/
references