Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME (AT, IN, ON)
• We use:
AT for the time of day:
Ex. at five o’clock / at 11.45 / at
midnight / at lunchtime / at sunset etc.
• We use AT in these expressions:
at night
at the weekend / at weekends
at Christmas
at the moment / at present
at the same time
ON for days and dates:
Ex. on Friday(s) / on 16 May 1999 / on
Christmas Day / on my birthday
IN for longer periods (e.g.
months/years/seasons):
Ex. in October / in 1988 / in the 18th
century / in the past
in (the) winter / in the 1990s / in the
Middle Ages / in (the) future.
• We say in a few minutes / in six
months, etc:
She’ll be here in a moment. (= a moment
from now)
• We also use IN … to say how long it takes
to do something:
I learnt to drive in four weeks. (= it took
me four weeks to learn)
• We say:
in the morning (s) but on
Friday morning(s)
in the afternoon(s) but on
Sunday afternoon(s)
in the evening(s) but on
Monday evening(s)
8
1) ..... 7 May
2) ..... 6.30 a.m.
3) ..... May
4) ..... Sunday
5) ..... Christmas
6) ..... Christmas Day..
9
Write at / in /on
1) ..... night
2) ..... the weekend
3) ..... half past two
4) ..... summer
5) ..... the morning
6) ..... Saturday night..

Prepositions

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    Mrs. Anabel Montes- English teacher
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    PREPOSITIONS OF TIME(AT, IN, ON) • We use: AT for the time of day: Ex. at five o’clock / at 11.45 / at midnight / at lunchtime / at sunset etc.
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    • We useAT in these expressions: at night at the weekend / at weekends at Christmas at the moment / at present at the same time
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    ON for daysand dates: Ex. on Friday(s) / on 16 May 1999 / on Christmas Day / on my birthday
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    IN for longerperiods (e.g. months/years/seasons): Ex. in October / in 1988 / in the 18th century / in the past in (the) winter / in the 1990s / in the Middle Ages / in (the) future.
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    • We sayin a few minutes / in six months, etc: She’ll be here in a moment. (= a moment from now) • We also use IN … to say how long it takes to do something: I learnt to drive in four weeks. (= it took me four weeks to learn)
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    • We say: inthe morning (s) but on Friday morning(s) in the afternoon(s) but on Sunday afternoon(s) in the evening(s) but on Monday evening(s)
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    8 1) ..... 7May 2) ..... 6.30 a.m. 3) ..... May 4) ..... Sunday 5) ..... Christmas 6) ..... Christmas Day..
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    9 Write at /in /on 1) ..... night 2) ..... the weekend 3) ..... half past two 4) ..... summer 5) ..... the morning 6) ..... Saturday night..