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Prepositions of Time: In, At, On Usage

This document discusses the use of prepositions of time in English. The three main prepositions of time are at, in, and on. At is used to indicate specific times like hours or holidays. In is used for months, seasons, years, centuries, and expressions of time. On is used for days of the week, dates, parts of days, and adjective + day expressions. The document provides examples of how to use each preposition correctly in sentences and completes sentences using the appropriate preposition of time.

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Prepositions of Time: In, At, On Usage

This document discusses the use of prepositions of time in English. The three main prepositions of time are at, in, and on. At is used to indicate specific times like hours or holidays. In is used for months, seasons, years, centuries, and expressions of time. On is used for days of the week, dates, parts of days, and adjective + day expressions. The document provides examples of how to use each preposition correctly in sentences and completes sentences using the appropriate preposition of time.

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PREPOSITION OF TIME

 We use prepositions of time to say when something happens, happened or will happen. The most
common ones are at, in and on.

AT IN ON
the times: at 7 o’clock months: in March, in April, etc. days: on Sunday, on Christmas’ day,
holidays: at Christmas seasons: in summer, in fall, etc. on New Year’s day.
at Easters years: in 2015, in 2010, etc. dates: on June 10th
at the weekend centuries: in the 19th century part of a particular day: on Sunday
in the expressions: in the expressions: afternoon.
at the moment, at present, in the morning, in the afternoon, adjective + day: on a hot day
at dawn, at noon, at night, in the evening, in an hour, in a
at midnight week, in a minute, in a few days, in
a month, in a year.

Fill in the gaps with at, on or in. Complete the sentences with in, on or at.

1. ………Christmas 1. College starts ……9 o’clock ……the morning.


2. ………May 2. I usually go swimming …….Monday.
3. ………dawn 3. I get up …….quarter to nine this morning.
4. ………1984 4. Paul came round ……Saturday morning.
5. ………the weekend 5. The children get presents ……. Christmas.
6. ………spring 6. They don’t usually go out ……….night.
7. ………the 18th century 7. They moved to London ……2005.
8. ………8 o’clock 8. Her birthday is ……..24th July.
9. ………Saturday 9. The plane leaves…..ten minutes.
10. ………the winter 10. I usually work …….. the morning.
11. ………Monday evening 11. The weather is nice here ……..the summer.
12. ………Christmas Day 12. She always sees her …….. her birthday.
13. ………summer 13. He likes getting up late ……..the weekend.
14. ………half past ten 14. Carl was asleep……midnight.
15. ………June 6th 15. Their family has lunch…….noon.

Put in, at or on.

1. I saw Mary ……. Thursday


2. The course begins …………8 March and ends……… October
3. I´ll be at home ………..Friday morning
4. Mr. Jones is busy …………the moment
5. Sarah got married…………2000
6. We arrived …………5 o’clock …….the morning
7. I don’t like going out ………night
8. See you ………a few weeks!
9. I was born ………….June 16th
10. ………….Wednesday morning Paula had an English lesson
11. When were you born? ………1999
12. Let’s meet……….5:00 and go to the cinema

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