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at |
in |
on |
|
PRECISE
TIME |
MONTHS,
YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS |
DAYS and
DATES |
|
at 3
o'clock |
in May |
on Sunday |
|
at 10.30am |
in summer |
on Tuesdays |
|
at noon |
in the
summer |
on 6 March |
|
at
dinnertime |
in 1990 |
on 25 Dec.
2010 |
|
at bedtime |
in the
1990s |
on
Christmas Day |
|
at sunrise |
in the next
century |
on
Independence Day |
|
at sunset |
in the Ice
Age |
on my
birthday |
|
at the
moment |
in the
past/future |
on New
Year's Eve |
Look at these examples:
-
I
have a meeting at 9am.
-
The
shop closes at midnight.
-
Jane
went home at lunchtime.
-
In
England, it often snows in December.
-
Do
you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
-
There
should be a lot of progress in the next century.
-
Do
you work on Mondays?
-
Her
birthday is on 20 November.
-
Where
will you be on New Year's Day?
Notice the use of the
preposition of time at in the following standard
expressions:
|
Expression |
Example |
|
at night |
The stars
shine at night. |
|
at the
weekend |
I don't
usually work at the weekend. |
|
at
Christmas/Easter |
I stay with
my family at Christmas. |
|
at the same
time |
We finished
the test at the same time. |
|
at present |
He's not
home at present. Try later. |
Notice the use of the
prepositions of time in and on in these common
expressions:
|
in |
on |
|
in the
morning |
on Tuesday
morning |
|
in the
mornings |
on Saturday
mornings |
|
in the
afternoon(s) |
on Sunday
afternoons |
|
in the
evening(s) |
on Monday
evening |
When we say last, next,
every, this we do not also use at, in, on.
-
I
went to London last June. (not
in last June)
-
He's
coming back next Tuesday. (not
on next Tuesday)
-
I go
home every Easter. (not at every
Easter)
-
We'll
call you this evening. (not in
this evening)
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