A1/A2 English - 'at', 'in', 'on' The Prepositions of time
We use prepositions in different situations, here we use ‘at’, ‘in’ and ‘on’, depending on the time we are talking about.
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at
| times of the day | at 1 o'clock at 5:45 at ten |
| mealtimes | at dinner time at lunchtime at break time |
| holidays |
at Christmas at Easter |
| expressions | at night at the weekend at present |
We usually use at when talking about specific times or for meal times.
I have a meeting at 10.
I’ll see her at breaktime.
We also use at for some special expressions.
At present I am working for him.
We use at with holidays.
There is so much to do here at Christmas.
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in
| months | in January in April |
| years, centuries, decades | in 1922 in the 50's in the 17th century |
| seasons |
in winter in summer |
| parts of the day | in the morning in the evening |
| other time phrases | in the past in the future |
We usually use in for times that extend over a loner period.
We always watch TV in the evening.
In the past we went to Spain every year.
It’s my birthday in January.
on
| days | on Monday on Sunday |
| dates | on January 19th on December |
| parts of a day |
on Monday morning on Tuesday evening |
We usually use on with parts of the day, days and dates.
On Tuesday i’ll meet Paul.
We will go to Thailand on July 1st.
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