At, in, on – prepositions of time – Test-English
At, in, on – prepositions of time
➪ Use at with times of day, including mealtimes, bedtime, etc.
-
at
3 o’clock,
at
10.30 am,
at
noon,
at
dinnertime,
at
bedtime,
at
sunrise,
at
sunset,
at
the moment
➪ Use in with months, seasons, years, decades, centuries and long periods of time in general.
-
in
May,
in
the summer,
in
1990,
in
the 1990s,
in
the 20th century,
in
the Ice Age,
in
the past/future
➪ Use on followed by days and dates.
-
on
Sunday,
on
Tuesday mornings,
on
6 March,
on
25 December 2010,
on
Christmas Day,
on
Independence Day,
on
my birthday,
on
New Year’s Eve
➪ Use at in the following common expressions:
-
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/
at
the moment: He’s not home
at
present. Try later.
➪ Parts of the day:
-
in
the morning
-
in
the afternoon
-
in
the evening
-
at
night
Last, next, every and this
When we say last, next, every, this we do not 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)
