In, On, At – Prepositions of Time - Kiến Thức Cho Người lao Động Việt Nam

Prepositions of time are the same words as prepositions of place, however they are used in a different way. You can easily distinguish these prepositions, as they always discuss times rather than places.

A preposition of time is a preposition that allows you to discuss a specific time period such as a date on the calendar, one of the days of the week.

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Prepositions of Time – In, On, At

Examples:

Meet me at five o’clock.
I work all day on Saturdays.
He likes to read in the evening.

The following information will help you use prepositions of time (at, in, on) correctly

How to Use the Preposition “IN”

‘IN’ is used with…

Parts of the day:

in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening

Months:

in January
in February
in December

Seasons:

in (the) spring
in (the) summer
in (the) fall/ autumn
in (the) winter

Years:

in 1980
in 1968

Decades:

in the 1960s
in the seventies

Centuries:

in the 15th century
in the 21st century

Weeks:

in a week
in 2 weeks

Holidays:

in the Easter holiday
in the Christmas holiday

Period of time:

in the past
in the next century
in the future
in the 10 years time
in the middle ages
in a few minutes
in a moment
in an hour
in 3 hours
in six months
in a year

How to Use the Preposition “ON”

‘ON’ is used with…

Days:

On Monday
On Thursday
On Sunday

Dates:

on April 3rd
on 1st January 2013
on the 10th
on the first day
on the last day

Holidays with ‘day’:

on New Year’s day
on Christmas day
on Easter day

Specific days:

on my birthday
on holiday
on my wedding day
on that day

Day + Part of day:

on Sunday morning(s)
on Friday afternoon(s)
on Monday evening(s)

On + time:

on the weekend (U.S.)
on weekdays
on time
on a summer evening
on a cold day
on my lunch break

How to Use the Preposition “AT”

‘AT’ is used with …

Hours:

at 7 am
at 12 o’clock
at 5 pm

Parts of the day:

at night
at noon/ midday
at midnight
at bedtime
at lunch time
at dinner time
at dinner
at lunch
at sunrise/sunset
at dawn

Holidays without “day”:

at Easter
at Christmas
at New Year

At + time:

at present
at the weekend (U.K)
at breakfast
at the moment
at this moment
at the same time
at that time

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