Prepositions of time

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PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

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We use many different prepositions To talk about time. Here we are looking at: in, on, at.

We use in, on and at for lots of different times.

We can use prepositions of time to say when things happen. I was born in April. He goes to the park on Saturdays. She wakes up at 07.00.

How to use them

Use in before months and years, on before days and dates, and at before times. in January / July / 2014 on Monday / Friday / 1 May at 11.30 / 4 o'clock / half past two She was born in 2008, on 12 June, at 7 o'clock.

We use on with special days and at with special times too. on my birthday / New Year's Day / the last day of school at midnight / bedtime / dinner time At bedtime on Halloween we usually read a scary story!

We use in with parts of the day and at with night. in the morning / afternoon / evening at night I don't like going to bed at night but I like getting up in the morning.

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Months: in January / in April Seasons: in spring / in winter Years: in 1984 / in 2015 Centuries: in the 20th century Times of day: in the morning / in the evening Longer periods of time: in the past / in the 1990s / in the holidays

Days of the week: on MondayDays + parts of days: on Tuesday afternoon / on Saturday mornings Dates: on November 22nd Special days: on my birthday / on New Year’s Eve

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Clock times: at 7.30 a.m. / at 5 o’clock Festivals: at Christmas / at Easter Exceptions: at night / at the weekend

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