PREPOSITIONS OF TIME (AT, ON, IN)

GRAMMAR 1

prepositions of TIME

A preposition of time is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and a specific time. These prepositions help to indicate when an action or event takes place.

on

at

in

Here's a simple way to remember: - At for specific times and events. - On for days and dates. - In for larger, more general periods.

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• Used with days and dates:

We have a meeting on Monday. Her birthday is on the 5th of June. What did you do on the weekend? The concert is on Saturday night.

• Used with specific days:

We have a holiday on Christmas Day. The party is on New Year's Eve. The event is scheduled on Valentine's Day. We're going to the beach on Labor Day.

• Used for specific times:

I have a meeting at 9 o'clock.I woke up at 5 a.m.The movie starts at 8 p.m.

• Used for holidays and festivals:

We will have a family dinner at Thanksgiving.The concert is at Easter.Children receive gifts at Christmas.

• Used for certain expressions of time:

She wakes up at sunrise.I finish my shift at midnight.They will meet at lunchtime.

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• Used for longer periods of time, months, years, and seasons:

I will see you in a week.They are coming back in December.We go swimming in the summer.The flowers bloom in spring.

• Used with parts of the day (morning, afternoon, evening):

I like to read in the evening.We have lunch in the afternoon.She's starting her new job in May.The party is in the evening.