PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

by Teacher Jorge Tipantuña

​Prepositions of time

​AT - IN - ON

​There are three prepositions in English that are used with time in, at, on.

Generally:

In shows the “largest” time or place,

On shows dates and time.

At usually shows the “smallest” time or place.

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Let's look at the usage for in, at, on.

​EXAMPLES:

• I have a meeting at 9am.

• The shop closes at midnight.

• Jane went home at lunchtime.

• In England, it often snows in December.

• There should be a lot of progress in the next century.

• Do you work on Mondays?

• Her birthday is on November 2Oth.

• Where will you be on New Year's Eve?

Multiple Choice

I WILL TRAVEL ___ MONDAY.

• AT

• IN 

• ON 

Multiple Choice

WHAT DO YOU DO____10 O'CLOCK`?

• AT

• IN

• ON

Multiple Choice

THEY WERE BORN ____ JANUARY.

• AT

• IN

• ON

Multiple Choice

"You won't be working _______ Saturday nights _______ the future, will you?"

• at, in

• on, in

• on, at

Multiple Choice

SANDRA WORKS ___ NIGHT.

• AT

• IN

• ON

Multiple Choice

LET`S MET ____ MIDDAY ___ SATRUDAY.

• AT

  ON

• AT

  IN

• IN

  AT

• ON

  IN

Multiple Choice

We often go on holiday ...... summer

• AT

• IN

• ON

Multiple Choice

Do you want to go to the cinema ...... the weekend?

• AT

• IN

• ON

Multiple Choice

Are you coming ...... Tuesday morning?

• AT

• IN

• ON

Multiple Choice

The film starts ...... 7:30 pm

• AT

• IN

• ON

Multiple Choice

The factory opened ...... 2002.

• AT

• IN

• ON

Multiple Choice

I was born ___ April. 

• AT

• IN

• ON

Multiple Choice

I was born ____ 1992.

• AT

• IN

• ON

Multiple Choice

I was born ____ April 22nd 1992.

• AT

• IN

• ON

Open Ended

They´re coming ...... the afternoon.

Open Ended

His friends got married ...... New Year´s Eve

Open Ended

We live ...... the 21st century.