Prepositions of Time (IN ON AT)

Prepositions of time
ON IN AT

We use "at" to express a precise time.​

at 5 o'clock

AT

We use "on" before days and dates.​

on Friday
on November 1st

ON

We use "in" before months,years,centuries and long periods of time.​

in November
in 2012

IN

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We use ...

• IN

• ON

• AT

with months,years,centuries and long periods of time

with days and dates

to express a precise time

• with months,years,centuries and long periods of time

• with days and dates

• to express a precise time

let's practice...
think fast!

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Farmers pick cherries ​

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summer.

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Mollie's birthday was ​

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Tuesday so we had two days to prepare a surprise party.

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​

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Father's Day, I gave a nice present to my father.

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The football match was ​

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8 o'clock.

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I got up early ​

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the morning and had a big breakfast.

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The bell rings ​

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noon and the students have their lunch.

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Sarah got a nice pink dress ​

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her birthday.

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My father came home late ​

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night.

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I graduated from secondary school ​

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2015.

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Turkish people celebrated Children's Day ​

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April 23.

Match

Match the following

• at

• on

• in

the moment

Mother's Day

the 20th century

• the moment

• Mother's Day

• the 20th century

Match

Match the following

• at

• on

• in

the sunset

March 17, 1956

Stone Age

• the sunset

• March 17, 1956

• Stone Age

Match

Match the following

• at

• on

• in

lunch time

my birthday

winter

• lunch time

• my birthday

• winter

that's all!