Prepositions of Time: in, on, at

Prepositions of Time: in, on, at

By Morency Vanessa

In English, we use prepositions 前置詞 a lot.
Today, you will learn how to use in / on / at.

Let's go!!

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Prepositions

Let's Start with Preposition of Time

​In is used with years, seasons, months, and weeks.

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We also use in with the words: past, present, and future.

in the future
in the present
in the past

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Multiple Select

Which words would you use 'IN' with?

• February

• Tuesday

• a week

• the present

• Spring

ALSo:

​We can use in with morning, evening, and afternoon.
In English, we say:
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening

​We also use in with seconds, minutes and hours.
in ten seconds
in twenty minutes
in an hour

Multiple Choice

When's the movie?

It's ___ five minutes.

• on

• at

• in

Multiple Choice

When do you eat lunch?

I eat lunch ___ the afternoon.

• on

• at

• in

On is used with days, holidays, and dates.

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​SA- Saturday
SU- Sunday

Multiple Select

Which words would you use 'ON' with?

• Thursday

• 2025

• January 1

• the weekend

• Christmas

At is used with hours. And it is very small.

We can say,
I go to bed at 10 pm.
I eat lunch at 12 o'clock.
I wake up at 6am.

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But, we also use in with hours.

ONLY when we say hours with the number.

So, we can say at 10PM.
We can not say at 10 hours.

We can say in 10 hours.
We can not say in 10PM.

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Multiple Select

Which words would you use AT with?

• 7 PM

• 12 o'clock

• 5 am

• the morning

• 1 hour

Also:

​We can use at with noon, night, and midnight.
In English, we say:
at night
at midnight
at noon

Multiple Choice

When's your lunch hour?

It's ___ noon.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

What time's the concert?

It's ___ midnight.

• on

• at

• in

Multiple Select

Do you usually go out ---- night?

• at

• in

• on

Now It's Your Turn To Try
Answer all

Multiple Choice

The dance is ___ Saturday.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

My birthday is __ May.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

My on-line classes are always ___ the evenings.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

When's the carnival?

It's ___ the summer.

• at

• in

• on

Multiple Select

Were your parents at Osaka University ---- 1985?

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Select

The English class is ------ 9 o'clock.

• on

• in

• at

Multiple Select

My mother was born ---- August.

• at

• in

• on

Multiple Select

The baby often wakes up ---- midnight.

• at

• on

• In

Multiple Choice

What do you usually do __ Valentine's Day?

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

My mother will be home ______ one o'clock.

• in

• at

• on

Multiple Choice

I have to write my answer ______ ten seconds.

• in

• at

• on

Multiple Choice

Sarah will start cooking lunch ______ an hour.

• in

• at

• on

Multiple Choice

My mother arrived in India yesterday ______ midnight.

• in

• at

• on

Multiple Choice

I am meeting Anna .... two hours.

• in

• at

• on

Multiple Choice

He goes to bed late ... night.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

I always visit my aunt __ Sundays.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Select

I usually have breakfast ... eight o'clock.

• at

• in

• on

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentences. Use in, on or at.

Our parents will be back ………. an hour.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

The movie is ____ Thursday ____ 11:50.

• on / at

• at / on

• in / at

• at / in

Multiple Select

Complete the sentences. Use in, on or at.

I started doing my homework ……… eight o’clock, and I finished ………… midnight.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

I have English classes ____ Tuesdays and Wednesdays _____ 10 o'clock.

• on / on

• on / at

• at / on

Multiple Choice

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

• at / in

• on / in

• on / at

• in / on

Multiple Choice

My mother was born ____ December 7th, 1960, ____ 11:00 ____ night.

• on / at / at

• in / at / at

• on / at / in

• on / in / at

Multiple Choice

Ken is arriving ......December the 12th ........12 o'clock........the morning

• on / in / at

• on / at / in

• at / in / on

• in / at / on