Prepositions of time

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IN

It is used with:

centuries (in the 18th century)

years (in 1987)

seasons (in winter)

months (in May)

parts of the day [except night] (in the morning)

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ON

It is used with:

dates (on 23rd August)

days of the week (on Monday)

specific days (on Christmas Eve)

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AT

It is used with:

clock time (at 4 o’clock)

meal times (at breakfast)

festivities (at Christmas)

others (at night; at the weekend)

It is used with dates, days of the week, specific days

• IN

• AT

• ON

• FOR

• WHILE

"In" is used with...

• festivities

• meal times

• centuries

• dates

"Until" is used to...

• show the beginning and end of a period of time

• show a continuous action that stops at a specific time

Is the sentence correct or incorrect?

"Frank started working for Google on October."

• Correct

• Incorrect

Fill in the gap with the correct preposition.

"The seminar on digital literacy ends ____Wednesday"

Fill in the gap with the correct preposition:

"Facebook was launched _____2004 by Mark Zuckerberg."

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

"The video conference starts _____three o’clock."

• on

• since

• in

• at