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(Eng) Prepositions of time: at, in, on Cheat Sheet by

how to use preposition of time

: at

use at with times of day, including mealtimes, bedtime, etc.:
at 3 o’clock, at 10.30am, at noon, at dinner­time, at bedtime, at sunrise, at sunset, at the moment
also, use at in the following common expres­sions:
at the weekend: I don’t usually work at the weekend.
 
at Christ­mas­/Ea­ster: I stay with my family at Christmas.
 
at the same time: We finished the test at the same time.
 
at present/at the moment: He’s not home at present. Try later.
 

: in

use in with months, seasons, years, decades, centuries and long periods of time in general:
in May
 
in the summer
 
in 1990
 
in the 1990s
 
in the 20th century
 
in the Ice Age
 
in the past/f­uture

:

Parts of the day
in the morning
 
in the afternoon
 
in the evening
 
at night
 

: on

use on followed by days and dates:
on Sunday
 
on Tuesday mornings
 
on 6 March
 
on 25 December 2010
 
on Christmas Day
 
on Indepe­ndence Day
 
on my birthday
 
on New Year’s Eve

last, next , every and this

When we say last, next, every, this we do not use at, in, on.
I went to London last June. (NOT in last June)
 
He’s coming back next Tuesday. (NOT on next Tuesday)
 
I go home every Easter. (NOT at every Easter)
 
We’ll call you this evening. (NOT in this evening)
   
 

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