KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY
ELEMENTARY LEVEL
ENGLISH LESSONS
Time Prepositions (in, at, on)
 we use ‘at’ with times, special periods (e.g.
celebrations) and in some phrases.
at
at
at
at
3 o’clock
night
noon
Christmas
at
at
at
at
five to seven
the weekend
the moment
dinnertime
Time Prepositions ( in, at, on)
 we use ‘in’ with parts of the day, months,
seasons,years,centuries, etc.
in
in
in
in
the evening
December
the winter
the twentieth century
in
in
in
in
the past/future
the Ice Age
1990
the 1990s
Time Prepositions (in, at, on)
 we use ‘on’ with days and dates, including
special days
on
on
on
on
on
on
Thursday
the 31st of October
20 Sept. 2010
Christmas Day
Independence Day
my birthday
Time Prepositions (in, at, on)
We don’t use time prepositions immediately
before adverbs or adverbial phrases,
today, tomorrow, last/this/next week
Time Prepositions (in, at, on)
1. __ summer I play tennis __ Sundays.
2. The train leaves Prague__ 4 p.m.
3. He likes playing football __ weekends.
4. My brother’s birthday is __ March.
5. They often eat in a restaurant __ Fridays.
6. Vancouver is very cold __ winter.
workbook p.22 ex. 9
Time Prepositions (in,at, on)
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2.
3.
4.
5.
I have a meeting __ 9 a.m.
The shop closes __ midnight.
Jane went home __ lunchtime.
In England, it often snows __ December.
Do you think we will go to Jupiter __ the
future?
6. Do you work __ Mondays?
7. Her birthday is __ 20 November.
8. Where will you be __ New Year’s Day?