Prepositions of Time: at, in, on (EnglishClub.

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We use:
at for a PRECISE TIME
in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
on for DAYS and DATES
at in on
PRECISE
TIME
M!T"S, #E$RS, CE!T%RIES an& '!(
PERI)S
)$#S an& )$TES
at o!"#o"$ %n Ma& on Sunda&
at '()(a* %n su**er on Tuesda&s
at noon %n t+e su**er on , Mar"+
at d%nnert%*e %n '--( on ./ De") .('(
at 0edt%*e %n t+e '--(s on C+r%st*as Da&
at sunr%se %n t+e ne1t "entur& on Inde2enden"e
Da&
at sunset %n t+e I"e A3e on *& 0%rt+da&
at t+e *o*ent %n t+e 2ast4future on Ne5 Year!s E6e
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Loo$ at t+ese e1a*2#es:
I +a6e a *eet%n3 at -a*)
T+e s+o2 "#oses at *%dn%3+t)
7ane 5ent +o*e at #un"+t%*e)
In En3#and, %t often sno5s in De"e*0er)
Do &ou t+%n$ 5e 5%## 3o to 7u2%ter in t+e future8
T+ere s+ou#d 0e a #ot of 2ro3ress in t+e ne1t "entur&)
Do &ou 5or$ on Monda&s8
Her 0%rt+da& %s on .( No6e*0er)
W+ere 5%## &ou 0e on Ne5 Year!s Da&8
Not%"e t+e use of t+e 2re2os%t%on of t%*e at %n t+e fo##o5%n3 standard e12ress%ons:
E*pression E*ample
at n%3+t T+e stars s+%ne at night)
at t+e 5ee$end9 I don!t usua##& 5or$ at the +ee,en&)
at C+r%st*as94Easter I sta& 5%t+ *& fa*%#& at Christmas)
at t+e sa*e t%*e We f%n%s+ed t+e test at the same time)
at 2resent He!s not +o*e at present) Tr& #ater)
Not%"e t+e use of t+e 2re2os%t%ons of t%*e in and on %n t+ese "o**on e12ress%ons:
in on
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%n t+e *orn%n3 on Tuesda& *orn%n3
%n t+e *orn%n3s on Saturda& *orn%n3s
%n t+e afternoon:s; on Sunda& afternoons
%n t+e e6en%n3:s; on Monda& e6en%n3
W+en 5e sa& last, ne*t, e-er., this 5e do not a#so use at, in, on)
I 5ent to London last 7une) :not %n #ast 7une;
He!s "o*%n3 0a"$ ne*t Tuesda&) :not on ne1t Tuesda&;
I 3o +o*e e-er. Easter) :not at e6er& Easter;
We!## "a## &ou this e6en%n3) :not %n t+%s e6en%n3;
See a#so Pre2os%t%ons of P#a"e: at, %n, on
<or a fu## #%st of '/( 2re2os%t%ons, %n"#ud%n3 one/+or& and comple* 2re2os%t%ons, 5%t+ 012
e*ample sentences, do5n#oad t+e free En3#%s+C#u0 e=0oo$ English Prepositions 'iste&)
9Note t+at %n so*e 6ar%et%es of En3#%s+ 2eo2#e sa& >on t+e 5ee$end> and >on C+r%st*as>)
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