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Prepositions of
time:
by Carmen Luisa Pérez Amaro
At – time:
a)Times
b)Holidays
c)With the word “night”
At – time:
a)Times:
At four o’clock
At midday
At bedtime
At lunchtime
At – time:
b) Holidays:
At Christmas
At New Year
At Easter
At weekends/At the weekend
At – time:
c) With the word “night”:
At night
On – time:
a)Days
b)Dates
On – time:
a)Days:
On Monday
On Tuesdays
On Saturday night
On holiday
On – time:
b) Dates:
On 2nd January
On my birthday (= 2 July)
On Valentine’s day (=14 February)
On New Year’s Eve (=31 December)
In – time:
a) Periods shorter than a day
b) Periods longer than a day
In – time:
a) Periods shorter than a day:
In the morning
In the afternoon
In the evening
In – time:
b) Periods longer than a day:
- week: in Easter week
- month: in April
- season: in (the) summer
- year: in 2008
- decade: in the 1970s
- century: in the 21st century
Be careful:
 Don’t use prepositions with
the words:
- each: each Monday
- every: every April
- next: next summer
- last: last winter
- this: this Friday