PREPOSITIONS

of time: at, in, on

at for a precise time

at
at
at
at
at
at
at
at

3 oclock
10:30 am
noon
dinnertime
bedtime
sunset
sunrise
the moment

at standard expressions

at night

at Christmas

at the same time

at present

The stars shine at night.

I stay with my family at Christmas.

We finished the test at the same time.

Hes not home at present. Try later.

in for months, years, centuries

and long periods

in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in

May
summer
1990
the 1990s
the next century
the Ice Age
the past
the future

on for days and dates

on
on
on
on
on
on
on

Sunday
March 6th.
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Christmas Day
Independence Day
my birthday
New Years eve

in / on - standard expressions
in

on

on Tuesday morning

in the morning

on Saturday mornings

in the mornings

on Sunday afternoons

in the afternoon(s)

in the evening(s)

on Monday evening

on weekends
on the weekends

Dont use: at, in, on

When you use:
last
next
every
this

Examples
I went to London last June. (not in last June)

Hes coming next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday)

She goes home every Easter. (not at every
Easter)

Well call you this evening. (not in this

evening)