PREPOSITION

Edited by Agnes Endah Ayu W., S.Pd.

 Prepositions of time
(at/in/on) can be confusing
for English learners. To find
out the differences, read the
post:
We use: AT for the time of the
day:
• At five o’clock
• At 11.45
• At midnight
• At lunchtime
• At sunset
We use: ON for days and dates
• On Friday/ on Fridays
• On 16 May 2013
• On Christmas Day
• On my birthday
We use: IN for longer periods (for
example: months/years/seasons)
• In June
• In 2015
• In (the) winter
• In the 19th century
• In the past
• In the future
• In the Renaissance
We use AT in these expressions:
• At night
• At the weekend/ at weekends
• At Christmas
• At the moment/ at present
• At the same time
• We say:
• In the morning(s)
• In the afternoon(s)
• In the evening(s)
• But:
• On Friday morning(s)
• On Sunday afternoon(s)
• On Monday evening(s)
NB: Most examples are taken from English
Grammar in Use, third edition, Raymund
Murphy, Cambridge University Press

Or you can simply

memorise it . . .