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At /on / In: We Use At/on/in We Do Not Use At/on/in
At /on / In: We Use At/on/in We Do Not Use At/on/in
We use at/on/in …
We do not use at/on/in …
at /on / in
TIME OTHER
POSITION USES
We use at:
• 1) For the time of day :
TIME
• At five o’clock
• At 10.45
• At midnight
• At lunchtime
• At sunset
• 2) in these expressions:
• At night
• At the weekend / at weekends
• At Christmas
• At the moment/ at present
• At the same time
On time ≠ late
• E.g.: Be on time. Don’t be late.
We use in:
• 1) for longer periods (months/years/seasons):
TIME
• In October
• In winter
• In 2017
• In the 18th century
• In the past/future
• 2) in the expressions:
• In the morning(s) BUT on Friday morning(s)
• In the afternoon(s) BUT on Sunday afternoon(s)
• In the evening(s) BUT on Monday evening(s)
• Last Friday
• Last March