Prepositions of time
In / at/ on/
from........to
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I.
“on”: is used with:
a. Days of the week: on Friday/ on
Monday/ on Saturday……
b. Date: on 15th April/ on
23rdDecember/ on the 15th of
April…
c. A special part of a day: on Friday evening/ on Monday morning…
II. “at”:
is used with:
a. Part of the day: at night/ at noon…
b. Time of day: at 7:00/ at 9:00/ at midday/ at
midnight/ at sunset/ at
sunrise…….
c. Celebrations: at Christmas/ at
Ester……
d. Fixed phrases: at the same time/ at present/ at the
moment…………
III.
“in” is used with:
a. Months: in
July/ in May/ in December…
b. Year: in 2012/ in
1999/ in 1985/ in
1970s…
c. Seasons: in summer/ in spring/
in autumn/ in
winter…
d. Part of the day: in the morning/ in the evening/ in the afternoon……………….
e. Duration: in
weeks time/ in a minute/ in two weeks……………………………………
IV. “from…….to……”
:
is used with limited periods of time:
From seven o’clock to
nine o’clock
from Monday to
Saturday.
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