5. Paco left for London at 8 p.m. on Thursday (time prepositions)
We use:
- at for a PRECISE TIME
- in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
- on for DAYS and DATES
at | in | on |
PRECISE TIME or HOLIDAY PERIODS OF MORE THAN 1 DAY |
MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS | DAYS and DATES |
at 3 o'clock | in May | on Sunday |
at 10.30am | in summer | on Tuesdays |
at noon | in the summer | on 6 March |
at dinnertime | in 1990 | on 25 Dec. 2010 |
at bedtime | in the 1990s | on Christmas Day |
at sunrise | in the next century | on Independence Day |
at sunset | in the Ice Age | on my birthday |
at the moment | in the past/future | on New Year's Eve |
at night | in the morning/afternoon/evening | on Christmas day |
at the weekend | in the 14th century | on Friday 29th |
at Christmas/Easter |
Importante
We use:
- at for a PRECISE TIME
- in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
- on for DAYS and DATES
at | in | on |
PRECISE TIME or HOLIDAY PERIODS OF MORE THAN 1 DAY |
MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS | DAYS and DATES |
at 3 o'clock | in May | on Sunday |
at 10.30am | in summer | on Tuesdays |
at noon | in the summer | on 6 March |
at dinnertime | in 1990 | on 25 Dec. 2010 |
at bedtime | in the 1990s | on Christmas Day |
at sunrise | in the next century | on Independence Day |
at sunset | in the Ice Age | on my birthday |
at the moment | in the past/future | on New Year's Eve |
at night | in the morning/afternoon/evening | on Christmas day |
at the weekend | in the 14th century | on Friday 29th |
at Christmas/Easter |
Ejercicio Resuelto
Paco visits his grandparents _____ Christmas.
In Argentina you start Primary School _____ the age of six.
Antonio and Isabel are very busy _____ the moment with Paco's luggage.
We have to go _____ a few minutes. Mum is waiting for us.
They are getting married _____ November.
Paco's mother usually goes for a walk in the country _____ Saturdays mornings.
Alex goes dancing _____ weekends.
He eats like a horse _____ lunchtime.
Antonio usually comes home from work _____ three o'clolck.
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For a complete list of prepositions of time and their most common uses, have a look here.
Need more practice with prepositions of time? Try this multiple choice activity.