TIME PLACE

We use AT for a POINT and

We use AT for a PRECISE TIME INSTITUTIONS

A >
>
>
at 7 o'clock
at 10.45 am
at noon
> at the corner
> at the bus stop
> at the door

T
> at dinnertime
> at bedtime
> at sunrise
> at sunset
> at the moment
We use IN for MONTHS, YEARS,
CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
> at the bottom of the page
> at the end of the road
> at the entrance
> at the crossroads
> at the front desk
We use IN for an ENCLOSED SPACE
and GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS

I >
>
>
in July
in winter
in the summer
> in the garden
> in Manchester
> in England

N > in 2013 > in a box

> in the 1980s > in my pocket
> in the next century > in my wallet
> in the Stone Age > in a building
> in the past / future > in a car
We use ON for a SURFACE and
We use ON for DAYS and DATES PUBLIC TRANSPORT

O >
>
>
on Saturday
on Mondays
on 11 July
>
>
>
on the wall
on the ceiling
on the door

N
> on 23 March 2013
> on Christmas Day
> on my birthday
> on Independence Day
> on New Year's Eve
> on the cover
> on the floor
> on the carpet
> on the menu
> on a page
Prepositions (at / in / on)

A) Fill in prepositions of time “AT / IN / ON” as in the example:

1. .. on … Saturday 8. ………… 9 o’clock 15. ………… autumn

2. ………. July 9. ………… Christmas 16. ……….. half past two

3. ………. 1984 10. ………… September 28th 17. ………… Monday morning

4. ………. March 25th 11…………. 1991 18. ………… Easter

5. ………. Friday 12. ……….. August 29th 19. …………10 o’clock

6. ………. summer 13. ……….. winter 20. …………Thursday afternoon

7. ………. the morning 14. ……….. the evening 21. ………… noon

B) Fill in “AT / IN / ON” as in the example:

1. …in….. December 6. ………… February 8th 11. ………… a quarter past six

2. ………. midnight 7. ………… noon 12. ………… Saturday night

3. ………. 1982 8. ………… 1964 13. ………... Friday evening

4. ………. April 9. ………… spring 14. ……….. Monday

5. ………. April 2nd 10. ……….. night 15. ……….. June 26th

Put in the correct prepositions AT / ON / IN:

1. Columbos discovered America …………… 1492.

2. You can see the stars …………… night, if the sky is clear.

3. Tom isn’t here …………. the moment. He’ll be back …………. five minutes.

4. The course begins ……….. 7 January and ends ………… 10 March.

5. Tom’s grandmother died ……….. 1977 ……….. the age of 79.

6. The price of electricity is going up …………. October.

7. Ann works hard during the week, so she likes to relax …………. weekends.

8. I can’t be at home ………… the morning. Can you phone me ………. the afternoon instead?

9. Jack’s brother is an engineer but he’s out of work ……….. the moment.

10. …………. Sunday afternoons I usually go for a walk in the country.

11. Tom doesn’t see his parents very often these days- usually only ……….. Christmas and

sometimes …………. the summer for a few days.

12. The telephone and the doorbell rang …………. the same time.

13. I walk up a lot of stairs everyday. My flat is …………. the third floor and there is no lift.

14. We went to the theatre last night. We had seats ………… the front row.

15. It can be dangerous when children play football ………….. the street.