Prepositions of Time

Prepositions of time - here's a list of the time words that need 'on', 'in', 'at' and some that
don't need any preposition. Be careful - many students of English use 'on' with months
(it should be 'in'), or put a preposition before 'next' when we don't need one.

at
● times: at 8pm, at midnight, at 6:30
● holiday periods: at Christmas, at Easter
● at night
● at the weekend
● at lunchtime, at dinnertime, at breakfast time

on
● days: on Monday, on my birthday, on Christmas Day
● days + morning / afternoon / evening / night: on Tuesday morning
● dates: on the 20th of June

in
● years: in 1992, in 2006
● months: in December, in June
● decades: in the sixties, in the 1790s
● centuries: in the 19th century
● seasons: in winter, in summer
● in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening

NO PREPOSITION:
no
● next week, year, month etc
prep ● last night, year etc
● this morning, month etc
● every day, night, years etc
● today, tomorrow, yesterday

Time Prepositions Exercise # 1

Put in the correct preposition (at, in, on, or no preposition):

1) Lucy is arriving in February the 13th at 8 o'clock in the

morning.
2) The weather is often terrible in London in January.
3) It’s better to get a taxi if you are out alone at night.
4) She got married in September.
5) They usually go to the south of France in the summer.
6) Columbus sailed to the Americas in the 16th century.
7) The Beatles were popular in the 1960s.
8) I graduated from university ___in__ 2001.
9) His birthday is __in___ June.

10) I usually go to my parents’ house __at___ Christmas.

We eat turkey together __on___ Christmas Day.

11) The train leaves __x___ tomorrow morning __at____

8:00 AM.

12) I love going skiing ____in__ January.

13) We met at the restaurant __at____ 8 pm.

14) The class is __at__ 9am ____on__ Monday
mornings.

15) I like to drink coffee ___in___ the morning and tea

___in___ the afternoon.