quarta-feira, 9 de novembro de 2011

Prepositions of time - AT, IN, ON

Sometimes it's hard for students to understand and distinguish these three prepositions of time. Here is something to help you:

in - longest times (eg.: In 1976)

on - dates (On  February 2nd)

at - shortest times (at 4 o'clock, at Christmas)


In “longest  time”
On “dates/special dates”
At “shortest time”
In 2011
In October
In the 18th century
In the Summer

In the evening
In the morning

In the Easter holiday
On Monday
On 3rd December
On this day


On Christmas Day
On Easter Sunday

On Wednesday morning
At two o’clock
At the moment
At dinner


At Christmas
At the weekend

At night


Try these exercises:
http://www.ihbristol.com/learn-online/exercise-general/elementary/grammar/prepositions-of-time/98/
http://www.englishforjapanese.com/exercises/prepositions/02%20preps.html

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