by Carmen Luisa Pérez Amaro

Prepositions of time:

At – time:At – time:

a)Times

b)Holidays

c)With the word “night”

At – time:At – time:

a)Times:

At four o’clock

At midday

At bedtime

At lunchtime

At – time:At – time:

b) Holidays:

At Christmas

At New Year

At Easter

At weekends/At the weekend

At – time:At – time:

c) With the word “night”:

At night

On – time:On – time:

a)Days

b)Dates

On – time:On – time:

a)Days:On Monday On TuesdaysOn Saturday nightOn holiday

On – time:On – time:

b) Dates:On 2nd JanuaryOn my birthday (= 2 July)

On Valentine’s day (=14 February)

On New Year’s Eve (=31 December)

In – time:In – time:

a) Periods shorter than a day

b) Periods longer than a day

In – time:In – time:

a) Periods shorter than a day:

In the morning

In the afternoon

In the evening

In – time:In – time:

b) Periods longer than a day:

- week: in Easter week- month: in April- season: in (the) summer- year: in 2008- decade: in the 1970s- century: in the 21st

century

Be Be careful:careful: Don’t use prepositions with the words:

- each: each Monday- every: every April- next: next summer- last: last winter- this: this Friday