PREPOSITIONS
The prepositions in, at, and on are used in time expression as follows:
- In
Ex : Please be on time in the future. (Possible in British English)
I usually watch TV in the morning.
· In the past,
· in the present,
· in the future,
· In the morning
· In the afternoon
· In the evening
In expressions with the seasons, the is optional: in (the ) spring, in (the ) summer, in (the) fall/ autumn, in (the) winter.
Ex : I was born in October
I was born in 1989
I was born in the twentieth century
The weather is hot in (the) summer
“In + a month/ a year/ a century/ a season”
- At
Ex : We sleep at night
I was a sleep at midnight.
I fell asleep at 9: 30 (nine- thirty)
He is busy at present. Please call again
- At noon
- At night
- At midnight
- At + “ clock time”
- At present
- At the moment
- At the present time
- On
Ex : I was born on October 31, 1975.
I went to a movie on Thursday.
I have class on Thursday morning.
On + a date/ a weekday.
On + weekday morning, afternoon, evening
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