
In On At
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Oriana González
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In On At
Time and Place
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Prepositions of Time
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We use:
"At" for a PRECISE TIME
"In" for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
"On" for DAYS and DATES
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"At"
PRECISE TIME
at 3 o'clock
at noon
at bedtime
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"At"
PRECISE TIME
at sunrise
at the moment
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"In"
MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
in May
in summer
in 1990
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"In"
MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
in the next century
in the Ice Age
in the past/future
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"On"
DAYS and DATES
on Sundayon
on Tuesdays
on 6 March
on Christmas Day
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"On"
DAYS and DATES
on Independence Day
on my birthday
on New Year's Eve
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Examples:
I have a meeting at 9am.
Jane went home at lunchtime.
In England, it often snows in December.
Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
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Examples
There should be a lot of progress in the next century.
Do you work on Mondays?
Her birthday is on November 20th
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When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on.
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Examples
I went to London last June. (not in last June)
He's coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday)
I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)
We'll call you this evening. (not in this evening)
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Prepositions of Place. We use:
At: tells us that the following noun is located at a specific point or location. It shows an exact position.
In: tells us the noun is in an enclosed space (surround or closed off on all sides). Basically, when something is inside something.
On: tells us that the following noun is located on a surface. Use on when one thing is attatched to or touching somthing.
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At a Point
"She's waiting at the entrance."
"He's sitting on his chair at his desk."
"I work at a bank."
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In an Enclosed Space
In a box.
In a room.
In a country.
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On a Surface
On the table.
On the floor.
On the chair.
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What's the difference bewteen these two sentences?
She's at the library.
She's in the library.
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She's at the library.
The emphasis is on the her location and the type of place she has gone to.
She's in the library. - the emphasis is on the type of building she is in.
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Time and Place
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