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Vocabulary
In? On? At?
Which prepositions (in, on, at) do we use with these time expressions?
Put (in, on, at, or X for no preposition) in the boxes below:
1. 3 p.m.
2. 2 days ago
3. the afternoon
4. next week
5. Christmas Day
6. night
7. last night
8. 2003
9. the 1990s
10. 10 January
11. yesterday
12. Tuesday
13. Sunday 9 May
14. this evening
15. tonight
16. my birthday
Check your answers.
Explanation:
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in
is used with: |
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| years |
in 1998 |
| centuries
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in the 19th century |
| parts of
the day (exception: at night) |
in the morning |
| decades |
in the 1990s |
| seasons |
in summer |
| months |
in October |
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on
is used with: |
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| dates |
on January 1, on May 2, 2004 |
| days of the
week |
on Monday, on Sunday evening |
| “special
days” |
on my birthday, on Christmas Day |
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at
is used with: |
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| times |
at 7:00, at midnight (12:00) |
| holidays |
at Christmas,
at Easter |
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no preposition
is used with expressions
with: |
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| ago |
one year
ago |
| tonight,
this morning, this afternoon, etc. |
I'm going to
see a movie
tonight |
| tomorrow,
tomorrow afternoon, etc. |
See you
tomorrow |
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yesterday, yesterday morning, etc. |
I didn't go to
school
yesterday |
| expressions
with last or next |
I was in Japan
last year |
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