Preposition of Time

Preposition of Time in English! Learn the list of prepositions of time with AT, IN, ON: At dusk, At midday, At night, At noon, In January, In the 1970’s, In the 21st century, On Christmas, On Friday, On holiday…with ESL printable infographic.

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There are three basic prepositions of time: at, in, on

Prepositions of Time: At

‘At’ is used for precise times

Here is the list of preposition with At:

At 10.30am
At 8 o’clock
At bedtime
At breakfast
At Christmas
At dawn
At dinnertime
At dusk
At midday
At night
At noon
At Southern
At sunrise
At sunset
At ten o’clock
At that time
At the beginning
At the end
At the moment
At the present
At the same time
At the weekend

Prepositions of Time: In

‘In’ is used for months, years, decades, centuries, and long periods of time

Here is the list of preposition with In:

In 16 year’s time
In 1991.
In December
In January
In the 1970’s
In the 21st century
In the 70s
In the afternoon
In the Christmas holiday
In the Dark Ages
In the evening
In the future
In the morning
In the past
In the seventies
In the Summer
In this century

Prepositions of Time: On

‘On’ is used for days and dates

Here is the list of preposition with On:

On a Summer evening
On Christmas day
On Christmas
On Friday
On holiday
On January 3rd
On my birthday
On my wedding day
On that day
On the 10th
On the 10th of January
On the first day
On the last day
On Tuesday night
On Wednesday
On West day

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