Time Prepositions
by dominic elliston
1. At
1.1. holiday periods: at Christmas, at Easter
1.2. at night
1.3. at the weekend
1.4. at lunchtime, at dinnertime, at breakfast time
1.5. times: at 8pm, at midnight, at 6:30
2. On
2.1. days: on Monday, on my birthday, on Christmas Day dates: on the 20th of June
2.2. days + morning / afternoon / evening / night: on Tuesday morning
3. In
3.1. years: in 1992, in 2006
3.2. months: in December, in June
3.3. decades: in the sixties, in the 1790s
3.4. centuries: in the 19th century
3.5. seasons: in winter, in summer
3.6. in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
4. No Preposition
4.1. next week, year, month etc
4.2. last night, year etc
4.3. this morning, month etc
4.4. every day, night, year etc
4.5. today, tomorrow, yesterday