Prepositions of time

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Om 1 uur

1. At one o'clock
2. On one o'clock
3. In one o'clock
4. At one o clock

Op maandag middag

1. At Monday afternoon
2. On Monday afternoon
3. In Monday afternoon

In de middag

1. At the afternoon
2. In the afternoon
3. On the afternoon

Prepositions of time

At – This preposition of time is used to discuss clock times, holidays and festivals, and other very specific time frames including exceptions, such as “at night.”

In – This preposition of time is used to discuss months, seasons, years, centuries, general times of day, and longer periods of time such as “in the past.”

On – This preposition of time is used to discuss certain days of the week or portions of days of the week, specific dates, and special days such as “on New Year’s Day.”

At

clock times: at 10 o'clock, at five past nine

holidays and festivals: at Christmas, at Easter

exceptions:at night, at the weekend

In

months: in January, in March

seasons: in the Winter, in Summer

years: in 2006

centuries: in the twentieth century, in the 19th century

general times of day: in the morning, in the afternoon

longer periods of time: in the nineties, in the past

On

Days of the week: on Monday, on Thursday

Portions of days of the week: on Thursday afternoon, on Sunday mornings

specific dates: on twelve October, on the fifteenth of December

special days: on Newyears' Eve, on Boxingday

Test your knowledge

I always work ___ Monday mornings.

1. in
2. at
3. on

In het weekend

1. At the weekend
2. On the weekend
3. In the weekend

He bought a PS4 ___ Friday.

1. in
2. at
3. on

He handed in his assignment ___ ten minutes to seven.

1. in
2. at
3. on

The Christmas Holiday is ___ December.

1. in
2. at
3. on

___ Friday, ___ five o'clock, he injured his hand.

1. on, at
2. at, on
3. at, at
4. on, on

I always work ___ Sunday.

My parents come home ___ night.

Bob plays football ___ the morning.

___ Christmas we eat turkey.

We drink a lot of beer ___ Christmas morning.