Listening activity: prepositions of time (at, in, on)
Pay attention to the following video. It's really interesting and useful for your whole understanding of the prepositions of time. Besides, you can practice some exercises as well.
Remember:
We use:
at for a PRECISE TIME
in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
on for DAYS and DATES
at
in
on
PRECISE TIME
MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
DAYS and DATES
at 3 o'clock
in May
on Sunday
at 10.30am
in summer
on Tuesdays
at noon
in the summer
on 6 March
at dinnertime
in 1990
on 25 Dec. 2010
at bedtime
in the 1990s
on Christmas Day
at sunrise
in the next century
on Independence Day
at sunset
in the Ice Age
on my birthday
at the moment
in the past/future
on New Year's Eve
Solved exercise
Paco visits his grandparents _____ Christmas.
In Argentina you start Primary School _____ the age of six.
Antonio and Isabel are very busy _____ the moment with Paco's luggage.
We have to go _____ a few minutes. Mum is waiting for us.
They are getting married _____ November.
Paco's mother usually goes for a walk in the country _____ Saturdays mornings.
Alex goes dancing _____ weekends.
He eats like a horse _____ lunchtime.
Antonio usually comes home from work _____ three o'clolck.
Paco visits his grandparents at Christmas.
In Argentina you start Primary School at the age of six.
Antonio and Isabel are very busy at the moment with Paco's luggage.
We have to go in a few minutes. Mum is waiting for us.
They are getting married in November.
Paco's mother usually goes for a walk in the country on Saturdays mornings.
Alex goes dancing at weekends.
He eats like a horse at lunchtime.
Antonio usually comes home from work at three o'clolck.
Self-Assessment activity
Complete with the most suitable preposition of time:
You can see the stars _____ night. Well, if the sky is clear....
in
at
on
Wrong
Right
Wrong
I hate waking up very early _____ the morning.
in
on
at
Right
Wrong
Wrong
The course ends _____ January 8.
at
in
on
Wrong
Wrong
Right
Further knowledge
For a complete list of prepositions of time and their most common uses, have a look here.
Listening activity: prepositions of time (at, in, on)
Solved exercise
Self-Assessment activity
Further knowledge