Time prepositions are used to clarity what time an event happened or will happen. Time prepositions are used nouns and pronouns. Prepositions usually come before nouns or pronouns. Prepositions never come before a verb. List of Time Prepositions
At | On | In |
a specific time | days and dates | period of time - years, months, seasons |
at 2:00 | on my birthday | in a few days |
at lunchtime | on the first day of the school year | in a couple of months |
at 4:00 AM | on 11/10/90 | in the summer |
IMPORTANT: In English we say:
- in the morning -because it is considered a period of time
- in the afternoon
- in the evening
- at night -
Note: We say in the morning, in the afternoon, or in the evening BUT we say 'at night'
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