Preposition of Time
Kinds of
Prepositions of Time
Guidelines of
Prepositions of Time
Preposition of Time
A preposition of time is usually a word used to specify the relative time of
something with respect to a specific time, time frame or time period.
Kinds of
Prepositions of Time
Preposition of Time are usually used according to
both the time frame related and specified to:
At is a preposition of time used to describe something
related
at a specific time or time frame.
at a clock time:
at two o'clock,
at 10.00am, etc.
The meeting will start at two o' clock.
The meeting will start at 10.00am.
at a time instant:
at the moment, at present, at the
same time, etc.
Tom is not here at the moment.
Mary cannot visit the English teacher at present.
Tom and Mary get sick at the same time.
at a time frame:
at noon, at midnight, at lunchtime,
at dinnertime. at bedtime, at sunrise, at sunset, at midday, etc.
The conference will commence
at noon.
The offer expires at midnight.
Tom chooses to exercise at lunchtime.
Tom usually come at dinnertime.
Children learn faster with a book at bedtime.
The lake is best seen at sunrise.
The mountain is best seen at sunset.
The competition will close
at midday.
at a very specific time frame:
at night, at the weekend, etc.
Tom often runs alone
at night.
Mary loves cooking at the weekend.
at a general time frame of a holiday or festival that
related generally to the period and not the day only:
at Christmas, at
Easter, at the New Year, etc.
Tom often stays with his family
at Christmas.
Tom and Mary decide to go out at Easter.
Tom want to see the fireworks at the New Year.
at a specific part of a time frame or period:
at the end, at the beginning,
etc.
Tom will return at the end of the week.
Mary will arrive at the beginning of June.
On is a preposition of time
used to decribe something related on a specific day or days, or a specific time frame of a period.
on a specific time frame:
on Christmas, on the weekend,
on Tuesday morning, on Tuesday mornings, on the same day, etc.
Tom often runs on the weekend.
Mary loves cooking on Tuesday morning.
Mary always cooks on Tuesday mornings.
Tom and Mary return on the same day.
on a specific time frame of a period:
on the morning of the sixth of March, on a beautiful summer's evening, etc.
Tom will leave on the morning of the sixth of
March.
Tom went for a walk on a beautiful summer's
evening.
on a date:
on 6th March, on 25 Dec, 2001, etc.
Tom will leave on 6th March.
Tom will leave on 25 Dec, 2001.
on a day or days:
on Tuesday, on a
Tuesday, on Tuesdays, etc.
Tom wants to run alone
on a Tuesday.
Mary decides to cook on Tuesday.
Tom always run alone
on Tuesdays.
on a special day:
on Christmas day, on his birthday, on New
Year's Eve, on the weekend, on the last weekend, etc.
Mary loves cooking on Christmas day.
Tom often runs alone
on his birthday.
Mary loves cooking on New Year's Eve.
Mary usually does a lot of cooking
on the weekend.
The event will take place on the last weekend
before Christmas.
In is a preposition of time used to decribe something
related in a long period of time frame.
in a part of a day:
in morning, in a morning, in the morning, in the mornings,
in the afternoon, in the evening, in the night, etc.
Tom
wants to take a walk in a morning.
Tom prefers to have a walk in morning.
Tom usually goes for a walk in the morning.
Tom always have a
walk in the mornings.
Tom goes for a walk in the afternoon.
Tom usually goes for a walk in the evening.
Tom often wakes up in the night.
in a month of a year:
in April, in May, etc.
Tom will leave in April.
Tom will leave in May.
in a season of a year:
in Summer, in the Summer, etc.
Tom always swims in Summer.
Tom will go to England in Summer.
in a year or years:
in 1901, in the 1970s, etc.
Tom was born
in 1901.
Tommy and Mary are common given names
in 1970s.
in a specific period:
in about one minute, in three days, in three days' time, in a year's time,
etc.
Tom will arrive in one minute.
Mary will arrive in three days.
Tom will come again in three days' time.
Tom hopes to regain the Cup in a year's time.
in a specific part of a period:
in the beginning, in the end,
etc.
Tom does not understanding what was happening in the beginning.
Tom finally bought a new machine in the end.
in a general longer time frame of time or day:
in the
day, in the next few days, in the next few hours, in the past, in the future, etc.
Mary plans to arrive in the day.
Mary will arrive in the next few days.
Mary will return in the next few hours.
Tom has learned from mistakes made in the past.
Tom will work even harder in the future.
in a specific longer period of time frame:
in the next century, in the
nineteenth century, in the Ice Age, etc.
Cancer will continue to be a major public health problem in
the next century.
Stereographs were popular in the nineteenth century.
Woolly mammoths were one of the giant grazers in the Ice Age.
Guidelines of
Prepositions of Time
Prepositions of time, at,
on, and in are normally not used in related to a
particular or typical time, time frame, or period for time expressions beginnng
with each, every, next, last, some, this, that, one, any, all, etc.
Mary saves some money each week for Christmas gifts.
Tom plays football every Saturday.
Tom will visit Mary next Sunday.
Tom had a dream last night.
Tom can be available some Saturday nights.
Tom and Mary will get married this June.
Tom had seen Mary that day.
Tom was required to work one hour early.
Tom is able to work any morning.
Tom have to work all Sunday.
In general,
at is used to related something at a specific time frame precisely,
on is used to related something on a specific time frame generally,
and in is used to related something in a specific time frame wholly
at
at a precise time of a period:
a definite clock timee, e.g. at two o'clock,
at 10.00am, etc.
a relateivetime instantt, e.g. at the moment, at present, at the
same time, etc.
at a precise time frame of a period:
a named time frame, e.g. at noon, at midnight, at lunchtime,
at dinnertime. at bedtime, at sunrise, at sunset, at midday, etc.
a named time frame of a period, e.g. at night, at the weekend, etc.
a general time frame of a period, e.g. at Christmas, at
Easter, at the New Year, etc.
a specific part of a timed period, e.g. at the end, at the beginning,
etc.
on
on a specific day or days:
on a date, e.g.
on 6th March, on 25 Dec, 2001, etc.
on a named day or days, e.g on Tuesday, on a
Tuesday, on Tuesdays, etc.
on a special day, e.g. on Christmas day, on Christmas, on his birthday, on New
Year's Eve, on the weekend, on the last weekend, etc.
on a specific time frame of a period:
on a specific time frame, e.g. on Christmas, on the weekend,
on Tuesday morning, on Tuesday mornings, on the same day, etc.
on a specific time frame of a period, e.g. on the morning of the sixth of March, on a beautiful summer's evening, etc.
in
in a specific period:
in a part of a day, e.g. in morning, in a morning,
in the morning, in the mornings, in the afternoon, in the evening,
etc.
in a month of a year, e.g. in April, in May, etc.
in a season of a year, e.g. in Summer, in the Summer,
etc.
in a year or years, e.g. in 1901, in the 1970s, etc.
in a specific period, e.g. in about one minute, in three
days, in three days' time, in a year's time, etc.
in a general longer time frame of time or day, e.g. in
the day, in the night, in the next few days, in the next few hours, in the past, in the future,
in a specific longer period of time frame, e.g. in the next
century, in the nineteenth century, in the Ice Age, etc.
in a specific part of a period
in a specific part of a period, e.g. in the beginning, in the
end, etc.
The difference of using
at and on in a time expression
for a holiday and weekend.
for a holiday
At is used to specify the period of a holiday
especially in a general sense.
e.g. at Christmas, at
the New Year, etc.
On is used to specify the particular special day
especially in a specific sense.
e.g.
on Christmas day, on New Year's Eve, etc.
for a weekend
At is used to specify a weekend especially in a general sense.
e.g. at the weekend, etc.
On is used to specify a particular weekend especially in a specific sense.
e.g. on the last weekend, on the weekend, etc.
However, on the weekend can also be used as at the weekend in a general sense.
The difference of using
at and in in a time expression
for a night and a time period.
for a night
At is used to specify any night in a general sense.
e.g. at the weekend, at Christmas, at
the New Year, etc.
In is used to specify one particular night in a specific sense.
e.g. on the last weekend, on Christmas day, on New Year's Eve,
etc.
for a time period
At is used to specify the special moment at a
particular point of a time
period.
e.g. at the beginning, at the end, at
start, at finish, etc.
In is used to specify one particular part in a long
time flame of a time period.
e.g. in the beginning, in the end,
etc.
The difference of using
on and in in a time expression
for a part of a day.
for a night
On is used to specify a particular part of a day in a
specific sense.
e.g. on Tuesday morning, on the afternoon of the sixth of March, s, on
the same day, on a beautiful summer's evening, etc.
In is used to specify a part of a day in a general sense.
e.g. in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening,
etc.
The
general differnece of time expressions when using together with
at, on, and
in.
Time expresseion without an article is used to specify something in a general
sense.
Tom prefers to have a walk at noon.
Tom prefers to have a walk on Tuesday.
Tom prefers to have a walk in morning.
Time expresseion in plural form is used to specify something in repeating sense.
Tom always have a
walk at noons.
Tom always have a
walk on Tuesdays.
Tom always have a
walk in mornings.
Tom always have a
walk in the mornings.
Time expresseion with an indefinite article is used to specify something in a
typical sense.
Tom wants to take a walk at an afternoonn.
Tom wants to take a walk on a Tuesday.
Tom wants to take a walk in a morning.
Time expresseion with a definite article is used to specify something in a
specific sense.
Tom usually goes for a walk at the weekend.
Tom usually goes for a walk
on the Tuesday before Christmas.
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