Prepositions – Elöljárószavak
Prepositions of time – at/on/in and no preposition
Which do we use and when? Look at the examples of the different prepositions in different time expressions.
At + clock time/meal time
at three o’clock
at lunch (-time)
at the moment
At + two or three days
at Easter/Christmas
at the weekend (US: on the weekend)
On + day/date
on Wednesday(s)
on (the) 15(th) (of) April/on April (the) 15(th)
on that day
On + a single day
on Easter Monday
on Christmas Day
On + day + part of day
on Friday morning
on Monday night.
In + year/month/season
in 1988
in September
in winter
in the 21st century
In + a week or more
in the Easter holiday
in the summer
In + part of day
in the morning
in the evening
in the afternoon
BUT at night!
NO PREPOSITION
We don’t use a preposition before:
this (this morning, this week, these days)
last (last August, last week, last time)
next (next Monday, next week, next year)
every (every afternoon, every Sunday, every month)
