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Prepositions of time

When did you do it? Look at the table below.

AT

When	Example
a particular time	at 7 o’clock, at lunchtime
holidays and weekends	at Christmas, at weekends
certain expressions	at the moment, at present, at the same time, at night

ON

When	Example
with days	on Thursday, on Tuesdays, on Christmas Day, on Easter Day
parts of a specific day	on Sunday evening, on Wednesday morning
dates	on my birthday, on 25th of November
with some expressions	on time (punctually), on holiday

IN

When	Examples
months	in October
seasons	in spring
years	in 1812
parts of the day	in the evening, in the morning, in the afternoon
periods of time (centuries)	in the 21st century
with some expressions	in time (before something begins or ends)

No preposition with last, this, next, every + day/week/month/year. 

E.g., last month, this year, next summer, every day.

Practice makes perfect

When did it happen?

Task 1

When was the last time you played cards? Let’s play again and think about “when”.

Task 2

Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

Where is it?

Look carefully at the pictures, listen to the speaker and repeat what you hear.

Task 3

Find the position of the objects. Be careful! You are going to fly a plane.

Task 4

Find the keys. Yesterday, you stayed at your friend’s and lost the car keys. You’re sure that they are in your friend’s house, in the living room. Go there and try to find them. And hurry up – a party is waiting for you! After you have found the keys, describe where you were looking them for, and where you finally found them. So, to find the keys, click on different places in the room until you find them.

Task 5

Now write where you looked for the keys and where they appeared.