IN

AT

ON

Months, Seasons, Years,

Precise Time

Days and Dates

Centuries and Long Periods

in October
in winter
in the summer
in 1969
in the 1800s
in this century
in the Jurassic Period
in the future

at
at
at
at
at
at
at
at

6 o'clock
10.45 am
noon
lunchtime
bedtime
dawn
night
the moment

on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on

Monday
Sundays
October 23
January 3, 2001
Halloween
Mother's Day
your birthday
New Year's Eve

For time expressions we use the following prepositions:

IN
in the morning

AT
at night
at the weekend

ON
on Monday morning
on Sunday mornings

in the mornings
in the afternoon (s)

at Easter

on Tuesday afternoons

in the evening (s)

at Christmas
at the same time

on Friday evenings

In the case of places we use the following ones:

IN
In Tokio
In Japan
In the kitchen
In the supermarket
In the Car
In the park
In the water

AT
At school
At work
At a party
At a bank
At the entrance
At the cinema
At the restaurant

ON
On the bus
On the bike
(Exception: In the Car)
On the table
On the floor
On the wall
On the left

Beach: You may say Hes on the beach to refer that hes actually in the sand.
If you say, Hes at the beach you express that hes there, but not referring to
laying on the sand.
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH IN, ON AND AT
1)
2)
3)
4)

Ill meet you _____ the morning

The meeting starts _______ three
Ill go to the restaurant with you __________ the evening
I usually stay home _______ night

5) I get out of class_________ noon

6) She came _________ Monday
7) She came _________ March
8) I was born_________ 1991
9) I was born__________ March 15th
10)
They managed to complete the work _________ two weeks
11)
He played a trick on me _________ April Fools Day
12)
Ill help you __________ a few minutes
13)
_________ the moment, Im doing an exercise
14)
Hes due to arrive _________ February 14th
15)
I like swimming _________ summer
16)
Im working _________ my birthday
17)
Im going to meet Jim _______ a party
18)
Wheres John? Hes ________ the sea
19)
Get ________ the car!
20)
Grab that picture and put it ______ the right
PRESENT SIMPLE:
We use present simple to express:
Things that are always true (Facts):
Permanent situations:
Habits or things we do regularly:
Friday
Future events that are part of a timetable:
To talk about what happens in books, plays
the detective catches the killer

Water boils at 100 degrees.

She lives in London
I go to gym every Monday and
My plane leaves at 8 oclock
and films: At the end of the movie

PRESENT CONTINUOS:
We use present simple to express:
Things which are happening at the moment of speaking: The water is boiling
now.
Temporary situations:
She is living in London for a few
months
Situations which are slowly changing:
Im getting better at English
Temporary or new habits:
Im drinking too much coffee these days
Definite future plans:
Im meeting John after class today
To talk about people in pictures and photos: In this photo my mother is walking
beside the lake
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN
BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE
1)
2)
3)
4)

It's seven o'clock and they ___________________to school now. (go)

Mrs Cooper__________________ in the restaurant every Sunday. (eat)
Our cat never___________________ on the kitchen table. (jump)
Look! The men____________________ blue uniforms. (wear)

5) Curt always ________________________his guitar in the afternoon. (play)

6) The taxi____________ for them at the moment. (wait)
7) He always _________________his grandmother in the coat. (help)
8) They never________________ very much. (eat)
9) Listen! Bill __________________his electric guitar. (play)
10)
He___________________ his car every Sunday. (wash)
11)
The bell __________________at seven o'clock every morning. (ring)
12)
They always________________ their aunt a tree for Christmas.
(bring)
13)
She ____________________a red pullover and black jeans today.
(wear)
14)
The boys ___________________snowballs at the girls now. (throw)
15)
Mr Black ______________________into the classroom at the moment.
(walk)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN

BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE AND THE PREPOSITIONS IN,
ON AND AT
1) Everyday I___________ up and get a coffee _____ the supermarket (wake)
2) Most people ____________ that aliens exist and that there are proofs
______ area 59. (believe)
3) Once a week I ____________ English __________ home (practice)
4) Look! He is _______________________ the car (get)
5) Quiet please! Im __________ to answer the test! Shouted Anna _____ the
university (try)
6) Im __________ anything ____ the moment (not/do)
7) Does he usually ___________ TV ______ holidays (watch)
8) ___________________tonight? Well be _____ that restaurant _____ the park
(you come)
9) He always _________ dinner ______ home (eat)
10)
Sometimes they ________ poems ____ lessons (read)
11)
Every morning my mother ______________ 6 oclock (get up)
12)
He _________ a BMW. Thats because he works ____ the bank (drive)
13)
He is ___________ his mother ______ July (visit)
14)
When he has time, he __________ breakfast ___ the table (take)
15)
She ________ meat. Thats why we dont have any ____ the fridge
(hate)
16)
Lucy is _________ to France ___ April. She _______ to see the Eiffel
Tower (go/want)
17)
Its __________ hard. Do you really want to meet _____ the evening?
(snow)
18)
_____ Halloween, we are _________ to Japan! (leave)
19)
We usually _____________ the classroom in the breaks (meet)
20)
Are you sure he _________ orange colour? Sure! He has an orange
picture ___ the wall (like).