A2 · ElementaryGrammar

Prepositions of Time & Place

in, on, at, under, next to — for time and place.

Time: in, on, at

in = months, years, parts of the day; on = days and dates; at = exact times and night / the weekend.

in June / in 2020 / in the morning
on Monday / on 3 May
at 7 o'clock / at night / at the weekend

Place

The most common prepositions of place.

in the box / in Londoninside
on the table / on the wallon a surface
at home / at the bus stopat a point
under the bed / next to the door
between the bank and the café
Tip: We say in the morning, but at night.

Sample quiz questions

  1. The meeting is ___ 10 o'clock.
  2. My birthday is ___ 12 August.
  3. The cat is sleeping ___ the bed. You can't see it.
  4. I was born ___ 2005.

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