Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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Everybody went to bed ______________________ midnight | on / in / at |
He finished ______________________ three o'clock | at / in / on |
Classes start every day ______________________ 8:30 | on / in / at |
The meeting starts ______________________ 10 o'clock | in / on / at |
I will finish this ______________________ a few minutes, I'm almost done. | in / on / at |
I was born ______________________ September 7th | on / at / in |
We all get together ______________________ Christmas Day | on / at / in |
They first met ______________________ my wedding day and now they are married | at / on / in |
I love going for a walk ______________________ the morning | in / on / at |
The last time we went to a restaurant was ______________________ our anniversary | in / at / on |
They always turn on the street-lights ______________________ sunset | at / in / on |
We can build a house ______________________ three months. Less if we get more people to help. | on / in / at |
We had coffee ______________________ half past six | on / at / in |
I'll go and visit you ______________________ Tuesday | on / at / in |
She doesn't like driving ______________________ the evenings | at / in / on |
Most shops are closed ______________________ Sundays | in / at / on |
Spain celebrates its national day ______________________ October the 12th | on / at / in |
We are starting a seminar ______________________ the 2nd of March | on / in / at |
We went to Edinburgh ______________________ summer | in / at / on |
She arrived exactly ______________________ tea time | at / in / on |
I always find it hard to get up early ______________________ Mondays | in / on / at |
Wait for me at the bar. I'll be there ______________________ half an hour | on / in / at |
We can meet ______________________ lunch time and have something to eat together | on / in / at |
The countryside is most beautiful ______________________ June | in / on / at |
Photography was invented ______________________ the 19th century | on / at / in |
Memorise this rule:
At a time, On a day, In a period
AT a time (times: 10 o'clock, 5:30, etc.)
ON a day (days and dates: Monday, Thanksgiving, the 5th of June, etc.)
IN a period (periods of time: week, month, year, 4 hours, morning, etc.)
AT
I get up at 9 o'clock
I was there at noon (noon= 12:00 pm)
You can come at lunch time
ON
I went to Berlin on Monday
I was born on May 2nd
My brother arrived on Christmas Day
IN
He was born in the 19th century
She had her holidays in June
Don't go to Egypt in summer
IN can be used in two other special cases:
1- To say how soon something will happen
- I'll see you in two days (also: ...in two days' time)
- come to see me again in a week (also: ...in a week's time)
2- To say how long something takes to happen
- I can run 200 metres in 30 seconds
- he wrote a book in a month