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In, on and at: prepositions of time
In On At

In February, in 2010, in On Sunday, on 12th At 6 pm, at noon, at
summer, in the night, September, on Sunday lunchtime, at dawn,
in the 20th century, in night, on time, on New at dusk, at morning,

5 minutes, in a while, Year’s Eve, on your at the weekend, at
in time, etc. birthday, on Christmas Dashain, at Holi, at the
Day, same time, at sunrise,
at noon, etc.

a. We never use in, on or at with last, next, this, every, etc:
I’ll be home next week. [not in next week]
I met my Class Teacher this morning. [not in this morning]
We have to speak English every day. [not on every day]
b. ‘In time’ and ‘on time’ are not same:
The meeting started on time. [It began at the time it was planned
to begin]
A child suddenly ran across the road, but I managed to stop the
car just in time. [Soon enough to avoid hitting the child]
c. ‘After’ and ‘in’ suggest some period of time in the past and in the
future:
My dad came home after 3 years. [past]
My dad will buy us some clothes in 3 hours. [future]
d. ‘By’ and ‘with’ are used for different purposes:
A thief was killed by the public. [agent]
A thief was killed by the public with a stick. [instrument]

D. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. If prepositions are
not required, put a [x].
1. Shall we meet ___________ next week?
2. A snake was killed ____________ a stone.
3. My lost uncle returned home _______________ five years.
4. I reached the exam hall __________ time. So, I couldn’t read the
instructions.
5. We will meet ________ lunchtime.
6. What do you read __________ every Saturday?

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