From: Oxford Practice Grammar : John Eastwood
in, on, at (time)
A. Saying when
Look at these examples:
It happened in 1990.
It happened on Friday.
It happened at two thirty.
Now compare:
in+year/month/season
in 1990
in September
in winter
in the 20th century
in + a week or more:
in the Eater holiday
in the summer term
in + part of the day:
in the morning
in the evenings
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on + day/date:
on Wednesday
on 15th April
on that day
on + a single day:
on Easter Monday
on Christmas Day
on + day + part of day:
on Friday morning
on Tuesday evenings
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at + clock time/meal time:
at three o'clock
at lunch (time)
at that time
at that moment
at + two or three days:
at Easter/Christmas
at the weekend
(USA: on the weekend)
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in time or on time?
In time means "early enough" :
We got to the airport in time to have coffee before checking in.
We'll have to hurry if we want to be in time for the show.
I was about to close the door when just in time I remembered my key.
...
On time means "at the right time", 'on schedule'
The plane took off on time.
I hope the meeting starts on time.
Other meanings of in
We can use in for the time it takes to complete something:
I did the crossword in five minutes.
Could you walk thirty minutes in a day?
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We can also use in for a future time measured from the present:
Your photos will be ready in an hour. (=an hour from now)
The building will open in six weeks. (OR in six weeks' time).
We need a definite purpose, a specific reason for listening, other wise we don’t pay attention and don’t really hear or understand. — Robert Montgomery
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
in, on and at (place)
Oxford Practice Grammar
by John Eastwood
I don't have a permission from the writer and the publisher but I hope I won't get into trouble of putting this online. I really want to help my students. Enjoy this part of the lesson. It really helps a lot.
in, on, at (place)
A. Meanings
in
We use in when something is around, on all sides:
in the phone box
in the playpen
in my pocket
in the garden
in the kitchen
swimming in the pool
in + town/country
Kate lives in New York
Bologna is in Italy,
in + street (Great Britain)
in Shirley Road
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on
We use on for a surface:
lying on the rug
walk in the pavement
a number on the door
egg on your shirt
And we use on for a line:
Bath, on the River Avon
a village on this road
a town on the border
on + floor:
on the first floor
on + street (USA)
on Fifth Avenue
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at
We use at for a position, a point in space:
someone at the door
sitting at my desk
at the crossroads
We also use at for events:
See you at the match.
at the meeting
at a church service
at + house/address:
at 65 Shirley Road
at Mike's (house)
at + place on a journey:
Does this train stop at York?
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Some common phrases
in prison/hospital
in the lesson
in a book/newspaper
in this photo/picture
in the sky
in the middle
in the back/front of a car
in a queue/line/row
on the platform
on the farm
on this page
on the screen
on the island
on the beach
on the coast
drive on the right/left
on the back of an envelope
at the station/airport
at home/work/school
at the seaside
at the top/bottom of a hill
at the back of a queue
at the end of the corridor
by John Eastwood
I don't have a permission from the writer and the publisher but I hope I won't get into trouble of putting this online. I really want to help my students. Enjoy this part of the lesson. It really helps a lot.
in, on, at (place)
A. Meanings
in
We use in when something is around, on all sides:
in the phone box
in the playpen
in my pocket
in the garden
in the kitchen
swimming in the pool
in + town/country
Kate lives in New York
Bologna is in Italy,
in + street (Great Britain)
in Shirley Road
_________________________________________
on
We use on for a surface:
lying on the rug
walk in the pavement
a number on the door
egg on your shirt
And we use on for a line:
Bath, on the River Avon
a village on this road
a town on the border
on + floor:
on the first floor
on + street (USA)
on Fifth Avenue
______________________________________
at
We use at for a position, a point in space:
someone at the door
sitting at my desk
at the crossroads
We also use at for events:
See you at the match.
at the meeting
at a church service
at + house/address:
at 65 Shirley Road
at Mike's (house)
at + place on a journey:
Does this train stop at York?
_______________________
Some common phrases
in prison/hospital
in the lesson
in a book/newspaper
in this photo/picture
in the sky
in the middle
in the back/front of a car
in a queue/line/row
on the platform
on the farm
on this page
on the screen
on the island
on the beach
on the coast
drive on the right/left
on the back of an envelope
at the station/airport
at home/work/school
at the seaside
at the top/bottom of a hill
at the back of a queue
at the end of the corridor
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