• In is commonly used with seasons, centuries, months, years, and parts of the day.
• On is used with days, dates, holidays, and special occasions.
• At is used for a specific time.

Prepositions of Time

Preposition with in

• In a few minutes
• In a week
• In the Middle Ages
• In a moment
• In the seventies
• In an hour
• In the future
• In January
• In April
• In the past
• In (the) spring
• In (the) fall/autumn
• In the 1960s
• In the Easter holiday
• In (the) winter
• In 1980
• In the 21st century
• In the next century
• In 10 years’ time
• In (the) summer
• In the morning
• In the evening
• In the afternoon

Preposition with at

• At this moment
• At the weekend (UK)
• At the same time
• At the moment
• At that time
• At sunrise/sunset
• At present
• At noon/midday
• At night
• At New Year
• At midnight
• At lunchtime
• At lunch
• At Easter
• At dinner time
• At dinner
• At dawn
• At Christmas
• At breakfast
• At bedtime
• At 7 a.m.
• At 5 p.m.
• At 12 o’clock

Preposition with on

• On my lunch break
• On the weekend (US)
• On Sunday morning(s)
• On a cold day
• On that day
• On Friday afternoon(s)
• On weekdays
• On 1 January 2013
• On April 3rd
• On Easter Day
• On the 10th
• On the last day
• On my wedding day
• On New Year’s Day
• On my birthday
• On holiday
• On a summer evening
• On Christmas Day
• On time
• On the first day
• On Monday
• On Sunday
• On Thursday

Prepositions of Place

We use different prepositions to talk about places, such as at college, on a corner, in a car, etc. In these phrases, at, in, and on function as prepositions of place.

Preposition with at

• At the traffic lights
• At the corner
• At the hairdresser’s
• At someone’s house
• At the back
• At the front
• At the entrance
• At reception
• At the top of the page
• At the exit
• At the office
• At the station
• At the front desk
• At a conference
• At home
• At the door
• At the end of the road
• At the crossroads
• At 189 Oxford Street
• At a party
• At the side
• At the Chrysler Building
• At work
• At the doctor’s
• At college
• At university
• At school
• At the bottom
• At a concert
• At the bus stop

Preposition with in

• In a traffic jam
• In the closet
• In a room
• In bed
• In the west/east
• In a queue
• In the journal
• In the mirror
• In the book
• In the end
• In the north/south
• In a line
• In prison
• In the cinema
• In the city center
• In an armchair
• In the bank
• In the house
• In the sky
• In the kitchen
• In a basket
• In the bag
• In the street
• In the picture
• In the newspaper
• In Oxford Street
• In my pocket
• In my wallet
• In the world
• In the water
• In a pool
• In a row
• In a building
• In a car
• In the classroom
• In a boat
• In a helicopter
• In the article
• In a lift (elevator)
• In the market
• In the beginning
• In a box
• In London
• In a town / in a country
• In a garden
• In the sea / river
• In a taxi
• In Times Square

Preposition with on

• On the way
• On the shelf
• On the second floor
• On the roof
• On the right
• On the radio
• On the phone
• On the page
• On the menu
• On the left
• On the internet
• On the ground
• On the floor
• On the desk
• On the cover
• On the corner
• On the ceiling
• On the carpet
• On the bottle
• On the beach
• On television
• On Seventh Avenue
• On his face
• On her nose
• On an island
• On an elephant
• On a wall
• On a train
• On a table
• On a ship
• On a plane
• On a motorbike
• On a map
• On a list
• On a horse
• On a farm
• On a coast
• On a bus
• On a bicycle