Prepositions

Prepositions of time

At, on and in are all used with time expressions.

At is used for points of time.

  • I'll see you at 7 a.m.
  • The train arrives at midnight.
  • We went to Liverpool at the weekend.

On is used for days and dates.

  • They only work on Mondays.
  • My birthday is on March 30.

In is used for other periods of time.

  • We went to Canada in the summer.
  • I wrote the letters in the morning.
  • John arrived in April.

No preposition is used with last, next, yesterday, today or tomorrow.

  • I'll see you again next Wednesday.
  • Sue came to see me last week.
  • What did you do yesterday?
  • They're going to the airport tomorrow.