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At / on / in (time)
They arrived at 5 o'clock.
They arrived on Friday.
They arrived in December. / They arrived in 2001.
| at for the time of day | at five o'clock / at 10.45 / at midnight / at lunchtime / at sunset |
| on for days and dates | on Friday, on Fridays / on 15 May 2001 / on Christmas Day / on my birthday |
| in for longer period (e.g. : months/years/seasons) |
in December / in 2001 / in the 19th century / in the past / in (the) winter / in the 1990s / in the Middle Ages / in (the) future |
At
I don't like working at night.
Will you be here at the weekend?
Do you give each other presents at Christmas?
The manager isn't here at the moment / at present.
Emma and I arrived at the same time.
In - On
I'll see you in the morning. - I'll see you on Friday morning.
Do you work in the evenings? - Do you work on Saturday evenings?
We do not use at / on / in before last / next / this / every.
I'll see you next Friday.
They got married last May.
In spoken English we often leve out on before days (Sunday/Monday etc.).
I'll see you (on) Friday.
I don't work (on) Monday mornings.
The trian will be leaving in a few minutes. (= a few minutes from now)
Tom has gone away. He'll be back in a week. (= a week from now)
They'll be here in a moment. (= a moment from now)
You can also say : in six months' time, in a week's time etc.
They're getting married in six months' time / in six months.
We also usein... to say how long it takes to do something.
I learnt to drive in four weeks. (= it took me four weeks to learn)
On time / in time At the end / in the end
On time / in time
On time = punctual, not late. If something happens on time, it happens at the time that was planned.
The 11.45 train left on time. (= it left at 11.45)
'I'll meet you at 7.30.' 'OK, but plase be on time.' (= don't be late, be there at 7.30)
The conference was well-organised. Everything began and finished on time.
The opposite of on time is late.
Be on time. Don't be late.
In time (for something / to do something) = soon enough
Will you be home in time for dinner? (= soon enough for dinner)
I've sent Emma a birthday present. I hope it arrives in time (for her birthday). (= on or before her birthday)
I'm in a hurry. I want to get home in time to see the game on TV. (= soon enough to see the game)
The opposite of in time is too late.
I got home too late to see the game on TV.
You can say just in time (= almost too late).
We got to the station just in time for out train.
A child rain into the road in front of the car - I managed to stop just in time.
At the end / in the end
At the end (of something) = at the time when something ends.
I'm going away at the end of January / at the end of the month.
At the end of the concert, everyone applauded.
They players shook hands at the end of the game.
We do not say 'in the end of...'. So you cannot say 'in the end of January' or 'in the end of the concert'.
The opposite of at the end (of...) is at the beginning (of...).
I'm going away at the beginning of January.
In the end = finally.
We use in the end when we say what the final result of a situation was:
We had a lot of problems with our car. We sold it in the end. (= finally we sold it)
He got more and more angry. In the end he just walked out of the room.
The opposite of in the end is usually at first.
At first we didn't get on very well, but in the end we became good friends.
In / at / on (position)
In
There's no-one in the room / in the building / in the garden.
What have you got in your hand / in your mouth?
When we were in Italy, we spent a few days in Venice.
I have a friend who lives in a small village in the mountains.
There were some people swimming in the pool / in the sea / in the river.
At
Who is that man standing at the bus stop / at the door / at the window?
Turn left at the traffic lights / at the church / at the roundabout / at the junction.
When you leave the hotel, please leave your key at reception. (= at the reception desk)
On
I sat on the floor / on the ground / on the grass / on the beach / on a chair.
There's a dirty mark on the wall / on the ceiling / on your nose / on your shirt.
Have you seen the notice on the notice board / on the door?
You'll find details of TV programmes on page seven (of the newspaper).
The hotel is on a small island in the middle of a lake.
in vs at
There were a lot of people in the shop. It was very crowded. vs Go along this road, then turn left at the shop.
I'll meet you in the hotel lobby. vs I'll meet you at the entrance to the hotel.
in vs on
There is some water in the bottle. vs There is a label on the bottle.
at vs on
There is somebody at the door. Shall I go and see how it is? vs There is a notice on the door. It says 'Do not disturb'.
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