Prepositions of Time: at, on, and in

We use at to designate specific times.

The train is due at 12:15 p.m.
We use on to designate days and dates.
My brother is coming on Monday.
We're having a party on the Fourth of July.
We use in for nonspecific times during a day, a month, a season, or a year.
She likes to jog in the morning.
It's too cold in winter to run outside.
He started the job in 1971.
He's going to quit in August.
Prepositions of Place: at, on, and in
We use at for specific addresses.
Grammar English lives at 55 Boretz Road in Durham.
We use on to designate names of streets, avenues, etc.
Her house is on Boretz Road.
And we use in for the names of land-areas (towns, counties, states, countries, and
continents).
She lives in Durham.
Durham is in Windham County.
Windham County is in Connecticut.
English Grammar and Exercises for ESL learners.

Prepositions
AT - ON - IN

When to use the prepositions at, on and in can sometimes be confusing.
Below are some examples to help you.
AT - ON - IN
Examples of use :


Space/Location

Time

Other
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AT
David is waiting at the bank.

At 9 o'clock

Anne is
good at English.
I saw Mary at work, at home,
at the party, etc.
At the age of 80. Look at that car!
We met at the station. At night.
The golfer
aimed at the
flag.
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ON
The bank is on the main
street.

On December 25th.

On television.
The book is on the desk. On Sunday. On the radio.
Don't walk on the grass. On my birthday. On holiday(s)
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IN
The money is in the bank.

In 2012.

She
writes in English.
The desk is in the room.
In a minute, a month, a
year, the future, the past.
He is in good
humour.
The children are in the garden.
In the morning, the
afternoon, the evening.
They
are in danger.
He works in the city.
In winter, spring, summer,
autumn.
We are in good
health.
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