Preposition is a word, which is used before a noun, a noun phrase or a pronoun , connecting it to another word. Prepositions of time indicate the timing of things. Example: “I get up at 7.00″shows the time when I wake up. Some of the most common prepositions of time is : in, on, at. In
In used for the morning, afternoon, and, evening.
- Example: I study Japanese in the afternoon. He gets up early in the morning. Ins are also used for those periods of time, including the month, season, centurie ,and age.
-Example: My birthday is in March. The Portuguese Came to Japan in 1542. Flowers grow in spring.
On
On almost always used for some kind of day.
Example:
My birthday is on March 29th.
I go to church on Sunday.
We visit my family on New Year's Day.
Compare the following two sentences:
He gets up early in the morning.
He gets up early on Monday morning
At
At is used for a certain time. For example:
- I study Spanish at 2.00.
- He gets up at 7:30.
- I come home at lunchtime.
At is also used for night time.
Compare the following two sentences:
-I sleep in the afternoon
-I sleep at night
Examples:
— I have a meeting at 9am.
— The shop closes at midnight.
— Jane went home at lunchtime.
— In England, it often snows in December.
— Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
— There should be a lot of progress in the next century.
— Do you work on Mondays?
— Her birthday is on 20 November.
— Where will you be on New Year's Day?
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