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IN
Use ‘in’ with months, years and periods
of time:
◆ in January
◆ in 1978
◆ in/ in the Winter
◆ in the twenties
Use 'in' a period of time in the future:
◆ in a few weeks
◆ in a couple of days

AT
Use ‘at’ with precise time:
◆ at six o’clock
◆ at 10:30
◆ at noon

ON
Use ‘on’ with days of the week:
◆ on Monday
◆ on Fridays
Use 'on’ with specific calender days:
◆ on Christmas day
◆ on October 22nd

IMPORTANT NOTES
We say in the morning, afternoon or evening BUT we say 'at night'
in the morning / afternoon / evening - at night

Complete the following story by circling the correct preposition.
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time since we’re going on a guided safari tour and visiting Mt. Kilamanjaro. It’s it bit sad that we’re going to
have to cut it shorter than we’re used to, but my dad can’t get away from work for too long since his promotion
at/in/on Valentine’s Day. I’m not that sad though, if this year’s anything to go by, I’m certain next year has
much better things in store for us.


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been a hilarious
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year
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in spring
with my
older
sister’s wedding.
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day
was
because
ourfor
grandad
had drunk
too has
much
decided
to sing
a golden-oldie
half
naked
in front
of all the guests.
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was mortified
but she
noand
sense
of humour
anyways.

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few
months
later
I
had
to
take
my
GCSEs.
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was
so
nervous
but
my
dad
had
promised
to
get
me
a car if
I
got
all
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in
every
subject.

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thought
that
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quite
a
good
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driving
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clock.
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at
1:30
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a
half
so
I
had
just
an
hour
to
prove
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a maths genius and was worthy of my fantastic new Mini Cooper.
My kid brother also had a pretty decent school year. His primay school football team won both the
regional and national tournaments. On the day of the national finals his team won a free kick and my brother

scored the winning goal. This led him to be awarded the Player of Year trophy on the 22nd May.
This summer my family’s planning to go to Kenya for our summer holidays. This will be the trip of a life
time since we’re going on a guided safari tour and visiting Mt. Kilamanjaro. It’s it bit sad that we’re going to
have to cut it shorter than we’re used to, but my dad can’t get away from work for too long since his promotion
on Valentine’s Day. I’m not that sad though, if this year’s anything to go by, I’m certain next year has much
better things in store for us.