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use at with times of day, including mealtimes, bedtime, etc.:
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at 3 o’clock, at 10.30am, at noon, at dinnertime, at bedtime, at sunrise, at sunset, at the moment
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also, use at in the following common expressions:
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at the weekend: I don’t usually work at the weekend.
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at Christmas/Easter: I stay with my family at Christmas.
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at the same time: We finished the test at the same time.
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at present/at the moment: He’s not home at present. Try later.
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use in with months, seasons, years, decades, centuries and long periods of time in general:
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in May
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in the summer
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in 1990
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in the 1990s
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in the 20th century
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in the Ice Age
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in the past/future
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Parts of the day
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in the morning
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in the afternoon
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in the evening
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at night
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use on followed by days and dates:
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on Sunday
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on Tuesday mornings
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on 6 March
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on 25 December 2010
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on Christmas Day
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on Independence Day
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on my birthday
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on New Year’s Eve
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When we say last, next, every, this we do not use at, in, on.
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I went to London last June. (NOT
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He’s coming back next Tuesday. (NOT
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I go home every Easter. (NOT
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We’ll call you this evening. (NOT
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