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A2 Grammar
Prepositions of Time and Place
**Prepositions of TIME:**
- **at** → specific times: at 5 o'clock, at noon, at midnight, at night
- **on** → days and dates: on Monday, on 15th August, on New Year
- **in** → months, years, seasons, parts of day: in January, in 2024, in summer, in the morning
**Prepositions of PLACE:**
- **at** → specific points: at the bus stop, at the door, at home
- **on** → surfaces: on the table, on the wall, on the floor, on High Street
- **in** → enclosed spaces: in the room, in Sydney, in many countries, in the car
**Memory trick:** Think of it as: IN (big) → ON (surface) → AT (point)
- IN the country → ON High Street → AT the shop
Examples
The meeting is at 3 PM on Monday.
She lives in London, on Rajpath Road.
💡 common English often drops prepositions: "I will come Monday" — correct: "I will come on Monday."