Prepositions of Time & Place
حروف الجر للزمان والمكان
at / on / in for clock time, days and months — and for points, surfaces and enclosed spaces.
Step 1 — Learn
Concept, rules, model examples and the mistakes STEP repeats every year.
Concept
Time: at + clock time and festivals, on + days and dates, in + months, seasons, years and parts of the day. Place: at + a point, on + a surface or line, in + an enclosed area.
للزمان: at مع الساعة، وon مع الأيام والتواريخ، وin مع الشهور والفصول والسنوات. وللمكان: at للنقطة، وon للسطح، وin للحيز المغلق.
Rules & forms
at 7 o'clock · at night · at the weekend
- • The class starts at 8:30.
- • He studies at night.
on Monday · on 5 May · on Friday morning
- • The exam is on Sunday.
- • We met on 12 June.
in May · in summer · in 2026 · in the morning
- • He was born in 1998.
- • I read in the evening.
No preposition before next, last, this, every, tomorrow, yesterday
لا نستخدم حرف جر قبل next وlast وthis وevery.
- • I will call you next week.
Place: at the bus stop · on the wall · in the room
- • She is at the door.
- • The picture is on the wall.
- • They are in the car.
Common mistakes & STEP traps
❌ I will see you in Monday.
✅ I will see you on Monday.
Days take on.
❌ He arrived in 8 o'clock.
✅ He arrived at 8 o'clock.
Clock times take at.
❌ We travelled in last summer.
✅ We travelled last summer.
No preposition before last.
❌ She lives at Jeddah.
✅ She lives in Jeddah.
Cities take in.
Step 2 — Practice
Sentence completion, error recognition and usage discrimination. Feedback appears only after you answer.
Prepositions of Time & Place practice
Score 0/10Question 1 of 10 · Time
The lecture begins ______ 9 a.m.
Step 3 — STEP test
Exam-style multiple choice with scoring, percentage and a review of everything you missed.
Prepositions of Time & Place STEP test
Score 0/10Question 1 of 10 · STEP
The conference will be held ______ the morning of 5 April.