How to remember when to use ON, IN and AT correctly | English prepositions of time | part 1

Hey guys, it's Hadar. And this is the accents way. In this two part video lesson we are going to untangle the on, in and at confusion. And I'm going to give you my best tips and tricks as to remember when to use which this video is going to deal with. On, in and at when it comes to time. And the next video is going to be about places. But before we begin, I want you to visualize these three words and understand the hierarchy and the difference, the bigger difference. When it comes to time and place, at is always going to be the most specific. On a little less specific. And in is usually the least specific. At most specific. Specific. On, less specific. In least specific. Now let's look at it. When it comes to time, I want you to visualize your calendar. Look at this month's calendar. Okay, so you have the box which is the entire month and it's divided into columns. These are the days. And then you have small boxes, these are the hours. So when you schedule a meeting, you pick a certain hour. That is the most specific time that you have in the calendar. And this is when you use at because at is used when you indicate a specific time at 9am at 3:45, at 8pm at noon because noon is always 12pm midday or at midnight because it's always 12am There is one exception when we use at and I'll talk about it later. Okay, so at is a specific time. You only use at when you want to indicate a specific hour. Then we move on to on. On is the columns in your calendar, meaning days and dates on Wednesday the 5th, let's meet on the 4th of July, let's meet on April 15th, or let's meet on a Saturday next month. And then we use in. In is the least specific. So we use in to indicate a specific time within a larger time frame. A specific time within a larger time frame. Where you don't want to commit to exactly when because it doesn't matter because you don't know yet. For example, let's meet in the morning. A time frame, right? You can meet at 9am, 9, 30, 9, 45, you can meet at 10, that's all in the morning. So you don't commit to when exact, but it's in. So in is a specific time within a larger time frame. Let's meet in the afternoon. Afternoon is again like you have a few options there, but you don't want to commit to when. And you say in, maybe it doesn't matter, maybe you don't know yet. So you use in when you want to talk about a specific time within a larger time frame. You can also use it when you talk about months in August, in July it can be on the first, on the second, on the third, on the first Wednesday in July, but it's still in July. You can use it when you talk about seasons. In the summer, I'll see you in the winter it can be when you talk about years. In 2020 I plan to travel to Japan. In 2001 I moved to New York. In 2013 my first daughter was born. And you can also use it to talk about eras in the Middle Ages, in the renaissance, in the 60s. So at always remember it is a specific time. On is the columns, days or dates, and then in is a specific time within a larger time frame where you don't want to commit to exactly when. So it's least specific. You need more information to know when exactly to show up. Okay, so that is in. The only exception is when we use at night because night is a larger time frame and night can be 10pm, 11pm, 12am but we still use at. Why? Because it's English and we have to have something irregular otherwise it won't be that interesting. So use at night and for other parts of the day just use in. Okay, so that was on, in and at when it comes to describing time. And next week we are going to talk about on, in and AT when it comes to place. And you definitely don't want to miss it out because I have a really great tool that can help you remember when to use on, in and AT really easily. So if you haven't subscribed yet, this would be a good time. So subscribe to my channel and don't forget to click on the bell so you get notifications to know when I upload a new video like the on, in and out video. Let me know in the comments below if you have any questions about on, in and out when it comes to time or you have other tips as to remember when to use what we'd love to hear. Have a wonderful week and I will see you in the next video. Bye.