in the evening
prep. phr..prep. phr.. During the part of the day between the afternoon and the time you go to bed.
prep. phr.. A prepositional phrase that functions as a temporal adverbial, specifying the period between late afternoon and nighttime.
We usually eat dinner in the evening.
After work, he likes to go for a walk in the evening before it gets dark.
The old library, usually silent, came alive with quiet activity in the evening as students prepared for their exams.
This phrase specifies a general time period, often contrasted with the later period 'at night'.
Drill the pattern 'in the morning', 'in the afternoon', and 'in the evening', but contrast it with 'at night' to solidify the correct prepositions for parts of the day.
She studies at the evening.She studies in the evening.Use the preposition 'in' for 'the morning', 'the afternoon', and 'the evening'.