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How To Use Prepositions of Time

This document discusses the use of prepositions of time in English. It explains that "in" is used for non-specific times like parts of the day, months, seasons, years, decades, and centuries. "On" is used to designate days of the week, dates, and specific days. "At" is used to designate specific clock times, night, and holiday periods. It provides examples for each case.

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How To Use Prepositions of Time

This document discusses the use of prepositions of time in English. It explains that "in" is used for non-specific times like parts of the day, months, seasons, years, decades, and centuries. "On" is used to designate days of the week, dates, and specific days. "At" is used to designate specific clock times, night, and holiday periods. It provides examples for each case.

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We use in for non-specific times:


parts of the day (not night)
IN

months

Ex.: in the morning


Ex.: in February
Ex.: in (the) summer

seasons

Ex.: in 1993

years

Ex.: in the 1920s

decades

Ex.: in the 20th century

centuries
We use on to designate:
ON

Ex.: on Saturday(s)

days of the week

Ex.: on the 20th of February

dates

Ex.: on New Years day on my birthday

specific days
We use at to designate specific

AT

times:

Ex.: at 5 o clock, at 7.45 p.m.

clock time

Ex.: at night

night

Ex.: at Christmas at the weekend

holiday periods
at that time / at present / at the moment /at
With some expressions:

We use no preposition before:


this (this afternoon, this month, )
next (next Saturday, next week)

the end ...

last (last weekend, last month)


every (every day, every month)

1. My father always reads the newspaper ______ the

13. I often go out ______ night.

morning.

14. Would you like to go to the cinema ______ next

2. He comes back home _____ the afternoon.


th

Saturday night?

3. The twins were born _____ 11 July.

15. Wait for me. Ill be back _______ half an hour.

4. I was born _____ December.

16. Will you phone me ________ this evening?

5. The train leaves ______ seven oclock _______

17. I phone my grandmother _______ Saturday.

Sundays.

18. Lunch is usually _______ 1 oclock.

6. Ill be ready ______ about ten minutes.

19. We have English classes _______ Mondays.

7. Goodbye! See you ______ Monday morning.

20. There is a party _______ next weekend.

8. We often go away ______ the weekend.

21. His father leaves _______ 8 a.m.

9. I always start work ______ nine oclock.

22. She was at hospital _______ that time.

10. We sometimes go abroad ______ summer.

23. The game is _______ 9.45.

11. Do you do gymnastics _______ Mondays?

34. I missed classes _______ last Friday.

12. I left school _______ 1999.

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