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Preposition

This document discusses the use of different prepositions to indicate time in English. It explains that "at" is used to talk about specific times like "at 2pm" or meals like "at lunch". "On" is used for specific dates like "on Monday" or parts of days. "In" is used for parts of days like "in the morning" or longer time periods like months, seasons, or years. Some examples are provided to illustrate the proper use of each preposition in the context of time.

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Preposition

This document discusses the use of different prepositions to indicate time in English. It explains that "at" is used to talk about specific times like "at 2pm" or meals like "at lunch". "On" is used for specific dates like "on Monday" or parts of days. "In" is used for parts of days like "in the morning" or longer time periods like months, seasons, or years. Some examples are provided to illustrate the proper use of each preposition in the context of time.

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Prepositions

We use different prepositions to talk


about TIME
At
 We use at when we talk about time
 The flight leaves at a quarter to two.
 The concert begins at ten o'clock.
 With midday, midnight, night
 The bus arrives at midday.
 With long holidays
 At (the) weekends
 People spend more time with their families at Сhristmas
 I never go away at Easter since the traffic is awful.
 But if we talk about specific day we use on
 We always bake desserts on Easter Day
At

 About NOW
 at the moment
 at the minute
 at present
 at this time
 Meals
 At lunch (за обедом)
 At dinner
 At breаkfast
On

 Weekdays
 On Monday(s)
 On Tuesday
 On Sunday
 Specific dates
 On 25 June
 On 3 March 2022
 Part of the specific day
 On Saturday morning
 on a beautiful spring’s evening
 on the evening of the 10th of January
In

 Part of the specific day


 In the morning
 In the afternoon
 In the night (if it is a definite night)
 Months, seasons, years, decades, centures
 In June
 In Autumn
 In 1778
 In the 17th century
In

 For the period of time


 after which the action will take place
 I will call you in 10 minutes
 Jeff is going to graduate from university in 6 months
 During which the action continues
 I learnt to swim in 2 weeks
 He ran the marathon in 5 hours 57 minutes
 Rick wrote his first novel within/in a year.
1. See you on Friday.
2. I brush my teeth inthe morning.
3. The match is at 4 o'clock.
4. We have lunch at midday.
5. I'm busy atthe moment.
6. My parents always visit me on
my birthday.
7. He was born in the 19th century
8. He usually goes on holiday in
July
9. They always get together atChristmas.
10. You can come at the weekend.
1. Fish is a healthy option at dinnertime.
2. The interview is at8 o'clock on Monday morning.
3. The snow melts inthe spring.
4. Every year, I visit my parents on Thanksgiving
Day.
In on
5. summer, we go fishing weekends.
in
6. I'm unemployed the moment.
on
7. Classes end the 4th of July.
in
8. We don't know what will happen the future.
in
9. You can visit us June.
at
10.You need to raise your hand the same time.
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