FINISH THE TOPIC IN YOUR NOTEBOOKS
THURSDAY, JULY 18th 2013
TOPIC: PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
Expression | Example |
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at night | The stars shine at night. |
at the weekend* | I don't usually work at the weekend. |
at Christmas*/Easter | I stay with my family at Christmas. |
at the same time | We finished the test at the same time. |
at present | He's not home at present. Try later. |
Notice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions:
in | on |
in the morning | on Tuesday morning |
in the mornings | on Saturday mornings |
in the afternoon(s) | on Sunday afternoons |
in the evening(s) | on Monday evening |
When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on.
- I went to London last June. (not in last June)
- He's coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday)
- I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)
- We'll call you this evening. (not in this evening)
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