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Prepositions of time

can use prepositions of time .

At, in, on

Cflnv you drive vÿe to the ÿ
We often use at, on or in to talk about
clxÿevua tonight? J
when we do something. what tivue does the
At eíqht o'clock, bu.t i have to f ilm, start?
At
be there by seveÿ to get tickets.
clock time at six o clock
'
Could you 0o to the gtjm, afte
at midday
drívívÿQ kue to the cinema?
meal time at lunch time Please.
at dinnertime

festival at New Year

two exceptions at the weekend
at night

On

day on Tuesday
on your birthday

date on the 14th of May

part of a on Thursday morning
named day
We use in with morning, afternoon and evening, but at with night.
Will you be here in the afternoon?
In (+ period of time)
I don,t go out at night.
month in July
If we talk about a particular day we always use on.
year in 2012 What do you do on Saturday mornings?
We stayed at home on Friday night
part of a day in the morning
We do not use a preposition before last, next or this.
season in the summer
{saw them last night.
They're coming next week.
We've got history this afternoon.

We can use in + a period of time to say when something will
happen in the future.
You'll feel better in a few days.
We're going to leave school in two years.

O
1 Complete the expressions with at, on or in.

ÿ at half past three
1 Sunday 6 the morning
2 2001 7 night
3 the weekend 8 Friday afternoon
4 September 9 the winter
5 1 September 10 quarter to seven

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