Prepositions of time
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I. “on”: is used with:
a. Days of the
week: on Friday/ on Monday/ on Saturday……
b. Date: on 15th
April/ on 23rdDecember/ on the 15th of April…
c. A special
part of a day: on Friday evening/ on Monday morning…
II.
“at”: is used with:
a. Part of
the day: at
night/ at noon…
b. Time of
day: at 7:00/ at
9:00/ at midday/ at midnight/ at sunset/ at sunrise…….
c. Celebrations: at Christmas/ at Ester……
d. Fixed
phrases: at the
same time/ at present/ at the moment…………
III.
“in”
is used with:
a. Months: in July/ in May/ in
December…
b. Year: in 2012/ in 1999/ in 1985/ in 1970s…
c. Seasons: in summer/ in spring/ in autumn/
in winter…
d. Part of
the day: in the
morning/ in the evening/ in the afternoon……………….
e. Duration: in weeks time/ in a minute/ in
two weeks……………………………………
IV.
“from…….to……” : is used with limited periods of time:
From seven o’clock to nine o’clock
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