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Prepositions of time - English lesson

Prepositions of time

Examples

Talking about a precise moment.

	I'll meet him at four o'clock.
	No! It's not possible at the moment!
	We were at Mary's dinner.
	Our convention will end at sunset.
	At bedtime, I want you to come and give me a kiss.

And :

At night
The train arrives at night.

At the weekend/At weekends (British)
He never worked at weekends.

American English : on (the) weekends

At Christmas - At Easter
What will you do at Christmas ?

At the same time
They arrived at the same time.

At present
I won't come at present, perhaps later.

Talking about a special day, days of the week, precise date.

The shop will be closed on Wednesday afternoon.
.

Her birthday is on November 17th.
It's our duty to be present on her birthday.

Did Santa Claus come to your house on Christmas night ?

talking about months, years, centuries, and a long period

	Peter was born in 2009.
	This mammoth lived in the Ice Age.
	I hope I'll buy this house in the future.

Remarks :

You'll say :
In the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening...
But :
On Sunday morning, on Sunday afternoon, on Sunday evening...

Don't use the prepositions before :
last - next - every - this

- I saw him last week. - I'll see him next week.

- I'll see him this morning. - I see him everyday.

EXERCISE
Make the right choice :

at - in - on ou Ø (if you don't need any preposition).

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We got married 2003 and our first daughter was born 2004. Her birthday is May 9th.
What about having a drink this evening eight o'clock ? We finish our work the same time.
- Are you free Saturday ? I would like to go running with you the morning, because Friday afternoon, it's not possible, I have a meeting four.
- Yes I'm free, I never work Saturdays!
Next month, the price of tobacco will increase. I have to stop smoking before. My doctor told me that it's possible two months.

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