Prepositions of Time

• The Ministry of Higher and secondary special education the republic of Uzbekistan
• ANDIJAN MACHINE BUILDING INSTITUTE
• “EEE” chair
• 1 course C 09-20
• student Eshqarayev Yusufjon

• INDEPENDENT
• WORK

Prepositions of Time

• Rules for using
• in
• on
• at

Using: AT

• We use “at” with a time on the clock.
• Examples:
• He left at 2:00 today.
• 2. I get up every morning at 5:30.
• 3. I’ll see you at lunchtime.
• (lunchtime = around noon)

Using: AT

• We also use “at” in these expressions (memorize them!)
• at night
• at the moment
• at the same time
• at the beginning / end of . . .

Using: ON

• We use “on” for:
• Days of the week
• -on Thursday, on Saturday, etc.
• We also say: on weekends, on Friday morning, on Tuesday evening, etc.
• Specific dates
• -on March 12th, on May 1, 2010, etc.

Using: IN

• We use “in” for:
• Longer periods of time, or more general times
• -in April, in the 19th century, in 1990, in the 1970s, in the winter, in the summer
• We also say:
• -in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
• We use “in” + a future time:
• -in a few weeks; in six months; in 10 minutes

No preposition!

• No preposition is used when we use time expressions with this _____ or last _____ or next _____.
• Examples:
• I’ll see you next Friday.
• 2. I had an important meeting last week.

Practice! In, On, or At?

• Examples:
• 1. We got married ____ June.
• 2. We got married ____ June 12, 2008.
• 3. I have a meeting _____ 3:00 today.
• 4. We are going to have lunch _____ next Thursday.
• 5. I work _____ the morning, not _____ night.
• 6. I will travel to visit my family _____ a few weeks.
• 7. I’m always tired _____ the end of the day.
• 8. Celia doesn’t work _____ Saturday.
• 9. We enjoy taking a walk _____ Sunday afternoons.
• 10. The summer semester ends _____ July 23rd.
• 11. They bought their house _____ 2000.

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Practice makes Perfect!

• Using prepositions correctly takes a lot of practice. For more practice, go to our class website:
• www.ecc6.blogspot.com
• -and look for activities
• on prepositions.

• -and always ask your teacher if you need help!

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