TO STAR:
- LISTEN AND LOOK AT THE VIDEO:
- LOOK AT THE SENTENCES:
- I met him at Christmas
- In December.
- I visit Goa in summer.
- I go to school on Monday.
- One day in April.
- In the afternoon or in the early evening.
- At 5 o´clock or at half past four on Tuesday.
- I´m away in Moscow for three days in April.
- I visit Goa in summer.
- I go to school on Monday.
- One day in April.
- In the afternoon or in the early evening.
- At 5 o´clock or at half past four on Tuesday.
- I´m away in Moscow for three days in April.
- NOW, ANSWER: WHAT ARE THE WORDS "AT, IN, ON"? WHEN WE USE THEM?
- LOOK AT THE VIDEO ABOUT THE USE OF PREPOSITIONS OF TIME:
- READ THE USES OF IN, ON AND AT:
We use many different prepositions for talking about
time. Here we are looking at: in, on, at, during and for.
time. Here we are looking at: in, on, at, during and for.
We use in, on and at for lots of different
times. Here’s a table comparing the uses:
| in | on | at |
Months: in January / in April
Seasons: in spring / in winter Years: in 1984 / in 2015 Centuries: in the 20th century Times of day: in the morning / in the evening Longer periods of time: in the past / in the 1990s / in the holidays |
Days of the week: on Monday
Days + parts of days: on Tuesday afternoon / on Saturday mornings Dates: on November 22nd Special days: on my birthday / on New Year’s Eve |
Clock times: at 7.30 a.m. / at 5 o’clock
Festivals: at Christmas / at Easter Exceptions: at night / at the weekend |