at on in
PRECISE TIME
MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
DAYS and DATES
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- at= belirli zaman dilimi için
- in f=ay, gün, yıl, uzun süre göstermek için
- on = sadece gün ve kesin tarihler ile
Look at these examples:
- I have a meeting at 9am.
- The shop closes at midnight.
- Jane went home at lunchtime.
- In England, it often snows in December.
- Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
- There should be a lot of progress in the next century.
- Do you work on Mondays?
- Her birthday is on 20 November.
- Where will you be on New Year's Day?
Notice the use of the preposition of time at in the following standard expressions:
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Expression |
Example |
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at night |
The stars shine at night. |
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at the weekend |
I don't usually work at the weekend. |
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at Christmas/Easter |
I stay with my family at Christmas. |
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at the same time |
We finished the test at the same time. |
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at present |
He's not home at present. Try later. |
Notice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions:
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in |
on |
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in the morning |
on Tuesday morning |
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in the mornings |
on Saturday mornings |
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in the afternoon(s) |
on Sunday afternoons |
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in the evening(s) |
on Monday evening |
When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on.
- I went to London last June. (not in last June)
- He's coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday)
- I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)
- We'll call you this evening. (not in this evening)
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