I start work at 8 o’clock.
The concert is on 22 November.
Jane left school in 1993.
at
6 o’clock
10:30
midnight
the weekend
night
Christmas
Easter
the moment
the end of…
Examples:
The shops close at 5:30.
I can’t sleep at night.
Where will you be at Christmas?
I am going on holiday at the end of
October.
I am reading a book at the moment.
on
Sunday(s)
Monday(s) etc..
25 April / 7 May etc..
New Years’s Day
Christmas Day
Monday morning
Tuesday afternoon
Friday evening
Saturday night
Examples:
Goodbye! See you on Sunday.
I don’t work on Fridays.
My birthday is on 7th of May.
There is a big party on New Year’s Day.
I am meeting Mike on Saturday morning.
in
April / June etc…
1985 / 2001 etc…
Summer / winter etc…
the morning
the afternoon
the evening
Examples:
I am going on a holiday in January.
The war began in 1914.
The garden is beautiful in spring.
I always go for a walk in the morning.
We sometimes eat pizza in the evening.
We do not use at / on / in with
these time phrases.
this…. (this morning / this week etc. )
last…. (last week / last August etc. )
next…. (next Monday / next week etc. )
every…. (every day / every month etc. )
Example:
It is going to rain this week.
It is going to rain X
in this week.
I go for a swim every weekend.
I go for a swim on
X every weekend.
at
- time (6 o’clock)
- midnight / night
- at the weekend
- special days
(Christmas/Easter)
- at the moment
-at the end of….
on
- days
(Monday/Tuesday)
- dates
(13 June/2 May)
- special days
(Christmas day,
New Year’s day)
-on Monday morning
-on Monday afternoon
-on Monday evening
in
-months
-years
-seasons
-in the morning
-in the afternoon
-in the evening