Prepositions of time and place
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A) Preposition of time: In / at/ on/ from........to
I. “on”: is used with:
a. Days of the week: on Friday/ on Monday/ on Saturday……
b. Date: on 15th April/ on 23rdDecember/ on the 15th of April…
c. A special part of a day: on Friday evening/ on Monday morning…
II. “at”: is used with:
a. Part of the day: at night/ at noon…
b. Time of day: at 7:00/ at 9:00/ at midday/ at midnight/ at sunset/ at sunrise…….
c. Celebrations: at Christmas/ at Ester……
d. Fixed phrases: at the same time/ at present/ at the moment…………
III. “in” is used with:
a. Months: in July/ in May/ in December…
b. Year: in 2012/ in 1999/ in 1985/ in 1970s…
c. Seasons: in summer/ in spring/ in autumn/ in winter…
d. Part of the day: in the morning/ in the evening/ in the afternoon……
e. Duration: in weeks time/ in a minute/ in two weeks…………………
IV. “from…….to……” : is used with limited periods of time:
From seven o’clock to nine o’clock
from Monday to Saturday.
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