Hello, ladies and gentlemen =)
Перевели у нас годинник, and I did not even notice it, тому що всі мої electronic devices зробили це абсолютно on their own. Time flies by, тепер the sunset is на час пізніше, а вставати нам an hour earlier. Тому я вирішила, що потрібно нам розібратися, how we can talk about time.
Отже, today я збираюся вам розповісти about prepositions of time.
We use prepositions of time with time expressions, when we want to talk about time.
So, як нам потрібно говорити, in Monday або on Monday? At night or On night? In New Year or on New Year? Як це все запам'ятати? How can we deal with it?
А ось як. Тут все дуже просто.
Є така класна штука, називається the At-In-On pyramid.
- I have dinner at 7 p.m. (7 p.m.- precise точний час, use AT)
- Jackie goes to sleep at 11 p.m. (precise time, use AT)
Для longer periods of time, таких як days, we use ON.
- I’ll see you on Friday. (Friday = day, so we use ON)
- I was born on the 14th of December. (date = day, so use ON)
Для very long periods of time, such as weeks, years, months, centuries etc, ми use IN.
- I like films made in the 1940’s. (decade = long period, use IN)
- She likes going to the seaside in August (month = long period, use IN)
Here are some more examples for you:
- at for a PRECISE TIME
- in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
- on for DAYS and DATES
Однак we have some exceptions. Наприклад для AT є standard expressions, в яких ми використовуємо AT:
Expression | Example |
at night | The stars shine at night. |
at the weekend | I don't usually work at the weekend. |
at Christmas/Easter | I stay with my family at Christmas. |
at the same time | We finished the test at the same time. |
at present | He's not home at present. Try later. |
А ось some common expressions для IN и ON:
in | on |
in the morning | on Tuesday morning |
in the mornings | on Saturday mornings |
in the afternoon(s) | on Sunday afternoons |
in the evening(s) | on Monday evening |
Let’s look at the time of the day that we have. Доба у нас розділена приблизно ось так:
Для days and parts of the day ми можемо використовувати at, in, або on, і тут потрібно look at this more closely:
AT |
IN |
ON |
One part of the day: at night |
Some parts of the day (in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening) |
Days of the week (on Sunday, on Friday) |
Precise time of the day: at midnight, at dusk, at dawn, at five o'clock |
We use this standard expression: in the daytime |
Dates: On the 25th of September |
Celebrations (special days): At Christmas, at Easter |
|
Parts of special days: On the morning of Christmas Day, on the evening of December the 14th |
We use no prepositions with:
Prepositions in expressions of time
Preposition |
Use |
Examples |
in
|
in months |
in July; in September |
year |
in 1985; in 1999 |
|
seasons |
in summer; in the summer of 69 |
|
part of the day |
in the morning; in the afternoon; in the evening |
|
duration |
in a minute; in two weeks |
|
at
|
part of the day |
at night |
time of day |
at 6 o'clock; at midnight |
|
celebrations |
at Christmas; at Easter |
|
fixed phrases |
at the end of the weekat the same time |
|
on |
days of the week |
on Sunday; on Friday |
date |
on the 25th of December |
|
special holidays |
on Good Friday; on Easter Sunday; on my birthday |
|
a special part of a day |
on the morning of September the 11th |
|
after |
later than sth. |
after school |
ago |
how. far sth. happened (in the past) |
6 years ago |
before |
earlier than sth. |
before Christmas |
between |
time that separates two points |
between Monday and Friday |
by |
not later than a special time |
by Thursday |
during |
through the whole of a period of time |
during the holidays |
for |
period of time |
for three weeks |
from ... to trom... till/until |
two points form a period |
from Monday to Wednesday from Monday till Wednesday from Monday until Wednesday |
past |
time of the day |
23 minutes past 6 (6:23) |
since |
point of time |
since Monday |
till/until |
no later than a special time |
till tomorrow |
to |
time of the day |
23 minutes to 6 (5:37) |
up to |
not more than a special time |
up to 6 hours a day |
within |
during a period of time |
within a day |
А ось some exercises, які you can use to practice:
- fill in the blanks
- fill in the blanks-2
- multiple choice
- Choose the correct answer
- More on choosing the correct option
Use your time wisely =)