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Unit 103 · Prepositions

at 8 o'clock on Monday in April

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A
at 8 o'clock I start work at **8 o'clock**.
10.30 The shops close at **5.30**.
midnight etc.
on Sunday(s) / Monday(s) etc. Bye! I'll see you **on Friday**.
25 April / 6 June etc. What do you usually do **on Sundays**?
New Year's Day etc. The concert is **on 22 November**.
in April / June etc. I'm going on holiday **in October**.
2013 / 1988 etc. Emma was born **in 1995**.
summer / spring etc. The park is beautiful **in spring**.
B

We say:

at the weekend Are you going away **at the weekend**?
at night I can't sleep **at night**.
at Christmas Where will you be **at Christmas**? (but **on Christmas Day**)
at the end of ... I'm going on holiday **at the end of October**.
at the moment Are you busy **at the moment**?
C

in the morning / in the afternoon / in the evening

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I always feel good in the morning.

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Do you often go out in the evening?

but

on Monday morning / on Tuesday afternoon / on Friday evening / on Saturday night etc.

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I'm meeting Jackie on Monday morning.

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Are you doing anything on Saturday night?

D

We do not use at/on/in before:

this ... (**this morning / this week** etc.) Are you going out **this evening**?
last ... (**last August / last week** etc.) We go on holiday **every summer**. **Last summer** we went to Canada.
next ... (**next Monday / next week** etc.) I'm leaving **next Monday**.
every ... (**every day / every week** etc.) (not **on next Monday**)
E

in five minutes / in a few days / in six weeks / in two years etc.

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Hurry! The train leaves in five minutes. (= it leaves five minutes from now)

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Bye! I'll see you in a few days. (= a few days from now)

Exercises (5)

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103.1

Write at/on/in.

  1. 1
    6 Juneexample
  2. 2
    the evening
  3. 3
    half past two
  4. 4
    Wednesday
  5. 5
    2007
  6. 6
    September
  7. 7
    24 September
  8. 8
    Thursday
  9. 9
    11.45
  10. 10
    Christmas Day
  11. 11
    Christmas
  12. 12
    the morning
  13. 13
    Friday morning
  14. 14
    Saturday night
  15. 15
    night
  16. 16
    the end of the day
  17. 17
    the weekend
  18. 18
    winter
103.2

Write at/on/in.

  1. 1
    Bye! See you Friday.example
  2. 2
    Where were you 28 February?
  3. 3
    I got up 8 o'clock this morning.
  4. 4
    I like getting up early the morning.
  5. 5
    My sister got married May.
  6. 6
    Jessica and I first met 2006.
  7. 7
    Did you go out Tuesday?
  8. 8
    Did you go out Tuesday evening?
  9. 9
    Do you often go out the evening?
  10. 10
    Let's meet 7.30 tomorrow evening.
  11. 11
    I often go away the weekend.
  12. 12
    I'm starting my new job 3 July.
  13. 13
    We often go to the beach summer.
  14. 14
    George isn't here the moment.
  15. 15
    Jane's birthday is December.
  16. 16
    Do you work Saturdays?
  17. 17
    The company started 1999.
  18. 18
    I like to look at the stars night.
  19. 19
    I'll send you the money the end of the month.
103.3

Look at Lisa's diary for next week and complete the sentences.

  1. 1
    Lisa is going to the cinema
    Wednesday evening.example
  2. 2
    She has to phone Chris .
  3. 3
    She isn't doing anything special .
  4. 4
    She's got a driving lesson .
  5. 5
    She's going to a party .
  6. 6
    She's meeting Sam .
103.4

Write sentences with in ....

  1. 1
    1 It's 8.25 now. The train leaves at 8.30.
    The train leaves in five minutes. example
  2. 2
    2 It's Monday today. I'll call you on Thursday.
    I'll call you .
  3. 3
    3 Today is 14 June. My exam is on 28 June.
    My exam is .
  4. 4
    4 It's 3 o'clock now. Tom will be here at 3.30.
    Tom will be here .
103.5

Write at/on/in if necessary. Sometimes the sentence is already complete, and no word is necessary.

  1. 1
    I'm going Friday.example
  2. 2
    I'm going next Friday.example
  3. 3
    I always feel tired the evening.
  4. 4
    Will you be at home this evening?
  5. 5
    We went to France last summer.
  6. 6
    Laura was born 1997.
  7. 7
    What are you doing the weekend?
  8. 8
    I phone Robert every Sunday.
  9. 9
    Shall we play tennis next Sunday?
  10. 10
    I can't go to the party Sunday.
  11. 11
    I'm going out. I'll be back an hour.
  12. 12
    I don't often go out night.