Mastering Prepositions of Time

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Mastering Prepositions of Time

What do you already know about prepositions of time in English?

IN – When do we use it?

• Years: in 2015 • Months & seasons: in January, in winter • Parts of the day: in the morning • Short periods: in 5 minutes, in the holidays

ON – When do we use it?

• Days of the week: on Friday • Dates: on 3rd of April • Special days: on Christmas, on Easter Note: in the morning BUT on Friday morning

AT – When do we use it?

• Holiday periods: at Christmas • Clock times: at 12:15 • Other phrases: at night, at the weekend Note: at night BUT on Friday night

FOR vs DURING

FOR

• Shows how long: for 3 weeks, for a day • Duration (minutes, hours, days, etc.) Example: The film lasts for 2 hours.

DURING

• Period/event: during the week

• Specific moment in a period: during the meeting Example: He studied hard during the semester.