When speaking about dates and appointments, we use prepositions of time in the following way:
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AT |
5 o’clock |
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noon |
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midnight |
I usually go to bed at midnight.
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ON |
Friday(s) |
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13 August |
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New Year’s Day |
My elder brother was born on 13 August.
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IN |
August |
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1999 |
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summer |
We always go on holiday in summer.
We say:
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at the weekend |
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at night |
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at Christmas / at Easter |
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at the end of… |
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at the moment |
They often go away at the weekend.
I normally sleep well at night.
People give each other presents at Christmas.
I’m taking a day off at the end of the week.
Are you busy at the moment?
We normally use «in» speaking about parts of the day:
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in the morning |
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in the afternoon |
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in the evening |
I always feel best in the morning.
I’m extremely busy at work in the afternoon.
I sometimes go for a drink with my friends in the evening.
BUT
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on Monday morning |
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on Tuesday afternoon |
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on Friday evening |
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on Saturday night |
I’m playing tennis with James on Monday morning.
The Parsons are having a party on Saturday night.
We do not normally use at / on / in before the following words:
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this… (this morning / this weekend etc.) |
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last… (last May / last year etc.) |
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next… (next Friday / next month etc.) |
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every… (every day / every summer etc.) |
Are you going away this weekend?
They got married last spring.
I’m going on a business trip next week.
We use «in» (meaning «from now») to show that something will happen after a certain period of time:
in five minutes / in a few days / in two weeks / in five years etc.
We will come and see you again in a few days.
I’m starting my new job in two weeks.
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