lunes, 3 de octubre de 2016

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

      Resultado de imagen para imagenes del colegio inobasol                               Resultado de imagen para IMAGENES DE LA IGLESIA DE SOLEDAD
The foundation of Inobasol was in 1951                     The Soledad´s day is on March 8


Resultado de imagen para images of the months of the year            Resultado de imagen para images of days of the week

                                          Resultado de imagen para images of seasons of the year

We use:
At for the time of day:

at five o`clock                at 11:45             at midnight              at lunchtime                at sunset

We use at in these expressions;

at night                                  at the weekend(s)                     at Christmas                       at Easter      
at present                              at the same time                        at the moment

Examples:    I don`t like going out at night                               Will you be here at the weekend?


We use:
On for days and dates:

On Friday (s)                    On 12 March 1991             On Christmas night             On my birthday

Examples:      I will be at home on Friday morning.
                       Do you usually go out on Saturdays evenings?

We use:

In for longer periods (for example months / years / seasons):

In October                    In (the) winter                       in 1968                                 in the 1970s          

In the 18th century       In the Middle Ages               in the past                            in (the) future


We say:

In the morning(s)                                in the afternoon(s)                                    in the evening(s)

Examples:  I will see you in the morning

                  Do you work in the evenings?

We do not use at / on / in before last / next / this / every:

Example: I will see you next Friday
                They got married last March.


In a few minutes /  in six months, etc. = a time in the future
                         
Examples;     The train will be leaving in a few minutes
                      She will be here in a moment.

We also use in... to say how long it takes to do something:

I learnt to drive in four weeks ( it took me four weeks to learn).