BASIC-GRAMMAR-U-16.1

	16.1.	*Prepositions of time (in, on, at)*

Jane:	Jeff and Sue are coming to my party!
Dan:	That’s great.
Jane:	They’re coming on Friday. They’re arriving at 6.30.
Dan:	In the morning?
Jane:	No, in the evening.
Dan:	When did we last see them?
Jane:	Oh, years ago, in 2004 or was it in 2005? It was
	in the summer. Don’t you remember?

PRESENTATION

Use in with months, years, seasons and times of day: in February, in 2005, in spring, in the afternoon.
Use on with days and dates: on Friday, on 28th November, on my birthday.
Use at with times: at 8.30, at midnight.

TIP

Special uses of at: at the weekend, at night.

Key vocabulary

Seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter

Months:January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Dates: Use ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) for dates, e.g. 1st January, 3rd March, 25th May

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