Unit 11 - Lesson 54 - Prepositions of Time
LEARN
Prepositions used with time
| At a point in time | In a length of time | ||
| "When shall we meet?" | "Let's meet at 12:30." |
"It's 12.45, when will you be ready?" | "I'll see you in an hour,at about 1:45." |
MORE QUESTIONS - WHEN?
We use "when" to ask about time.
"What time do you open?" = "When do you open?"
| at | |
| "We open at ... | nine o'clock. |
"What time do you close?" = "When do you close?"
| at | |
| "We close at ... | six o'clock. |
| Who? | People |
|---|---|
| What? | Things |
| Where? | Places |
| When? | Time |
OPENING TIMES
"When are you open?"
| from | to | ||
| "We're open from... | nine in the morning | to | six in the evening." |
| "But, we're closed from... | 12 noon | to | one in the afternoon, for lunch." |
| before | after | ||
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The staff arrive before ... |
half past eight in the morning. |
We don't allow any customers in after ... |
half past five in the evening. |
WRITING THE TIME
| morning | 00:01 - 11:59 |
| a.m. - stands for Ante Meridiem (the time between midnight and noon) | 00:01 hrs - 12:00 |
| noon or midday | 12:00 |
| p.m. - stands for Post Meridian (after noon) | 12:01 - 24:00 hrs |
| afternoon | 12:01 - 18:00 |
| evening | 18:01 - 22:00 |
| night | 22:01 - 24:00 |
| midnight | 24:00 |
FOR EXAMPLE:-
| "I go to work in the morning." | |||||
| "I go home in the evening." | |||||
| "I have lunch in the afternoon." | |||||
| "I woke up in the night." | |||||
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but
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"I go to sleep at night." |
!Note - The way people write a.m. and p.m. varies. Choose from the following styles and stick to it:-
a.m. p.m.
am pm
AM PM
A.M. P.M.
Prepositions used with days
For single days we use on.
For example:
This year my birthday is on Saturday.
For the weekend we use at.
For example:
I never work at the weekend.