Wednesday the 17th of July

In, at, on and no preposition with time words:

Prepositions of time - here's a list of the time words that need 'on', 'in', 'at' and some that don't need any preposition. Be careful - many students of English use 'on' with months (it should be 'in'), or put a prepostion before 'next' when we don't need one.
at
  • times: at 8pm, at midnight, at 6:30
  • holiday periods: at Christmas, at Easter
  • at night
  • at the weekend
  • at lunchtime, at dinnertime, at breakfast time
on
  • days: on Monday, on my birthday, on Christmas Day
  • days + morning / afternoon / evening / night: on Tuesday morning
  • dates: on the 20th of June
in
  • years: in 1992, in 2006
  • months: in December, in June
  • decades: in the sixties, in the 1790s
  • centuries: in the 19th century
  • seasons: in winter, in summer
  • in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
no
prep
  • next week, year, month etc
  • last night, year etc
  • this morning, month etc
  • every day, night, years etc
  • today, tomorrow, yesterday

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions

http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/64.html



 Don't call me  lunch time, please. I won't be able to hear you in the restaurant. 

 You should come  time. It's impolite to be late. 


 Could you come  Monday morning? 


 I'm going to do the presentation at their company  next week. 

 They're getting married  two months. 
 This beautiful building was built  the 16th century. 
 The situation  present is very difficult. 
 John's away on holiday  the moment. 
 I've got two days off  Easter. 
 We told him about it  the following day. 
 You can wait for him. He'll be back  ten minutes. 
 The company is closed  public holidays.


  • : Listening
    Video food

    Questions:
    1. What was the first dish that David was preparing for dinner?
    2. How much time did they have to cook a new meal?
    3. What ingredients did Jane ask for to make the new meal?
    4. Why was Julia so hungry?
    5. Why did Julia think it was nicer than a restaurant?
    6. What excuse did David give for not giving the recipe to Julia?

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