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Prepositions with time – Learn English prepositions


Hey so prepositions yeah they’re not
easy and I understand why because we
have so many of them most of the time
you can’t find any logic in why we use
this one instead of that why we use in
on that over-under many different
meanings metaphorical meanings literal
meanings directional meanings to all of
the prepositions
so today’s preposition lesson is about
prepositions of time now prepositions
with time is a lot easier because you
can find more logic with that than other
things for example see those possible
time expressions where do you think that
they match to and I’ll give you a few
months
you
okay let’s get rid of that now let’s see
let’s see what you thought so let’s
start nice and easy within and you can
see we use with long periods of time so
for example years seasons months we’ve
got May 2013 and summer in May in Sun in
2013
we also have these ones in the morning
in the afternoon in the evening those
are just because yes no real logic so
long story short in for a long period of
time next one on on you can see we use
with specific days for example 23rd of
May a specific day on the 23rd of May
the same as on my birthday my birthday
again
just one day on as well as Christmas Day
in any other one day we use on
so let’s have a look at one more at
we’ve at we use with specific times for
example 8 o’clock but also we use it
with Christmas Easter Thanksgiving all
holidays we would use with at so
specific times exact times and holidays
so let’s have a bit of a test with that
you
you
you
if you don’t keep so V answers let’s see
what you had the first one I’m going to
Disney World
something June now did you think that
something was in I hope so because River
June is a month long period of time with
months long periods of time in now I
know what you’re thinking what’s the
next one let’s compare
let’s meet something third of January
this one it’s on now some of you may be
thinking well that’s June that’s a long
period of time you’ve got January here
that’s also a long period of time so why
isn’t that one in simple answer it’s not
talking about a long period of time this
one we’re talking about one day so if
it’s only one day it’s one days on
that’s why so in June on the 3rd of
January which is also my birthday if you
want to send me be birthday greetings
I’m too drunk to talk I’ll call you
something in the morning now remembering
this one that this one is opens because
yes answer with the morning that’s right
in I’ll call you in the morning
next one I went to bed something 3 a.m.
last night let us an exact time so we
must use at good remember we need to use
at for exact times and I want to be in
New York New Year’s Eve New Year’s Eve
now this is a tricky one because it’s a
holiday
New Year’s so it could be at New Year’s
but I mean is Eve that’s one day
on I want to be in New York on New
Year’s Eve next one I have to wake up
something seven hours something 6:00
a.m. so and this one we mean seven hours
or future their clue is in the name in
the future I have to wake up in seven
hours so when we want to say a period of
time from now to the future we use in in
seven hours in two days in two weeks in
two months into years doesn’t matter
from now future in the next one you
should know it is it an exact time 6:00
a.m. it’s that
that’s what
so I hope this first lesson of
prepositions for prepositions with time
has helped you understand a little bit
more we will do a series of preposition
lessons to help you understand all the
prepositions in all their meanings
they have metaphorical meanings literal
meanings directional meanings and stay
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