m (a) Please be on time in rhefurure.
@) I usually watchTV in the wning.
(c) I was born in Ocwber.
(d) I was born in 1985.
(e) I was born in the nwntieth century.
(f) The weather is hot in (the) summer.
ON (g) I was born on October 31,1985.
01) I went to a movie on Thursday.
(i) I have class on Thursday morninds).
AT (j) We sleep at night. I was asleep at midnight.
(k) I fell asleep at 9:30 (nine-thirty).
(1) He's busy at present. Please caU again.
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*Possible in British English: infu~tv (7%~ bs on rb infunrnin + the past, the present, the futuref
in + the morning, the afternoon, the evening
fa monthon + a date
on + a weekday
on + a weekday morning(s), afternoon(s), evenin&)
at + m, night, midnight
at + "clock time"
at + present, the moment, the present time0 EXERCISE 10. Prepositions of tlme. (Chart 6-5)
Directions: Complete the sentences with in, at, or on. AU the sentences contain time
expressions.
- We don't know what will happen iy the future.
- History is the study of events that occurred the past.
- Newspapers report events that happen the present. ..,p
- Last year I was a junior in high school. present, I am a senior in hi^,' -e ,. !;! i,
school. iy-. < , 8;. ,, ,.... ...... .I2 - I am a student the present time, but I will graduate next month.
- Ms. Walker can't come to the phone right now. She's in a meeting the
moment. - I usually take a walk the morning before I go to work.
I 8. Frank likes to take a nap the afternoon. - Our family enjoys spending time together the evening.
- Our children always stay home night.
1 1. I ate lunch noon. - I got home midnight.
- I moved to this city September.
- I moved here 2001.
- 1 moved here September 2001.
- 1 moved here September 3.
- I moved here September 3, 2001.
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