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  1. Discuss.

  1. Do you work or study long hours/at weekends/ at nights?

  2. What is your favorite time of the day/week? Why?

  3. What is your least favorite time of the day/week? Why?

  4. What is a typical day like for you?

  5. What do you do in your free time?

  1. Here are some verb phrases connected with daily routine.

chat on the phone go to the cinema get up early go to bed late

stay in bed late have breakfast/lunch/dinner watch TV drive a car

check your e-mails do sport go for a walk go clubbing play bowling

do nothing catch a bus/train/taxi study hard eat out stay in

C. Look at the verb phrases in the box above. In your copybooks:

  1. write the things you do every day

  2. write the things you only do at weekends

  3. write the things you sometimes do

  4. write the things you never do

D. Write more verb phrases of things you do

  • every day

  • only at weekends

E. Compare your list from D with a partner. Do you do the same things?

GRAMMAR 1: PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

IN

ON

AT

in + year/month/season

in 1988

in September

in winter

in the 21st century

on + day/date

on Wednesday

on 15 April

on that day

at + clock time/meal time

at three o’clock

at lunch (time)

at that time

at the same time

at the moment

in + a week or more

in the Easter holiday

in the autumn term

on + a single day

on Easter Monday

on Christmas day

at + two or three days

at Easter/Christmas

at the weekend

in + a part of the day

in the morning

in the evening

on+ a day + a part of the day

on Friday morning

at night

NB We do not use in, on, at before every, last, next, this, tomorrow, yesterday.

We go to Greece every summer.

I will see you next Friday.

The party is tomorrow evening.

in time = early enough

We will have to hurry if we want to be in time for the show.

We got to the airport in time to have a coffee before checking in.

on time = at the right time, on schedule

The plane took off on time.

Rachel is never on time. She is always late.

in is used for a future time measured from the present

The photos will be ready in an hour.

in is used for the time it takes to complete something

I did the crossword in five minutes.

A. Insert at, on or in where necessary.

1) … 6 June

6) … September

11)... ten minutes

2) … 8 o’clock

7) … Saturday night

12) ... night

3) … Saturday

8) … the weekend

13)… breakfast time

4) … this evening

9) … the morning

14) … every weekend

  1. … 2009

10)... last night

15) … next week

B. Insert at, on or in where necessary.

  1. Bill Gates was born in Seattle ….. 1955.

  2. I haven’t seen Ann for a few days. I last saw her ….. Wednesday.

  3. The price of electricity is going up ….. January.

  4. I’ve been invited to the wedding …. 14 February.

  5. Hurry up! We’ve got to go …. five minutes.

  6. I’m busy just now but I’ll be with you ….. a moment.

  7. Jenny’s brother is an engineer, but he is out of work ….. the moment.

  8. There are usually a lot of parties …. Christmas.

  9. I hope the weather will be nice …. the weekend.

  10. …. Saturday night I went to bed …. 11 p.m.

  11. I don’t like travelling …. night.

  12. We travelled overnight to Paris and arrived …. 5 o’clock …. the morning.

  13. The course begins …. 7 January and ends sometime …. April.

  14. My brother came home …. last Christmas.

  15. It was quite a short book and easy to read. I read it …. a day.

  16. I might not be at home … Tuesday morning but I’ll probably be there … the afternoon.

  17. My car is being repaired in the garage. It will be ready …. two hours.

  18. The group set off … yesterday morning.

  19. The telephone and the bell rang … the same time.

  20. I’m pretty busy … this week. I’m afraid I can’t see you … Friday.

C. Complete the sentences with ‘in time’ and ‘on time’.

  1. The bus was late this morning but it is usually …

  2. I like to get up … to have a big breakfast before going to work.

  3. We want to start the meeting …, so don’t be late.

  4. I have just washed this shirt. I want to wear it this evening, so I hope it will be dry …

  5. The train service isn’t very good. The trains are rarely …

  6. I nearly forgot that it was Joe’s birthday. Fortunately I remembered …

  7. Why are you never …? You always keep everybody waiting.