Предлоги времени: at, on, in
Мы используем at для времени суток:
at five o'clock at 11.45 at midnight at lunchtime at sunset
Мы используем on для дней и дат:
on Friday / on Fridays on 16 May 1999 on Christmas Day on my birthday
Мы используем in для более длительных периодов времени (например: месяцы, годы и т.д.):
- in October in 1988 in the 18th century in the past
- in (the) winter in the 1990s in the Middle Ages in (the) future
- Мы употребляем at в таких выражениях:
| at night | I don't like going out at night. |
| at the weekend / at weekends | Will you be here at the weekend? |
| at Christmas | Do you give each other presents at Christmas? |
| at the moment / at present | Mr Benn is busy at present. |
| at the same time | Emily and I arrived at the same time. |
- Мы говорим:
| in the morning(s) | on Friday morning(s) |
| in the aftemoon(s) | on Sunday afternoon(s) |
| in the evening(s) | on Monday evening(s) |
| I'll see you in the morning. | I'll see you on Friday morning. |
| Do you work in the evenings? | Do you work on Saturday evenings? |
- Мы не употребляем at, on, in перед last, next, this, every:
- I'll see you next Friday.
- They got married last March.
- В разговорном английском мы можем опустить "on" перед днями. Можно говорить:
- I'll see you on Friday. или I'll see you Friday.
- I don't get up early on Monday mornings. или I don't get up early Monday mornings.
- Мы говорим in a few minutes , in six months:
- The train will be leaving in a few minutes.
- Andy has gone away. He'll be back in a week.
- She'll be here in a moment.
- Можно также сказать in six months' time , in a week's time , и т.д. :
- They're getting married in six months' time.
- Мы также употребляем in ... чтобы сказать, как много времени заняла некоторая деятельность:
- I learnt to drive in four weeks.