Yoshikaの英語ワンポイントレッスン Vol. 56
これはタメになると大好評!ネイティブのカウンセラーによる英語ワンポイントレッスン!
いつまで経っても間違うのがこの前置詞。 3回連続シリーズの1回目は、時を表す前置詞について。
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME (Part I of III)
A preposition is described as a word governing, and usually preceding (coming before), a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause. See the examples below:
"The man is on the platform." (The preposition on is showing where the man is located in relation to the platform).
"She arrived after dinner." (The preposition after is showing when the woman showed up in relation to the dinnertime."
"What did you do that for?" (The preposition for is showing the purpose of "that".)
Some of the most common prepositions are of, to, in, at, on. However, there are many prepositions usually in relation to time, location and direction. In this three-part series, I will explain to you the different prepositions and when to use them. This month we will go over prepositions of time.
We use:
• "at" for a precise time
• "in" for months, years, centuries, and long periods
• "on" for days and dates.
AT |
IN |
ON |
At 3 o'clock |
In May |
On Sundays |
At 10:30am |
In summertime |
On Tuesdays |
At noon |
In summer |
On March 6th |
At dinnertime |
In 1990 |
On December 25, 2010 |
At bedtime |
In the 1990s |
On Christmas Day |
At sunrise |
In the next century |
On Independence Day |
At sunset |
In the Ice Age |
On my birthday |
At the moment |
In the past/future |
On New Years Eve |
Take a look at these examples:
• I have a meeting at 9:00am.
• The shop closes at midnight.
• In England, it often snows in December.
• Do you think we will land on Mars in the future?
• Do you work on Mondays?
• Her birthday is on November 18th.
Notice the use of prepositions of time in these common expressions:
IN |
ON |
In the morning |
On Tuesday mornings (every Tuesday morning) |
In the mornings (every morning) |
On Saturday mornings |
In the afternoons |
On Sunday afternoons |
In the evenings |
On Monday evenin |
We do not use at, in, on when we use last, next, every, this:
• I went to London last June. (not in last June)
• He's coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday)
• I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)
• We'll call you this evening. (not in this evening)
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