PREPOSITIONS OF TIME - AT, IN, ON
Chúng ta dùng:
AT for a PRECISE TIME => thời điểm chính xác/cụ thể
IN for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS=> tháng, năm, thế kỷ và các giai đoạn/thời kỳ/thời gian... dài
ON for DAYS and DATES => ngày, ngày lễ... và ngày tháng (năm)
at 3 o'clock in May on Sunday
at 10.30am in summer on Tuesdays
at noon in the summer on 6 March
at dinnertime in 1990 on 25 Dec. 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 Year's Eve
VD:
I have a meeting at 9am.
The shop closes at midnight.
Jane went home at lunchtime.
In England, it often snows in December.
Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
There should be a lot of progress in the next century.
Do you work on Mondays?
Her birthday is on 20 November.
Where will you be on New Year's Day?
Lưu ý:
1. Dùng giới từ chỉ thời gian "AT" trong các cụm từ sau:
Expressions Example
at night The stars shine at night.
at the weekend* I don't usually work at the weekend.
at Christmas*/Easter I stay with my family at Christmas.
at the same time We finished the test at the same time.
at present He's not home at present. Try later.
* at the weekend (British English) = on the weekend (American English)
* at Christmas: vào mùa/lễ Giáng sinh
on Christmas Day: vào Ngày Giáng sinh = on the 25 December
on Christmas Eve: vào Đêm Giáng sinh = on the 24 December
on Boxing Day: vào ngày Tặng quà = on the 26 December
at Easter: vào mùa/lễ Phục sinh
on Easter Day/Sunday: vào ngày lễ Phục Sinh
2. Dùng giới từ chỉ thời gian "IN" và "ON" trong các cụm từ sau:
Expressions:
in the morning on Tuesday morning
in the mornings on Saturday mornings
in the afternoon(s) on Sunday afternoon(s)
in the evening(s) on Monday evening(s)
3. Không dùng "at, in, on" khi nói "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)