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  • #3 Prepositions of time

  • Hi, It's Lisa Scott with losemyaccent.com. In the last couple of videos, we talked about

  • the correct pronunciation of the Months of the Year and the Days of the Week. Today,

  • I want to talk with you about prepositions of time - in, on, and at - and how to choose

  • the correct one depending on the situation. Now that you know the correct pronunciation

  • of the months and days, I want to be sure you use these prepositions correctly, too.

  • The easiest way to remember them is to keep this general rule in mind: The prepositions

  • In-on-at go in order from general to specific time. For example, “We have an appointment

  • in January on the 13th at 8:00.”

  • Now let's talk about each one a little more specifically:

  • The preposition In should be used to reference a specific year, month, or season, as inHe

  • graduated in 1984. We usually go skiing in February. Flowers bloom in spring.

  • Now, please note that I am stressing the prepositions so that you will hear how they are used. In

  • regular conversation, you would stress the nouns or other important words, like this

  • :Flowers bloom in spring. I'll continue to stress the prepositions in the next examples,

  • and you can do it for practice; just remember that the preposition will usually not get

  • the stress in everyday conversations.

  • Okay, let' talk about the preposition ON. The preposition ON refers to specific days

  • or dates . His birthday is ON Tuesday. or We have a holiday on the 11th of March.

  • The preposition AT refers to specific times in hours or minutes : I'll meet you at 12:00.

  • Your interview is at 2:30.

  • Do you see how we progressed from the more general time of a month to the very specific

  • time of day?

  • Let's try a few practice examples. I'll show a sentence on the screen, give you a few seconds

  • to come up with the preposition, and then tell you the answer.

  • They were married ______ 1995.

  • I'm getting my hair cut ____ 3:00.

  • You need to visit your mother ____ Wednesday.

  • This year, Easter is ___ March.

  • We will celebrate _____ the 30th.

  • Lunch will be served ____ 12:30.

  • I hope that cleared up any confusion you may have had about the prepositions of time. Check

  • back next week to learn about the prepositions of place, and until then, I'll see you on

  • my facebook page. Bye!

#3 Prepositions of time

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