Time expressions with ‘in’, ‘on’ and ‘at’ (Easy)

Vocabulary points to take away:


Time expressions with at
at one o’clock / two thirty
at breakfast / dinner / lunchtime
at noon / midday / night
at the weekend


Time expressions with on
on 3rd May
on Christmas Day
on Saturday morning


Time expressions with in
in the morning / afternoon / evening
in spring / summer / autumn / winter
in 1996

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Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary. I'm Neil…

Catherine

A very smart Neil… And I'm Catherine. Why are wearing a suit, Neil? Youre looking

very smart for work.

Neil

Yes youre right, I am wearing a suit I'm going to a wedding at one oclock …*%��

Catherine

Very good! I love weddings.

Neil

I love weddings . I'm going to another one on Saturday!

Catherine

Fantastic Neil. And at and on are two of the words discussing in todays'

programme…

Neil

Yes, because… were talking about time expressions with in, on and at.

Catherine

Well why we say at one oclock but on Saturday.

Neil

Well give you lots of examples…

Catherine

Let's start listening to Mike and Rob. They are trying to find a time to meet up.

Neil

Think about this while you listen: what time can Rob meet Mike?

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Mike

How about lunch on Monday, Rob?

Rob

Well… got a meeting at 11.30.

Mike

OK, are you free on Tuesday?

Rob

Hmm… the engineer's coming at lunchtime. washing machine's flooded again! It

happened at Easter, too.

Mike

Well, what are you doing in the afternoon?

Rob

- I'm playing football.

Mike

Ok - perhaps we could meet in the pub on Saturday evening?

Rob

Weve guests at the weekend. How about this afternoon at two thirty?

Catherine

So, we asked you: What time can meet Mike?

Neil

And the answer is: at two thirty.

Catherine

When we say a particular time on the , we use at.

Neil

So, we say at two thirty  � at three oclock'.

Catherine

We also use at other time expressions. Listen out for them in this clip.

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Mike

How about lunch on , Rob?

Rob

Well… Ive got a meeting at 11.30.

Mike

OK, are you free on Tuesday?

Rob

Hmm… the coming at lunchtime. The washing machine's flooded again! It

happened at Easter, too.

Catherine

So Rob had a meeting 11.30. It's at because it's a time.

Neil

That's right. We also heard at lunchtime. We use at with points during the day,

like mealtimes… so it's at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner.

Catherine

 � and also we ... at noon… at midnight.

Neil

Now Rob said his washing machine flooded at Easter. We use at to talk a special

day or group of days. So, it's at Easter, at New Year.

Catherine

At Christmas. So that's . Let's look at on. We use on with days of the week. So… on

Monday, on Tuesday.

Neil

We use on with specific dates… on the third of May, on June the 20th.

Catherine

…and we use on specific days: on Christmas Day, on Easter Sunday, on my

birthday.

Neil

That's right. But remember it's at Easter, Christmas when we are referring to the

general time period.

Catherine

Let's listen to another clip with more time . Listen out for the time expression

with in.

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Mike

Well, what are you doing in the ?

Rob

Sorry - I'm playing football.

Mike

Ok - perhaps we could meet in the pub on Saturday evening?

Weve got guests at the weekend. How about this afternoon at two thirty?

Neil

So we had in the . We use in with parts of the day, so it's in the morning, in

the afternoon, in the evening.

But did you notice that it's on Saturday morning. If we use a day of the week plus

morning, or evening, we use on.

Neil

We also use in with seasons, so it's in spring, in the winter.

We use in with months and years, so it's in June, in 1996.

Neil

Notice also that Rob said the weekend.

Catherine

Rob speaks British English so he used at the weekend. Some other speakers will say on

weekend. It's perfectly fine.

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Catherine

And were talking about time expressions with , on and at.

Neil

So, to recap, we use on with days of the week, dates and special days.

We use at with times and particular points in the day.

Neil

British people say at the weekend.

Catherine

we also say at with festivals.

Neil

We use in for seasons, months and years.

Catherine

And now for quiz. Fill the gaps with in, on or at. Ready? Number one. What do you

usually do [sfx: beep] weekend?

Neil

And the answer is at.

Catherine

Good. Number two. Don't be late! The film starts [sfx: beep] .

Neil

And the answer is at.

Catherine

And the last one. There are usually fireworks in London [sfx: beep] Year's Eve.

Neil

And the answer is on. Well done if you got them all right.

Catherine

Now for top tip for learning vocabulary: Instead of learning individual new words,

try learning small chunks of language like time . They will be easier to learn and they

make your English sound more natural.

Neil

There's more about this bbclearningenglishcom.. Join us again for more 6 Minute

Vocabulary.

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Bye!

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