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Dates and Times

Expressing dates and times: on Monday, in January, at 3 o'clock

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When to Use Dates and Times

  • •AT for specific times: at 3 o'clock, at noon, at midnight, at night.
  • •ON for days and dates: on Monday, on July 4th, on my birthday.
  • •IN for months, years, seasons: in January, in 2024, in summer, in the morning.
  • •Date formats: UK: 4th July 2024 / US: July 4th, 2024.
  • •Time formats: 3:00 (three o'clock), 3:15 (quarter past three), 3:30 (half past three).

How to Form Dates and Times

Affirmative (+)

Preposition + time expression

Negative (-)

Same structure

Question (?)

What time...? When...? What date...?

💡 No preposition with: today, tomorrow, yesterday, this/next/last + time.

Examples of Dates and Times

✓I'll see you on Monday.

✗I'll see you in Monday.

ON for days of the week.

✓She was born in 1990.

✗She was born on 1990.

IN for years.

✓The meeting is at 2:30.

✗The meeting is on 2:30.

AT for specific times.

Common Mistakes with Dates and Times

💡 Practice Tips for Dates and Times

  • • AT: specific time (at 5pm), night, noon, midnight.
  • • ON: days (on Friday), dates (on March 5th).
  • • IN: months (in May), years (in 2020), seasons (in winter), morning/afternoon/evening.
  • • No preposition: today, tomorrow, yesterday, this/next/last week.
Quick Quiz
  1. 1.We have a meeting   Monday morning.
  2. 2.She was born   1995.
  3. 3.The film starts   7:30.
  4. 4.I'll see you  .
  5. Question 5: I love going to the beach blank summer.
    5.I love going to the beach summer.
  6. Question 6: The shop closes blank midnight.
    6.The shop closes midnight.
  7. Question 7: Her birthday is blank March 15th.
    7.Her birthday is March 15th.
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