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The time slot is probably more by default rather than design but it is quite apt that it should be shown at that time of the morning. All conventioneers will be able to attend these talks, because the speaker will be the only session scheduled in a particular time slot. Could you please give me some time-slots for the following week? My apologies, but I am not available for the whole week of June 26. Could you please propose some time-slots for the following week? Could you please tell me which one between the above sentences is correct? Is my usage of the word 'time-slots' correct?
We use:
- at for a PRECISE TIME
- in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
- on for DAYS and DATES
| at PRECISE TIME | in MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS | on DAYS and DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Look at these examples:
- 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?
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Notice the use of the preposition of time at in the following standard expressions:
| Expression | 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. |
*Note that in some varieties of English people say 'on the weekend' and 'on Christmas'.
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Notice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions:
| in | on |
| 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) |
When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on.
- I went to London last June. (notin last June)
- He's coming back next Tuesday. (noton next Tuesday)
- I go home every Easter. (notat every Easter)
- We'll call you this evening. (notin this evening)
Wora Tularuk ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
...well organized, easy to understand, very useful when writing or even speaking.
Inés Barbero ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Extremely useful...full of examples and visual aid to learn prepositions.
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John Vincent ⭐⭐⭐⭐
...serves well as a quick reference guide to see how different prepositions function in sentences. I especially liked the diagrams.