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What is Grammar?
English Grammar Terms
The 8 English Parts of
Speech
These are the words that you use to make a sentence.
There are only
8 types of word - and the most
important is the Verb!
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Verbs |
be, have, do, work |
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Nouns |
man, town, music |
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Adjectives |
a, the, 69, big |
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Adverbs |
loudly, well, often |
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Pronouns |
you, ours, some |
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Prepositions |
at, in, on, from |
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Conjunctions |
and, but, though |
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Interjections |
ah, dear, er, um |
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verbs
Going to
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Preposition List
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| Grammar Quizzes
Parts of Speech Quiz
Verb Classification Quiz
Main Verb Forms Quiz
Active or Passive Quiz
Subjunctive Quiz
Future Time Quiz
Continuous Tense Verb
Quiz
Used to do or Be used to
Quiz
Have to,
Must, Must not Quiz
Can, Could, Be able
to Quiz
Questions Quiz
Tag Questions
Quiz
Infinitive or
-ing Quiz
Gerunds Quiz
Phrasal Verbs
Quiz
Conditionals Quiz
For or Since Quiz
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Simple
Present Perfect
Continuous
Past Simple
Questions
Comparative
Adjectives
Superlative
Adjectives
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Prepositions of Time: at, in, on
We use:
- at for a PRECISE TIME
- in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
- on for DAYS and DATES
| at |
in |
on |
| PRECISE TIME |
MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS |
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?
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. |
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 afternoons |
| in the evening(s) |
on Monday evening |
When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use
at, in, on.
- 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)
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