Remember It
Revise (do again) the time expressions (Time 1) and (Time 2) and (Time 3).
Questions
| Who? | People |
|---|---|
| What? | Things |
| Where? | Places |
Learn It
Prepositions used with time
| At a point in time | In a length of time | ||
| "When shall we meet?" | "Let's meet at 12.30." |
"It's 12.45, when will you be ready?" | "I'll see you in an hour, at about 1.45." |
More Questions - When?
We use "when" to ask about time.
"What time do you open?" = "When do you open?"
| at | ||
| "We open at ... |  |
nine o'clock. |
"What time do you close?" = "When do you close?"
| at | ||
| "We close at ... |  |
six o'clock. |
| When? | Time |
|---|
Opening Times
"When are you open?"
| from | to | ||||
| "We're open from... | |
nine in the morning | to | |
six in the evening." |
| "But, we're closed from... |  |
12 noon | to |  |
one in the afternoon, for lunch." |
| before | after | ||||
The staff arrive before ... |
 |
half past eight in the morning. |
We don't allow any customers in after ... |  |
half past five in the evening. |
Writing the time
| morning | 00.01 - 11.59 |
| a.m. - stands for Ante Meridiem (the time between midnight and noon) | 00.01 hrs - 12.00 |
| noon or midday | 12.00 |
| p.m. - stands for Post Meridian (after noon) | 12.01 - 24.00 hrs |
| afternoon | 12.01 - 18.00 |
| evening | 18.01 - 22.00 |
| night | 22.01 - 24.00 |
| midnight | 24.00 |
For example:-
| "I go to work in the morning." | |||||
| "I go home in the evening." | |||||
| "I have lunch in the afternoon." | |||||
| "I woke up in the night." | |||||
but |
"I go to sleep at night." |
!Note
The way people write a.m. and p.m. varies. Choose from the following styles and stick to it:-
a.m. p.m.
am pm
AM PM
A.M. P.M.
Prepositions used with days
For single days we use on.
For example:
This year my birthday is on Saturday.
For the weekend we use at.
For example:
I never work at the
weekend.
Test It
Do a time crossword - Test It!
Practise It
On the Forum - What time do the shops / banks / libraries open / close in your area?
Print out the worksheet and fill it in. Check your answers here (.rtf files)
