시간 표현에 해당하는 전치사들을 정확하게 써보자


1) at for a PRECISE TIME


2) in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS


3) on for DAYS and DATES




- at

at 10:30

at 3 o'clock

at noon  (c.f., in the afternoon - noon은 정오를 뜻하는 정확한 시간임)

at the moment

at sunset

at lunchtime


 - in

in May

in summer

in 1990

in the 1990s

in the past/future

in the morning


- on

on Sunday

on 6 March

on Christmas

on my birthday



관용적인 표현들?


at night  -  in the morning/afternoon/evening



- last, next, every, this, tomorrow 등이 사용되면 전치사를 안쓴다

last Sunday (o)   -   on last Sunday (x)

see you next Monday!




하지만 바로 직전에 뭐가 나왔는지를 봐야함


on my last birthday (o)    -   on last birthday (x)




내 예문들


 - I got a Starbucks' tumbler as a present on my last birthday, but I haven't use it for 4 months.

 - When I leave my room, I sometimes forget to turn  down my A.C., especially in the morning.

 - If you want to loose some weight, it is important not to eat anything at night.

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