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IN |
ON |
AT |
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June |
Tuesday |
noon |
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1990 |
Tuesday morning |
noon yesterday |
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the winter |
Tuesday afternoon |
noon tomorrow |
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the spring |
Tuesday evening |
night |
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the summer |
Tuesday night |
two o’clock |
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the fall |
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midnight |
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the morning |
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present |
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the afternoon |
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the same time |
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the evening |
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the weekend |
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the past |
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Christmas/Easter |
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the future |
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- at for a precise time
- in for months, years, centuries, long periods
- on for days and dates
**On is frequently omitted before the expressions Tuesday morning, Tuesday afternoon, etc.
- I saw her on Xmas day.
- He started work on Monday.
**In some varieties of English people say on the weekend and on Christmas.
- She often goes out at night.
- I have a meeting at 10am.
- I don't usually work at the weekend.
- I stay with my family at Christmas.
- We finished the test at the same time.