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Preposition of Time: At
When to use: Precise time or moments of the day, specific age
Examples:
Precise time or moments of the day:
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What time to you wake up? Usually I wake up at 6.00am |
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I love getting up at sunrise and watching the rising sun on the horizon |
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Does your family get up early too? Do you see them at breakfast? |
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I leave to work at 7.00am. It takes me one hour to get to my job |
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After working hard, I stop at noon to have lunch with my co-workers |
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At lunchtime, we have a great time together because we all can share different experiences |
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After having lunch, we go back to work at 1.30pm and restart the fight |
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At sunset we stop working and go home. Usually, the sun sets at 6.00pm |
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The sky gets pretty at twilight and I can no longer see the sun, only its light |
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In a big city like this I live in, the traffic is terrifying. I get home at 7.30pm |
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At dinner, I and my family talk about the day and we spend great moments together |
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After dinner, we watch TV. Our favorite program starts at 9.00pm and we watch together |
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We always watch TV at night before we go to bed. Itīs a perfect time to relax |
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While watching TV, itīs normal to take a nap on the couch. We go to bed at 11.00pm |
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At bedtime, we read some books before falling sleep. Reading is good for the mind |
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Before I turn off the light and close my eyes, I put my alarm to go off at 6.00am |
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Finally, at midnight I stop reading my book and fall sleep, snoring right away |
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Itīs already another day and I woke up before the alarm went off, at 5.40am, and I gazed at the sky |
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At dawning, the horizon is stunning. Iīm waiting to see the sun |
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At 6.00am I take a shower and restart my chaotic and ordinary day |
Specific age:
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I started to study at 7. When did you start to study? |
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When I was a teenager, at 14, I got my first job. When did you get your first job? |
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I got my second job at 16. I worked in my second job for 12 years and I left at 28 |
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At 19 I started college and at 23 I graduated in Business Administration |
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At 26 I started my MBA (Master of Business Administration) and at 28 I graduated |
Some expressions:
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I will stay with my family at Christmas |
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What do you usually do at the weekend? |
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Iīm so sorry but I canīt talk to you now. Iīm quite busy at the moment |
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Do you have anything to do at night? Would you like to have dinner with me? |
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Silence please. I canīt understand a word with you all talking at the same time |
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