Grammar Preposition of Time: In   When to use: Long periods of time, Months and Years   Examples:   01 Albert Einstein was born in 1879. He was a brilliant scientist 02 In January, we are going to Germany. It will be a nice trip 03 She´s going to study in the United States. She will be back in one year 04 Jane and Mark´s classes will start in the first week of March 05 Please have a little patience, the doctor will be here in a few minutes 06 I was born in October, and you? When where you born? 07 What do you do in the afternoons? Do you study something? 08 In a decade, everything will be different of what they are now 09 You don´t need to cry, I´ll be back in two weeks 10 Don´t worry about your problems. Everything is gonna be fine in no time 11 Plants grow and flowers bloom in spring. It´s a beautiful season 12 In summer, it gets very warm and people can go to the beach 13 Leaves fall from the trees in autumn. This season is also called fall 14 It gets very cold in winter, especially in northern countries 15 What do you like to do in your free time? What´s your favorite spare time? 16 In the year 2000 I was 20-year-old. I was born in 1979 17 The planet is getting too warm. In the future, life will be very hard 18 I usually go to the gym in the morning and after it I go to work 19 In January and February, it snows a lot in New York but it is very warm in Brazil 20 Carmen Miranda passed away in 1955. She was a great singer and actress   Note: Before last, next, every and this, we do not use prepositions when referring to time. Examples:   01 Last month I went to Europe with my friends 02 I will visit my family in South America next week  03 I go to school every morning with my brother 04 Maybe I go to Argentina this month. I love that country   Globalized English School English in English   2009 - 2010 Globalized English School  - All rights reserved