CÁCH SỬ DỤNG CÁC GIỚI TỪ CHỈ THỜI GIAN

GIỚI TỪ CHỈ THỜI GIAN – IN

- Để chỉ buổi trong ngày nói chung, tháng, năm, mùa, thập niên, thế kỷ, thiên
niên kỷ.
Ex: in the morning/afternoon/evening, in February, in 1999, in (the)
spring/summer/autumn/winter, in 1990s, in the 21st century, in the third
millennium,…
- Trong một số cụm từ dung để chỉ khoảng thời gian trong tương lai.
Ex: in a few minutes, in an hour, in a day, week, month,…
Daisy has gone away. She’ll be back in a week.
- Trong cụm in the end (với nghĩa cuối cùng – finally, at last), in time với nghĩa
kịp lúc.
Ex: Peter got very angry. In the end, he walked out of the room.
Will you be home in time for dinner?

GIỚI TỪ CHỈ THỜI GIAN – ON

- Được dùng để chỉ thứ trong tuần, ngày trong tháng

Ex: On Monday, on 5th March, on this/that day,..
I was born on the 3rd of April.
- Để chỉ buổi trong ngày cụ thể hoặc 1 ngày cụ thể
Ex: On Friday morning, On New Year’s day, on my birthday
See you on Friday morning.

GIỚI TỪ CHỈ THỜI GIAN – AT

- Để chỉ thời gian các bữa ăn trong ngày

Ex: at 5 p.m, at sunrise, at sunset, at noon, at night, at dawn, at twilight, at
midnight, at
breakfast, at lunch, at dinner, at supper,..
I get up at 5 o’clock every morning.
- Để chỉ một dịp lễ hội, hoặc một thời khắc nào đó
At the weekend, at Christmas/Easter, at present, at the moment, at the same time,
this/that time,…
Mr. Brown is busy at the moment.
- Để tạo thành các cụm giới từ
Ex: At the end, at the beginning of, at the age of (20, 30,…), at first, at last,…
He came to live in London at the age of 25.
Lưu ý: Không dùng in, on, at trước all/every/this/next/last month/last year,
tomorrow,
yesterday, today.
Ex: He has worked hard all morning ( ko dùng in all morning).
Exercise 1. Fill in the blank with “in”, “on”, “at”
1. ...... The afternoon
2. ...... February
3. ...... Christmas
4. ...... 1991
5. ...... Tuesday morning
6. ...... Tet
7. ...... the moment
8. ...... Sunrise
9. ...... April
10. ...... the future
11. ...... spring
12. ...... birthday party
13. ...... Sunday
14. ...... breakfast
15. ...... 2nd September 1945
16. ...... 10th January
Exercise 2. Fill in the blank with “in”, “on”, “at”
1. I was born …….. June 16th. I was born.........1949. I am a . I work.........a big
hospital. I go to work.........5:00 a.m.
2. Hi, I am an . I go to work.........the morning. I start work ….. 11:00 a.m. I was
born.........April 10th.
3. Howdy! I was born.........July 2nd, 1978. I am a . I work.........the farm everyday.
I milk the cows.........the morning. I milk the cows.........6:00 a.m.
4. Hey, I am a . I was born.........August 1st. I was born.........1991. I go to
practice.........7:00 a.m.
5. I was born.........1992. I go to work.........night. I go to work 10:00 p.m. I work
……. night because I like to take pictures of the stars. I am a .