Using English Prepositions - Lesson 6, Part 3 (time) - A good grammar review!
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Let's review before we try an exercise.
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The tricky thing is that there can be overlap.
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"During," though, can refer to an entire period.
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"During" actually has two uses.
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It can refer to an entire period
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or at some time within a period.
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For example:
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Now, if "during" refers to an entire period,
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we have to recall one more preposition
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with a similar use: "throughout."
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An example:
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"Throughout" really emphasizes the entire period
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from beginning to end.
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We've been talking about periods of time.
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So which preposition could we use with weekend?
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In American English there are two common choices.
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We often talk about what we do
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or things that happen
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ON the weekend or OVER the weekend.
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We say:
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"On" simply answers the question WHEN?
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One might also say:
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"Over" also answers the question WHEN?
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But this emphasizes that you need the whole period to do something.
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You won't finish before the end of that period.
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Be sure not to confuse two different ways
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we use the preposition "over."
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Another preposition with more than one use is "in."
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The focus so far has been on periods of time.
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We can say:
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I told you that we use "in" with longer periods of time.
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"In the month of February" is closest in meaning to...
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What if I say:
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Does "in" have the meaning of "during"?
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No.
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And the period of time here is much shorter.
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10 minutes.
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I can use "in" with any amount of time.
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- A short period of a long period.
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"In" can have the meaning of "after."
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I know the different uses and the overlap
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can be confusing.
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My advice to help you remember
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is to study the patterns I've shown you -
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like IN the morning, IN the afternoon, IN the evening.
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And study key examples,
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like "I'll be home in 10 minutes."
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Let's try an exercise to review
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the six prepositions of time that we've looked at.
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The story in the exercise is one that I made up
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because it's fun to imagine things sometimes, isn't it?
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Now it's your turn.
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That's all for now.
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Thanks for watching. Happy studies!
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