LinguaDays, months, and dates
We use days of the week for specific days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. We often talk about today, tomorrow, and yesterday too. Use on with days.
I have English class on Tuesday.
| Word | Meaning / use |
|---|---|
| today | this day |
| tomorrow | the day after today |
| yesterday | the day before today |
| on Monday | use on + day |
| on Friday | use on + day |
We use months for longer time: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Use in with months. We also use in with seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter.
My birthday is in July.
| Preposition | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| on | days | on Sunday |
| in | months | in August |
| in | seasons | in winter |
For dates, English uses ordinal numbers: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and so on. We say: the first of May, the tenth of June, the twenty-third of September. In short writing, we often write 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th.
Her birthday is on the third of March.
| Number | Ordinal | Short form |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | first | 1st |
| 2 | second | 2nd |
| 3 | third | 3rd |
| 4 | fourth | 4th |
| 5 | fifth | 5th |
| 10 | tenth | 10th |
| 20 | twentieth | 20th |
| 21 | twenty-first | 21st |
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Monday | We have a meeting on Monday. |
| Sunday | Sunday | I relax on Sunday. |
| January | January | It is very cold in January. |
| August | August | They go on holiday in August. |
| spring | spring | The flowers are beautiful in spring. |
| today | today | Today is a busy day. |
| tomorrow | tomorrow | My exam is tomorrow. |
| yesterday | yesterday | Yesterday was fun. |
| birthday | birthday | My birthday is in November. |
| date | date | What date is it today? |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- fill the gap: 3
- match the pairs: 1
- build the sentence: 1
- translate the sentence: 1
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Choose the correct preposition: I play tennis ___ Friday.
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.