مثال:
1. Exact times
In informal English, we say What time…?
(At what time…? is correct, but unusual.)
2. Parts of the day
Exception: at night.
We use on if we say which morning/ afternoon/ etc we are talking about,
or if we describe the morning/ afternoon/ etc.
3. Days
In informal speech we sometimes leave out on (This is common in American English)
Note the use of plurals (Sundays, Mondays etc)
when we talk about repeated actions.
4. Weekends and public holidays
We use at to talk about the whole of the holidays at Christmas, New Year, Easter and Thanksgiving (US)
We use on to talk about one day of the holiday
British people say at the weekend. Americans use on.
5. Longer periods
| get * across + | cause to be understood | It’s difficult to get humor across in another language. |
| get ahead | make progress | I can’t get ahead even though I work two jobs. |
| get ahead of + | surpass | You need to work overtime in order to get ahead of schedule. |
| get along | have a good relationship | Do you and your sister get along? |
| get along with + | have a good relationship | Giovanna doesn’t get along with her two brothers. |
| get around + | avoid someone or something | Some people get around paying taxes by hiring a good accountant. |
| get around | go many places | It’s easy to get around town with public transportation. |
| get away | escape | The bank robbers got away. |
| get away with + | do something against the rules or illegal and not get caught or punished | My sister gets away with everything! |
| get by | survive without having the things you need or want | I lost my job, so I am having a hard time getting by this year. |
| get by on + | survive with minimal resources | It’s nearly impossible to get by on making minimum wage. |
| get by with + | manage with | You don’t need a computer. You can get by with the typewriter. |
| get down to + | get serious about a topic | Enough small talk. Let’s get down to business. |
| get in + | enter ( a car, a small boat) | Get in the front seat. You will have more leg room. |
| get in | enter | Get in. I will give you a ride to school |
| get * off + | send (a package) | I finally got my sister’s birthday present off yesterday. |
| get * off | remove ( a spider from your shirt) | Can you get this spider off my shirt? |
| get off + | leave (a bus, plane, train, boat) | We need to get off the bus at the next stop. |
| get off | leave | It’s dangerous to sit on the roof. Get off! |
| get off | idiomatic phrase – How does he justify saying that?! | Where does he get off saying that?! |
| get * on | put on (clothes) | You should get your jacket on because it’s going to be cold. |
| get on | enter (a bus, train), mount (a horse, a bike) | The train is leaving. Quick, get on! |
| get on + | enter (a bus, train), mount ( a horse, a bike) | Get on my bike and I will give you a ride home. |
| get on | have a good relationship | Natasha doesn’t get on with her co-workers. |
| get on with + | have a good relationship | Do you get on with your neighbors? |
| get on with + | continue an activity | Now that the police have left, let’s get on with the party! |
| get out of + | exit (a small boat, car, an enclosed area) | I fell into the water when I tried to get out of the canoe. |
| get over + | recover (a cold, a disease, an ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend) | Jennifer still hasn’t gotten over her breakup with Peter. |
| get through + | complete | We will never get through all of these boxes by 9:00 PM. |
| get through + | penetrate | We need a stronger drill to get through this wall. |
| get through | penetrate | The door was jammed, so we couldn’t get through. |
| get through (with) + | finish | Have you gotten through with your homework yet? |
| get through to + | make contact | It’s hard to get through to Janet because her telephone line is always busy. |
| get * up | cause someone to rise (from a sitting position or a lying position) | Ahmed got Abdul up at 5:30 in the morning by turning the music up really loud. |
| get up | rise (from sitting position or a bed) | What time did you get up this morning? |
| give * away + | give something without asking for anything in exchange | Why did Nancy give all of her furniture away? |
| give * away + | betray (a secret) | We are having a surprise party for Susan next Saturday, so don’t give our surprise away by acting suspicious. |
| give * back + | return something you borrowed | When are you going to give that book back to your teacher? |
| give in | stop trying | Never give in! You can do it! |
| give off + | release (a smell, light) | That white flower gives off a beautiful smell. |
| give * out + | distribute | I earn extra money by giving out brochures on the street. |
| give out | become very tired (inf.) | I hope this car doesn’t give out in the middle of the desert. |
| give * up + | surrender something | The police told the thief to give his gun up. |
| give up | surrender | Never give up learning English! |
| go away | leave | I yelled at the dogs to make them go away. |
| go back | return | When are you going back to your house? |
| go by + | go past, go close to, visit quickly | We go by the coffee shop everyday. |
| go back on + | not keep (one’s word, a promise) | Don’t trust him. He always goes back on his promises. |
| go down | decrease | The cost of flight tickets is going down. |
| go for + | try to achieve | Our team is going for the gold medal in the Olympics. |
| go for | idiomatic phrase – I am craving pepperoni pizza. | I could go for pepperoni pizza. |
| go in for + | participate ( inf.) | Are you going to go in for soccer this year at school? |
| go into + | discuss in detail | I really don’t want to go into that now. |
| go off | explode | The bomb could go off at any moment. |
| go off | begin, start (used with signals, alarms, warning sounds) | The alarm clock went off at 6:00 AM. |
| go off | stop (said of a machine) | The DVD player goes off automatically if you are not using it. |
| go off | become angry | Maria went off last night after I told her about losing her bike. |
| go on | continue | Please, go on. Don’t let me interrupt you. |
| go on | happen | This place is a mess! What went on here last night? |
| go on with + | continue ( a plan, a conversation) | I think we should go on with the meeting and stop wasting time. |
| go out | stop burning ( a fire) | The fire went out after three days. |
| go out | take part in social activities (usually at night) | They love to go out every Saturday night. |
| go over + | review | Do you usually go over your notes before class? |
| go over | be well received, succeed | That didn’t go over well. |
| go through + | examine in detail, study carefully | I need to have my lawyer go through this contract before I sign it. |
| go through + | endure; experience challenges, difficulties or traumas | She has gone through so much in her life. |
| go through with + | continue or proceed despite difficulties or fears | I have decided to go through with the operation. |
| go with + | match (clothing) | That shirt doesn’t go with those pants. |
| go with + | accompany a person | I am going with Alejandro to the party. |
| go with + | have a boyfriend/girlfriend | I am going with Yuri. |
| go without + | abstain from something you want or need | A person can go without water for three days. |
| grow under | go out of business | The restaurant went under after it lost its liquor license. |
| grow up | mature | Your brother needs to grow up and start thinking about his future. |
Afternoon changes to evening when it starts getting dark, more or less.
However, it depends on the time of year.
In summer, we stop saying afternoon by six o’clock, even if it is still light.
In winter we go on saying afternoon until at least five o’clock, even if it is dark.
Evening changes to night more or less at bedtime.
Note that Good evening usually means ‘Hello’, and Good night means ‘Goodbye’
— it is never used to greet people.
وقتی هوا رو به تاریکی می رود به جای afternoon می گوییم evening که با توجه به زمان سال فرق می کند. در تابستان تا ساعت شش و زمستان حداقل تا پنج بعد از ظهر حتی اگر تاریک شده باشد. از وقت خواب به بعد می شود night تا طلوع آفتاب.
توجه: Good evening یعنی سلام و Good night یعنی خداحافظ