Conversation 1

Man: What days do you work?
Woman: I work Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. I don't work Wednesday.
Man: Wow, that is a nice schedule.
Woman: Yeah, but I sometimes work on Saturday. What about you?
Man: I work Monday to Friday.
Woman: Nice, you have weekends off.
Man: Yes, I never work on Saturday or Sunday.

Conversation 2

Man: When is the party?
Woman: The party is on Saturday.
Man: Ooh, I have a game on Saturday.
Woman: Oh, that's too bad.
Man: I am only free on Sunday.
Woman: Sorry! On Sunday I am busy.

Conversation 3

Man: What days do you have English class?
Woman: I have class on Monday and Thursday.
Man: When do you have math class?
Woman: I have maths class every day.
Man: Ooh, what about history class?
Woman: I have history class on Wednesday.
Man: Wow, you have a busy schedule.
Woman: I know!

Conversation 4

Woman: When do you play soccer?
Man: I play on Tuesday and Friday nights.
Woman: Nice. I only play on the weekends.
Man: Really, can I play with you?
Woman: Yes, we play on Saturday and Sunday at the park at ten.
Man: Great! See you this weekend!
Woman: See you then!

Days of the Week

Point 1: Spell the names of the week with a capital letter.

1. Monday | on Monday
2. Tuesday | on Tuesday
3. Wednesday | on Wednesday
4. Thursday | on Thursday
5. Friday | on Friday
6. Saturday | on Saturday
7. Sunday | on Sunday

Point 2: In spoken English, speakers often do not say the preposition on.

1. I will see you Sunday.
2. I will see you on Sunday.

Parts of the Day

Point 3: We use different prepositions for some parts of the day, either in or at.

1. morning | in the morning
2. noon | at noon
3. afternoon | in the afternoon
4. evening | in the evening
5. night | at night
6. midnight | at midnight.

Point 4: When you combine a day of the week and a part of the day, you do need a preposition, except with noon and midnight. The time of day goes after the day.

1. I will see you Monday night.
2. Let's meets Sunday afternoon.
3. I will see you Friday at noon.

Parts of the Week

Point 5: The weekend is Saturday and Sunday, and the Weekdays are Monday thru Friday.

1. Weekend | on the weekend
2. Weekday | on a weekday
3. Weekdays | during the weekdays.