Prepositions of time
| Preposition | Use | Examples |
| in | in months | in July; in September |
| year | in 1985; in 1999 | |
| seasons | in summer; in the summer of 69 | |
| part of the day | in the morning; in the afternoon; in the evening | |
| duration | in a minute; in two weeks | |
| at | part of the day | at night |
| time of day | at 6 o'clock; at midnight | |
| celebrations | at Christmas; at Easter | |
| fixed phrases | at the same time | |
| on | days of the week | on Sunday; on Friday |
| date | on the 25th of December* | |
| special holidays | on Good Friday; on Easter Sunday; on my birthday | |
| a special part of a day | on the morning of September the 11th* | |
| after | later than sth. | after school |
| ago | how far sth. happened (in the past) | 6 years ago |
| before | earlier than sth. | before Christmas |
| between | time that separates two points | between Monday and Friday |
| by | not later than a special time | by Thursday |
| during | through the whole of a period of time | during the holidays |
| for | period of time | for three weeks |
| from ... to | two points form a period | from Monday to Wednesday |
| past | time of the day | 23 minutes past 6 (6:23) |
| since | point of time | since Monday |
| till/until | no later than a special time | till tomorrow |
| to | time of the day | 23 minutes to 6 (5:37) |
| up to | not more than a special time | up to 6 hours a day |
| within | during a period of time | within a day |
No comments:
Post a Comment