Time prepositions in English: basic and intermediate
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At is used to indicate specific points in time such as noon, midnight, or holidays. On is used to indicate days of the week or dates. In is used to indicate months, years, seasons, centuries, periods of the day. Exceptions include using "at" for weekends and nights. Other prepositions like ago, in, after, before, till/until, from...to, since, for, during, and while are used to indicate various relationships involving time.
Time prepositions in English: basic and intermediate
- 1. English Prepositions of Time © Daria Storozhilova www.stordar.com
- 2. Prepositions at, on, in AT - point - time - points and moments (midday = noon; midnight) - holidays or events at 5 o’clock at midnight at the moment at Christmas, at Easter ON - day - days of week - dates - phrases with “day” on Sunday on the fourth of July on birthday, on holiday = vacation, on the day of our anniversary, on Christmas day, on Sunday morning, on Friday night IN - period - months - years - seasons - centuries - epoques / ages - periods of the day in September in 2014 in winter in the 20th century in the Middle Ages in the morning (a.m.), in the afternoon, in the evening EXCEPTIONS at the weekend (Am on the weekend) at night NO PREPOSITION BEFORE yesterday, today, tomorrow last, this, next, every, all, that © Daria Storozhilova
- 3. Other Prepositions AGO Some time earlier He was here 2 years ago. IN Some time in the Future I will be back home in an hour. AFTER 1. Some time later in the Past 2. Showing next action After 15 minutes, I heard a call. After we talked, I was more sure. BEFORE 1. Showing previous action 2. In some Past Before we met, I was not fair to him. I have never met him before. (not earlier) TILL / UNTIL Final point of action I will stay here till / until September. FROM… TO... Initial and final points of finished actions I lived in Belgium from 2009 to 2014. SINCE Initial point of unfinished action I haven’t seen him since October. FOR Length of unfinished or finished action How long have you known him? - For 2 years. I worked there for a month. DURING In the process of... I learnt German during my travels. WHILE In the process of (using a sentence) I learnt German while I was travelling. © Daria Storozhilova
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