Prepositions of time
Use / examples
in
months
year
season
part of the day
duration
in July
in 2004
in summer
in the evening
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 Friday
th of
on
the
25
date
December
special holidays on Easter Sunday
on my birthday
a special part of on the morning of
the day
September the
11th
after
later than something
after school
after lunch
after movie
after exam
ago
how far something happened
6 years ago
2 moths ago
4 centuries ago
before
earlier than something
before Christmas
before supper
before meeting
before the end of
before lessons
between
time that separates two points
between Monday and Friday
between nine and ten
by
not later than special time
by Thursday
by 2 o’clock
by April
during
through the whole of period of a time
during the holidays
during spring
during warm summer months
during the day
during his life
during the Middle Ages
during / while
We use during + noun:
Robert suddenly began to feel ill during the exam.
We use while + subject + verb:
Robert suddenly began to feel ill
while he was doing the exam.
for
period of time
for three weeks
for a brief period
for a couple of days
for a few weeks
for a long time
for a moment
from… to/till/until
two points form a period
from Monday to Wednesday
from Monday till Wednesday
from Monday until Wednesday
past
time of the day
23 minutes past six
a quarter past eight
half past five
since
point of time
since Monday
since dawn
since her marriage
since I was born
since leaving school
since that time
since this morning
till/until
no later than a special time
till tomorrow
until tomorrow
till Christmas
until it is over
until terminated
until the day
to
time of the day
23 minutes to six
up to
not more than a special time
up to six hours a day
up to the present day
within
during a period of time
within a day
within a day or two
within a period
within a time limit
within a year
within a short time
within the first few days