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