Preposition |
Use
|
Examples
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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 from... 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 6 (6:23) |
since | point of time | since Monday |
till/until | no later than a special time | till tomorrow until 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
|
* The words in italic are only spoken, not written (date).