Prepositions Of Time

·         on

§  days of the week

§  on Monday

·         in

§  months / seasons

§  time of day

§  year

§  after a certain period of time (when?)

§  in August / in winter

§  in the morning

§  in 2006

§  in an hour

·         at

§  for night

§  for weekend

§  a certain point of time (when?)

§  at night

§  at the weekend

§  at half past nine

·         since

§  from a certain point of time (past till now)

§  since 1980

·         for

§  over a certain period of time (past till now)

§  for 2 years

·         ago

§  a certain time in the past

§  2 years ago

·         before

§  earlier than a certain point of time

§  before 2004

·         to

§  telling the time

§  ten to six (5:50)

·         past

§  telling the time

§  ten past six (6:10)

·         to / till / until

§  marking the beginning and end of a period of time

§  from Monday to/till Friday

·         till / until

§  in the sense of how long something is going to last

§  He is on holiday until Friday.

·         by

§  in the sense of at the latest

§  up to a certain time

§  I will be back by 6 o’clock.

§  By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages.