PREPOSITIONS
Prepositions of time
Preposition Explanations Use
On Days on Monday, on my birthday, on Christmas Day,
Weekend (American on Tuesday morning, on the 20th of June
English)
Dates
Days+morning/afterno
on
/evening/night
Part of Celebrations
In Months in 1992, in 2007, in December, in June?, in the
Years sixties, in the 1790s, in the 19th century,
Seasons in winter, in summer, in the morning, in the
Centuries afternoon, in the evening, in the past
Decades
Long periods
Morning/evening/after
noon
Duration
At Clock time at 8pm, at midnight, at 6:30, at Christmas,
Exact or particular time at Easter, at night, at the weekend,
of day at lunchtime, at dinnertime, at breakfast time, at the end
Celebrations of the week, at the same time
Night
Weekend (British
English)
Since from a particular time Since Monday
in the past until a
later time, or until
now
After later than sth. After school
Ago how far sth. 6 years ago
happened(in the
past)
Before earlier than sth. Before Christmas
Between Time that separates Between Monday and Friday
two points
By before a point of time By Thursday
During within a time During the holidays
For amount of time Period of time
From… start time... end time From Mondey to Wednesday
to/until/till From mondey till Wednesday
From Monday until Wednesday
Past Time of the day 23 minutes past 6(6:23)
Till/Until No later than a Till tomorrow
special time Until tomorrow
To Time of the day 23 minutes to 6(5:37)
Up to Not more than a Up to 6 hours a day
special time
Within During a period of Within a day
time
While Within a time While we were eating
Ages For a long time For ages
NO PREPOSITIONS
next week, year, month etc
last night, year etc
this morning, month etc
every day, night, years etc
today, tomorrow, yesterday