Preposition
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Use
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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
|
lunes, 21 de marzo de 2011
Prepositions of time
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