Preposiciones De Tiempos Ingles

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
AT |
We use at with times: |
at 5 o’clock - at 11.45 - at midnight - at lunchtime |
Tom usually gets up at 7 o’clock.(Used with specific times during theday) |
We use at in these expressions: |
at night - at Christmas - at the moment / at present - at the same time - at weekends - at the age of... |

IN |
We use in for longerperiods of time: |
in April - in 1986 - in winter - in the 19th century - in the 1970s - in the morning(s) / in the afternoon(s) / in the evening(s) |
 (Used with months and years) |
In+ period of time = a time in the future: |
Jack will be back in a week. |
The train will leave in a few minutes. |
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In + how long it takes to do something: |
I learned todrive in four weeks. |

FOR |
We use for + a period of time: |
for six years - for two hours - for a week |
I’ve lived in this house for six years. They have been watching TV for twohours. |

UNTIL |
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We use until/till to say how long a situation continues: |
Let’s wait until it stops raining. I stayed in bed until half past nine. |

ON |
We use onwith dates and days: |
on 12 March - on Friday(s) - on Friday morning(s) |
on Sunday afternoon(s) - on Saturday night(s) |
on Christmas Day (but at Christmas) (Used with days of theweek) |
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DURING |
We use during + noun to say when something happens: |
during the film - during our holiday - during the night |
I fell asleep during the film. |
We met alot of interesting people during our holiday. |

SINCE |
We use since + a period of time: |
since April - since 1992 - since 8 o’ clock |
It has been raining since one o’ clock.They’ve known each other since they were at school. |

FROM - TO |
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We use from - to + beginning and end of a period: |
Last evening we watched TV from 5 to 8 o’ clock. |