Prepositions of time

Prepositions of time

|Preposition |Use |Examples |
|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 twoweeks |
|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 the25th 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 |two points form a period |from Monday to Wednesday |
|from... till/until | |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 aspecial time |till tomorrow |
| | |until tomorrow |
|to |time of the day |23 minutes to 6 (5:37) |
| |not...