PREPOSITIONS– TIME PREPOSITION USAGE EXAMPLE ON DAYS OF THE WEEK ON MONDAYIN AUGUST / IN WINTER  IN MONTHS / SEASONS TIME OF DAY IN THE MORNING YEAR IN 2006 AFTER A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME IN AN HOUR(WHEN

1. Prepositions

– Time

Preposition

Usage

Example



on

days of the week

on Monday

in August / in winter



in

months / seasons

time of day

in the morning

year

in 2006

after a certain period of time

in an hour

(when?)

at night



at

for night

at the weekend

for weekend

at half past nine

a certain point of time (when?

times

at 4 o’clock

since

from a certain point of time (past

since 1980

till now)

for 2 years



for

over a certain period of time (past



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)

marking the beginning and end of a

from Monday to/till Friday



to /

till / until

period of time

in the sense of how long something

He is on holiday until Friday.



till /

until

is going to last

I will be back by 6 o’clock.



by

in the sense of at the latest

up to a certain time

By 11 o'clock, I had read five

pages.