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Prepositions of time

Prepositions of time are used to indicate specific points or periods in time. They help in structuring sentences to convey when an event occurred or will occur. "For" is used to denote a duration extending from the past to the present.

Prepositions of time

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Prepositions of time

BY

Example: I will be back by 7 o'clock.
In the sense of at the latest

TO

Example: five to seven (6:55)
Telling the time

AGO

Example: 3 years ago.
A certain time in the past

SINCE

Example: Since 2000
From a certain point of time (past till now)

FOR

Over a certain period of time ( past till now)
Example: for 2 years.

ON

Days of the week
Example: on Monday

IN

After a certain period of time
Example: in an hour
Year
Example: in 2010
Time of the day
Example: in the morning
Months / seasons
Example: in August / in winter

AT

For weekend
Example: at the weekend.
For night
Example: at night
A certain point in the past
Example: at half past nine.