Prepositions of Time
Prepositions can also be used to show when something happened.
The prepositions at, on, and in
We use at for specific times.
For example:-
I start work at 7.00 a.m.
I don't work at night.
We use on for specific days and dates .
For example:
My birthday is on Monday.
We're having a party on 7th September.
We also use on for some special days.
For example:
On Christmas day.
We use in for nonspecific times during a day, a month, a season, or a year.
For example:
In summer it's too hot to work.
I started this web site in 1999.
She woke up in the night.
More prepositions of time
| Point in Time |
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| on |
Saturday
April 10th
Christmas Day |
| by |
the end of July |
| |
(indicates a deadline=at the latest) |
| till / until / up to |
March |
| |
(indicates an end point) |
| since |
April
10th March |
| |
(indicates a beginning point in time) |
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| Length of Time |
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| in |
July
the autumn
the morning
the middle of ……. |
| during |
the meeting
the lesson |
| for |
two days
twelve months |
| throughout |
August
the project |
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