Language and Grammar Notes
Prepositions – Time
|English |Usage |Example |
|on |days of the week |on Monday |
|in |months / seasons |in August / in winter |
| |time of day |in the morning |
| |year |in 2006 |
| |after a certain period of time (when?) |in an hour |
|at |for night |at night |
| |for weekend |at the weekend |
| |a certain point of time (when?) |at half past nine |
|since |from a certain point of time (past till now) |since 1980 |
|for |over a certain period of time (past till now) |for 2 years |
|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) |
|to / till / until|marking the beginning and end of
|English |Usage |Example |
|on |days of the week |on Monday |
|in |months / seasons |in August / in winter |
| |time of day |in the morning |
| |year |in 2006 |
| |after a certain period of time (when?) |in an hour |
|at |for night |at night |
| |for weekend |at the weekend |
| |a certain point of time (when?) |at half past nine |
|since |from a certain point of time (past till now) |since 1980 |
|for |over a certain period of time (past till now) |for 2 years |
|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) |
|to / till / until|marking the beginning and end of