Prepositions of time | ||
in | on | at |
years in 1998, in 2012 |
days of the week on Thursday, on Friday |
hours of the clock at 7.30, at 8 o'clock |
months in January, in February |
dates on 28 June, on 25 October |
religious festivals at Easter, at Christmas |
parts of the day in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening BUT at night) |
on Monday morning on Thursday evening on Friday night |
points in time at the beginning, at end of the week |
seasons in spring, in summer, in autumn, in winter |
Prepositions of time (during, for, over, by, until)i | ||
We use during to talk about something that happens within a particular period of time, to say when something takes place. We use during to talk about something that happens within the same time as another event.i |
During my time in London I visited a lot of interesting places.i He came to work during the morning meeting.i |
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We use over or in to talk about something that has been happening continuously up until the present, or will happen continuously in the future. i |
We've had a lot of problems over / in the last few months.i We expect a rise in sales over / in the next few months.i |
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We use for to say how long something continues.i | I can only come for a few minutes.i I was waiting for him for two hours.i |
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We use by to say that something will happen or be achieved before a particular time.i | It has to be finished by two o'clock.i He should return by the end of March.i |
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We use until to say that something will continue up to a particular time. i | We have to stay here until he comes. The concert went on until eleven o'clock.i |
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We use in to express a time (in the future( from now.i |
I'm going on holiday in a week. (one week from now)i I'll be back in five minutes. (five minutes from now) |