Prepositions of time

Use / examples
in
months in July
year in 2004
season in summer
part of the day in the evening
duration in a minute
in two weeks
at
part of the day at night
time of day at 6 o’clock
at midnight
celebrations at Christmas
at Easter
fixed phrases at the same time
on
days of the week on Friday
date on the 25th of
December
special holidays on Easter Sunday
on my birthday
a special part of on the morning of
the day September the
11th
after
later than something

after school
after lunch
after movie
after exam
ago
how far something happened
6 years ago
2 months ago
4 centuries ago
before
earlier than something

before Christmas
before supper
before meeting
before the end of
before lessons
between
time that separates two points

between Monday and Friday

between nine and ten
by
not later than special time

by Thursday
by 2 o’clock
by April
during
through the whole of period of a time

during the holidays

during spring
during warm summer months
during the day
during his life
during the Middle Ages
during / while
We use during + noun:

Robert suddenly began to feel ill during the exam.

We use while + subject + verb:

Robert suddenly began to feel ill

while he was doing the exam.
for
period of time

for three weeks

for a brief period
for a couple of days
for a few weeks
for a long time
for a moment
from… to/till/until
two points form a period

from Monday to Wednesday

from Monday till Wednesday
from Monday until Wednesday
past
time of the day

23 minutes past six

a quarter past eight
half past five
since
point of time
since Monday
since dawn
since her marriage
since I was born
since leaving school
since that time
since this morning
till/until
no later than a special time

till tomorrow
until tomorrow
till Christmas
until it is over
until terminated
until the day
to
time of the day

23 minutes to six
up to
not more than a special time

up to six hours a day

up to the present day
within
during a period of time
within a day
within a day or two
within a period
within a time limit
within a year
within a short time
within the first few days