Let´s take a look at some prepositions of time. Exercises below
PREPOSITION | USE | EXAMPLES |
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in | in months | in July; in October |
year | in 2005; in 1798 | |
seasons | in summer; in the summer of 89 | |
part of the day | in the morning; in the afternoon; in the evening | |
duration | in a minute; in two weeks | |
at | part of the day | at night |
time of day | at 8o’clock; at midnight | |
celebrations | at Christmas; at Easter | |
fixed phrases | at the end of the week at the same time |
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on | days of the week | on Sunday; on Friday |
date | on the 25th of December | |
special holidays | on Easter Sunday; on my birthday | |
a special part of a day | on the morning of September the 11th | |
after | later than something. | after school |
ago | how far something happened (in the past) | 20 years ago |
before | earlier than something. | before Christmas |
between | time that separates two points | between Monday and Sunday |
by | not later than a special time | by Wednesday |
during | through the whole of a period of time | during the holidays |
for | period of time | for three weeks |
from … to from… till/until |
two points form a period | from Monday to Wednesday from Monday till Wednesday from Monday until Wednesday |
past | time of the day | 10 minutes past 3 (3:10) |
since | point of time | since Monday |
till/until | no later than a special time | till tomorrow until tomorrow |
to | time of the day | 20 minutes to 6 (5:40) |
up to | not more than a special time | up to 8 hours a day |
within | during a period of time |
within a day |
Now, let´s try some exercises:
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/timepreps.htm
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/time-prepositions-exercise-2.html
http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/time_prepositions_1.htm