Time Prepositions On

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Time prepositions
On
Use on with days.
I met him on Friday.
My birthday is on May 18th.
We are having a small party on Christmas day.
Use at with clock times and other expressions of time such as noon,
night and midnight.
The train departs at 6.30.
We usually have dinner at 9 oclock.
I will meet you at noon.
Phone me at lunch time.
Use in with other parts of the day and with months, years and seasons.
We usually go out in the evening.
I saw him in the morning.
I was born in May.
Trees shed their leaves in autumn.
Days are short and dark in winter.

I take a nap in the afternoon.
They got married in 1996.
This house was built in 1972.
times: at 8pm, at midnight, at 6:30

holiday periods: at Christmas, at Easter
at
at night
at the weekend
at lunchtime, at dinnertime, at breakfast time
days: on Monday, on my birthday, on Christmas

Day
on
days + morning / afternoon / evening /

night: on Tuesday morning
dates: on the 20th of June
in
years: in 1992, in 2006
months: in December, in June

decades: in the sixties, in the 1790s
centuries: in the 19th century
seasons: in winter, in summer
in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
next week, year, month etc

no
pre
p
last night, year etc

this morning, month etc
every day, night, years etc
today, tomorrow, yesterday
Other prepositions indicating time

In English, we use several prepositions to show time. The most common
among them are: since, for, by, during and within. The sequences fromto and from-until are also used to talk about time.
We have lived in this city since 2007. (We arrived in this city in 2007
and have lived here ever since.)
She has been gone since Tuesday. (She went on Tuesday and has
not returned yet.)
I am going to Vienna for two weeks. (I will spend two weeks there.)
I work from nine to six.
I will be here from three oclock onwards.
The program lasted from 3 to 6. (Beginning at 3 and ending at 6)
It rained during the night. (For a certain period of time in the night)
Prepositions of time during, in, for and

since
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During
During is used to say when something happens; for is used to say how
long it lasts.
I was in France during the summer.
I was in France for two months. (NOT I was in France during two months.)
It rained during the night for two hours.
I had a strange experience during my vacation.
I stayed with them for three weeks.

Many important questions arose during the discussion.
During and in
Both during and in can be used to say that something happens inside a
particular period of time.
We will be on holiday during the summer. OR We will be on
holiday in the summer.
I woke up during the night. OR I woke up in the night.
When we are talking about the whole of the period we use during,not in.
Since
Use since to reckon from a particular point of time.
It has been raining since morning.
We have been living here since 2004.
Note that in sentences with since, we normally use present perfect and
past perfect tenses in the main clause.
Now that you have learned the use of since, for, during and in, try the
following quiz to test your understanding.
1. I havent seen him .. years. (for / since / during)
2. The shop will be closed . the whole of June. (since /

during / in)
3. I met an old friend of mine my stay in London. (during /
since / for)
4. He has been absent . Tuesday. (since / for / during)
Answers
1. For, 2. During, 3. During, 4. Since
We must finish the work within a year. (= No longer than a year)
There is a cup on the table.

The helicopter hovered above the house.
The police placed a sheet over the body.
He stood in front of the door and rang the bell.
Ram sat beside Tara in the cinema.
A small stream runs below that bridge.
He put the key under the doormat.
He put his hands behind his back.
Basics:
If something is contained inside a box or a wide flat area, we use in.
in the newspaper
in a house
in a cup
in a drawer
in a bottle
in a bag
in bed
in a car
in London
in England
in a book
in a pub
in a field
in the sea
in my stomach
in a river
*weuseinforthenamesoflandareas(towns,counties,states,countries,and
continents).
ShelivesinDharwad.
DurhamisinKarnatakastate.
KarnatakastateisinIndia.
If something is on a line or a horizontal or vertical surface, we use on:
on the table
on the wall
on the floor
on the window
on my face
on a plate
on the page
on the sofa
on a chair
on a bag
on the river
on a t-shirt
on the ceiling
on a bottle
on a bike
on his foot
Weuseontodesignatenamesofstreets,avenues,etc.
HerhouseisonBoretzRoad.
If something is at a point, (it could be a building), we use at forspecific

addresses.
at the airport
at the door
at the table
at the bus stop
at the cinema
at the top
at the bottom
at the pub
at the traffic lights
at the front
at the back
at school
at university
at the window
at the hospital
at the piano
Prepositions of Location: in, at, and on

and No Preposition
IN
(the) bed*
the bedroom
the car
(the) class*
the library*
school*
AT
class*
home
the library*
the office
school*
work
ON
the bed*
the ceiling
the floor
the horse
the plane
the train
NO
PREPOSITI
ON
downstairs
downtown
inside
outside
upstairs
uptown
* You may sometimes use different prepositions for these locations.
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Days are short and dark in winter.

times: at 8pm, at midnight, at 6:30

days: on Monday, on my birthday, on Christmas

days + morning / afternoon / evening /

years: in 1992, in 2006

months: in December, in June

next week, year, month etc

last night, year etc

Other prepositions indicating time

Prepositions of time during, in, for and

I stayed with them for three weeks.

2. The shop will be closed . the whole of June. (since /

There is a cup on the table.

If something is on a line or a horizontal or vertical surface, we use on:

If something is at a point, (it could be a building), we use at forspecific

at the bus stop

at the traffic lights

Prepositions of Location: in, at, and on

* You may sometimes use different prepositions for these locations.

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