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Today, I am going to talk about time prepositions in English.Â
And with a point of view story, you will learn grammar in context without memorizing any boring rules.
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Prepositions are short words (on, in, to, of) that usually stand in front of nouns, pronouns, or a group of nouns.
They show direction, time, place, location, or introduce an object.
We commonly use prepositions to show a relationship in space or time or a logical relationship between two or more people, places, or things.
But today, we will focus on time prepositions.
I donât recommend memorizing the examples, since that method doesnât work. Itâs always best to learn in context by listening repeatedly.
Ok. Letâs start learning some time prepositions in English.
We use ON before the days of the week:
Examples:
âI went to the doctor on Monday.â
âDonât call me on Sundays because Iâm resting.â
âIâd like to buy you lunch on Friday.â
We use IN before months, sessions, time of the day, year, seasons, or after a certain time period.
Examples:
âI was born in September.â
âMany people go on vacation in August.â
âI like running in the morning.â
âMy mom came back from the trip in the evening.â
âHer family goes to Hawaii in winter.â
âI love going to the beach in summer.â
âWe visited Mexico in 2010.â
âMy sister was born in 1998.â
âIâll see you in an hour.â
âIâll be back in 20 minutes.â
We use AT for night, for the weekend, and at a certain time.
Examples:
âWe sometimes finish work at night.â
âKids go to bed at 9 pm.â
âI visit my family at Christmas.â
We use SINCE with days or dates.Â
Examples:
âI havenât seen Tom since yesterday.â
âShe hasnât eaten since breakfast.
âSince the party, he has not spoken to me at all.â
We use the preposition FOR to indicate the length of time.
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