Preposition of Time Sentence Examples and Uses

by Expert · March 9, 2022

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Preposition of Time

Different types of prepositions of time are listed below:

In
At
On
Within
Before
After
Since
For
Till or Until
From
During

Uses of Proposition of Time With Examples

Use of Preposition “ON” in sentence

It is used before “Days of the Week” and “dates”.

For example:

You should come on
Do you work on Sunday?
Andrew went to Sydney on

ON is also used with “Morning or Evening” when the date or day is mentioned with it.

For example:

On the evening of August 14^th
On the morning of December 25^th
On Friday Morning

Use of Preposition “AT” in sentence

“At” is used before “Noon and Night”, “For Weekend”, “For a certain point of time (when)”.

For Example:

Danny came here at 12 O’clock
He completed his assignment at night
Sorry to disturb you at weekend

Use of Preposition “Since” and “For” in sentence

Since is used for certain point of time (Past till now)
For is used for over a certain period of time (Past till now)

For Example:

He has been working for two hours.
Elon has been trading since 7 O’ clock.
Have you been waiting for her for 5 days?
Have you been playing Snooker since Monday?

Use of Preposition “Before” and “After” in sentence

“Before and After” both used for “point of time” and “period of time” (in case past tense)
(In case of future) both used for only “point of time”.

For Example:

She met him after/before Christmas
Elon Musk became famous after/before launch of Tesla Car
Sheela returned my diary after a year.
Amaar will complete his task after/before 6 O’clock.
Amaar will complete his task after/before a week.

Use of Preposition “IN” and “WITHIN” in sentence

“IN” is used before “Month”, “Season”, “Time of Day” and “Year” (Future Tense) in sense of “AFTER”.
“WITHIN” is used before “Month”, “Season”, “Time of Day” and “Year” (Future Tense) in sense of “BEFORE”.

For Example:

TV Expert will repair the TV within four hours
She will inform me in a week.

Use of Preposition “TILL” or “UNTIL” in sentence

Till/Until is used for making the beginning and end of a period of time.
In the sense of how long something is going to last.

For Example:

Rozina will be working here from Monday till
He is on winter vacation till
She did not get school till 10 a.m.

Use of Preposition “DURING” in sentence

“During” is used for “period of time” or “Duration”.

For Example:

During the Covid-19 Pandemic, many people suffered hardship.
Will she marry him during the summer vacation?

Use of Preposition “FROM” in sentence

“From” is used for point of Time.

For Example:

She will resign the job from
Her exams will start from

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