Prepositions of Time

A preposition of time helps to link the noun, or pronoun with a time value. Here we have a list of the common prepositions of time:

Preposition “in”

      Month or year:

           -He was born in January.

           -The Second World War ended in 1945.

     Particular time of day or moth, or year:

          -He gets up early in the morning.

          -He is going to New York in this summer.

      Century or specific time in past, in future, etc:

          -The Smartphone was developed in the 21^st century.

Preposition “on”

           Days of week:

-I will take the final exam on Monday.

 Date:

-She will go to New York on 25th of March.

Particular Days:

-He enjoyed a lot on his birthday.

            -The president will deliver speech to public on Independence Day.

Preposition “at”

                     Time of clock:

           -The concert will start at 8 o’ clock.

Short and precise time: at noon, at bed time, at lunch time, etc.

          -Where were you at the lunch time?

          -I like to read the newspaper at noon.

More examples with some other prepositions of time:

         -will finish his work by 6:00 p.m.

         -I went to London last June.

         -Brazil has not got another World Cup since 2002.

         -I have been living here for 22 years.

         -I fell asleep during the film.

         -I always take a break after having lunch.

         -Last Sunday we watched TV from 3 to 8 o’ clock.

         -I lost my friend to Cancer two years ago.

         -They promised to love each other until the end of their lives.

         -It is ten past nine.