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    This document discusses the use of various prepositions to indicate time in English. It explains that at is used with times of day, ages, and words like night, first, last, beginning, and end. On is used with days and dates, as well as parts of a day. In is used with quantities of time and the words beginning and end. Before and after are used with times, dates, and events. From is used with to and until/till to indicate periods of time. Until/till can also be used alone with times. For is used with periods of time. Since is used with definite times.

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    This document discusses the use of various prepositions to indicate time in English. It explains that at is used with times of day, ages, and words like night, first, last, beginning, and end. On is used with days and dates, as well as parts of a day. In is used with quantities of time and the words beginning and end. Before and after are used with times, dates, and events. From is used with to and until/till to indicate periods of time. Until/till can also be used alone with times. For is used with periods of time. Since is used with definite times.

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    This document discusses the use of various prepositions to indicate time in English. It explains that at is used with times of day, ages, and words like night, first, last, beginning, and end. On is used with days and dates, as well as parts of a day. In is used with quantities of time and the words beginning and end. Before and after are used with times, dates, and events. From is used with to and until/till to indicate periods of time. Until/till can also be used alone with times. For is used with periods of time. Since is used with definite times.

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    This document discusses the use of various prepositions to indicate time in English. It explains that at is used with times of day, ages, and words like night, first, last, beginning, and end. On is used with days and dates, as well as parts of a day. In is used with quantities of time and the words beginning and end. Before and after are used with times, dates, and events. From is used with to and until/till to indicate periods of time. Until/till can also be used alone with times. For is used with periods of time. Since is used with definite times.

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    PREPOSITIONS OF TIME The following prepositions indicate time: at, on, in, before, after, from, until, till

    to, for, and since. At is used with the time of day, with an age, and with the words night, first, last, beginning, and end. EXAMPLES: at noon, at night, at midnight, at 7:30 a.m. at the age of twelve at first, at last at the beginning, at the end On is used with days and dates. It can also be used with parts of a certain day and the words time and schedule. EXAMPLE: on Monday, on your birthday on October 18 on the evening of June 8 on time, on schedule In is used with quantities of the time and with the words beginning and end. EXAMPLE: in ten minutes, in an hour in a week, in two years in the beginning, in the end Before and after are used with time of day, with dates, and with nouns that name events or occurrences. EXAMPLE: before noon, after 5:00 p.m. before December 31, after April 15 before the game, after dinner After can also be used with a quantity of time. EXAMPLE: after six months, after thirty zears From is used with to and till/until to indicate periods of time. EXAMPLES: from 1985 to 1993 from May 1 until June 15 from 10:00 a.m. till 5:30 p.m. Until/till can also be used alone with days, dates, and times. EXAMPLES: until next Friday, till next week until 1997, till August 2 until 10:00 p.m., till midnight For is used with periods of time. EXAMPLE: for half an hour, for three weeks, for one year Since is used with definite times. EXAMPLES: since Sunday, since 6:00 this morning, since 1988

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