Prepositions – Time
| English | Usage | Example |
| § on | § days of the week | § on Monday |
| § in | § months / seasons § time of day § year § after a certain period of time (when?) | § in August / in winter § in the morning § in 2006 § in an hour |
| § at | § for night § for weekend § a certain point of time (when?) | § at night § at the weekend § at half past nine |
| § since | § from a certain point of time (past till now) | § since 1980 |
| § for | § over a certain period of time (past till now) | § for 2 years |
| § ago | § a certain time in the past | § 2 years ago |
| § before | § earlier than a certain point of time | § before 2004 |
| § to | § telling the time | § ten to six (5:50) |
| § past | § telling the time | § ten past six (6:10) |
| § to / till / until | § marking the beginning and end of a period of time | § from Monday to/till Friday |
| § till / until | § in the sense of how long something is going to last | § He is on holiday until Friday. |
| § by | § in the sense of at the latest § up to a certain time | § I will be back by 6 o’clock. § By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages. |