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Prepositions of time

at, in, on, before, after, from, until, till, to, for, since

-AT : is used with the time of day,with an age, and with the words night, first, last, beginning, end.

Examples:
at noon
at 7:10
at the age of twelve
at night
at first
at the end

-On: is used with days and dates. It can also be used with parts of a certain day and the word time and schedule.

Examples:
On Monday,
on your birthday
on October 18th
on the evening of June 8th
on time
on schedule

-In: is used with quantities of time and with the words "beginning" and "end".

Examples:
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.

Examples:
before noon
after 5:00
before December, 31st
after April, 15th
before the game
after dinner

NB: "after" can also be used with a quantity of time:
after six months
after thirty years

-From is used with to, and till/until to indicate periods of time.

Examples:
from 1985 to 1994
from May1st to June 10th
from 10:00pm till midnight

NB: Until/till can also be used alone with days, dates and times:
until next Friday
till next week
until 20:10
till August
till midnight

-For is used with periods of time.

Examples:
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 1969

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1. Jim's plane arrives atoninI don't know 6:00 am.

2. My cousin leaves onatinI don't know Friday.

3. I'll see the doctor inontillI don't know an hour.

4. Jim needs to be home sinceforbeforeI don't know12:00.

5. That store is open fromuntilatI don't know 9:00am to 9:00pm

6. The soldiers have a test infromafterI don't know lunch.

7. Jeff has been studying atonsinceI don't know 6:30.

8. On Saturdays Sam sometimes sleeps sinceuntilinI don't know noon

9. They've been on vacation sinceafterforI don't know three weeks.

10. Dan didn't get to workontilltoI don't know 9:00 this morning.