Grammar Drill 2B

To tell the readers when things are taking place

To discuss a specific time period : -

A date on the calendar

One of the days of the week

The actual time something takes place

On : -

certain days of the week

portions of days of the week

specific dates

special days ("on New Year's Day")

At : -

Clock times

Holidays and festivals

An exact or a particular time

Specific time frames including exceptions ("at night")

In : -

Months or seasons or year or centuries

Morning or afternoon or evening

General times of day

Longer periods of time ("in the past")

Since : -

From a particular time in the past until a later time, or until now

For : -

Used to show an amount of time

Ago : -

Back in the past

Back in time from the present

Before : -

At or during a time earlier than

A prior event

To : -

Used when saying the time

To mean before the stated time

Until a particular time, marking end of a period of time

Past : -

Refers to the amount of time (in minutes) past the hour

From : -

Used to show the time when something starts

Until / Till : -

Means up to a certain time

By : -

Not later than

At or before

I am just going to bed for an hour or so

Jackson has been on a diet for three months

We have been supplying them for six years

She has gone for two days

England have not won the World Cup in football since 1966

I have been on a diet since the beginning of the year

Joanne has been waiting since ten o'clock

The pipe has been leaking since yesterday