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Prepositions of Time
Concept sheet | English Language Arts
Grade
1-4
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Prepositions of time are short words linking other words together to give us details about the when.
The most common prepositions of time are:
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in
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on
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at
For more on these common prepositions, visit this concept sheet.
There are other prepositions of place, the following are some examples.
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after |
before |
by |
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from... to... |
for |
until |
after
After her practice, Nina likes to relax.
before
She arrived a couple hours before the show to prepare.
by
By the time she arrived on stage, the crowd filled the room.
from… to...
Last night, the show went from 8 to 11 p.m..
for
Nina went on vacation for 3 weeks.
until
“I can’t play piano until I heal this injury.”