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Expressions with prepositions can be
divided into:
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Prepositions
of time
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Prepositions
of place
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Rules for the use of
prepositions are difficult to give, but there are some
rules for prepositions of time.
In, at, on
| In |
years
months
seasons
parts of the day
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in
1997
in January
in the spring
in the afternoon
in the evening |
| On |
days
dates |
on
Monday
on your birthday
on Christmas Eve
on 15th August (Br.) - "on the fifteenth of
August"
on August 15th (Am.) - "on August the 15th" |
| At |
hours
minutes
night
dawn
Christmas
Easter |
at
six o'clock
at ten to six
at night
at dawn
at Christmas
at Easter |
Some other examples of prepositions
of time
| English |
Swedish |
| I'll
see you in ten minutes. |
...om
tio minuter. |
| I've
been waiting here for two hours. |
...i
två timmar. |
| I
came here two hours ago. |
...för
två timmar sedan. |
| I
haven't been here since last year. |
...sedan
förra året. |
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