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We use before

to talk about something before the exam earlier than the exam
that happens earlier than before the vacation earlier than the

something else vacation

before lunch earlier than lunch

We use after

to talk about something after the game later than the game

that happens later than after this week later than this week
something else
after dinner later than dinner

We use by

to talk about something by 3 o’clock before 3 o’clock
that finishes before a by this evening before this evening
particular time or date

We use for

to talk about how long for two weeks lasting two weeks
something lasts
for twenty minutes lasting twenty minutes

The words in, at, on, before, after, by, for, etc. are prepositions of time.

C1. Read the words and phrases below and list them under the correct
prepositi ons.

6 June the evening

half past two Sunday

1998 October

2 October Holi

the afternoon night

Thursday morning winter

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