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particular time:                               at lunch time.
                                                    - England have not won the World Cup in
Since   - From a particular time in
           the past until a later time,                football since1966
           or until now
                                                    - I'm just going to bed for an hour or so.
                - Used to show an amount of
For                                                 - The dinosaurs died out 65 million
                                                       years ago.
                    time.
                                                    - She's always up before dawn.
                - Back in the past; back in
Ago                                                 - It's twenty to six.

                    time from the present.          - Five past ten
                                                    - It's only two weeks to Christmas.
Before  - At or during a time earlier
           than                                     - The museum is open from 9.30 to 6.00
                                                       Tuesday to Sunday.
               - Used when saying the time,
To to mean before the stated                        - We waited till / until half past six for you.
                                                    - She had promised to be back by five
                   hour
                                                       o'clock.
Past - Telling the time

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

                   time

From    - Used to show the time
           when something starts

Till / Until - Up to (the time that)

               - Not later than; at or before
By

2) Preposition of Place:

Preposition of            Explanation               Example
     place

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