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Read the following examples:

in three days, in a few week, in a fortnight in a year, in the future.

3. On is used with days and dates.
Read the following examples:

on Tuesday, on 15th December

on the New Year’s Eve, on the Diwali day, on the morning of 31st March
4. At usually denotes a definite point of time but can also be used for indefinite

periods.
Read the following examples:

at 8:00 pm, at night
definite points of time
at the beginning of the seminar

at dawn, midnightat
indefinite periods of time
at Dussehra, Diwaliat

· By

It is used for the latest time at which an action will be completed.
Read the following examples:

1. The class will be over by 3:30 pm.

2. The movie will be start by 8:00 pm.
· Since, For

1. For is used to show a period of time expressing duration.

Read the following examples:
for six years, for two hour, for a year

2. Since is used to show a starting time, a specific time.

Read the following examples:
since August, since 2018, since morning

· From

It is used to show the starting point of an action. It is mostly used with to or
till/until.
Read the following examples:

1. Last evening, we watched a cartoon serial from 6 to 9 pm.

2. He plucked the flowers from the garden.

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