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Prepositions of Relative Time

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ahead of
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beyond
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from
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in
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near
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past
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used to show how far back in the past something happened

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John received a very generous offer a few minutes ago.
I saw him a week ago at the mall.
to
preposition
t
t
o
u:

used to show how much time remains until a certain hour

Grammatical Information:

Preposition of Time
ahead of
preposition
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/ɐhˈɛd ʌv/

used to indicate that an event or action occurs before a specified time or deadline

beyond
preposition
b
b
e
y
i
o
ɔ
n
n
d
d

happening or continuing after a certain time or event

from
preposition
f
f
r
r
o
ʌ
m
m

used for showing the time when something begins to happen or exist

in
preposition
i
ɪ
n
n

used to state how long it will be until something happens

near
preposition
n
n
ea
ɪ
r
r

used to indicate proximity in time

past
preposition
p
p
a
æ
s
s
t
t

used to indicate a point in time that is beyond or later than a specified moment

after
after
preposition
a
æ
f
f
t
t
e
ə
r
r

at a later time than something

Grammatical Information:

preposition of agent
post
preposition
p
p
o
oʊ
s
s
t
t

used to indicate a position or time that comes after or later than another

pre
preposition
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/ˈpɹi/

used to indicate something that occurs before a particular time or event

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