English Prepositions for "Relative Time"

Ago

simplified /ēgow/

a

ə

g

o

oʊ

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[ preposition ]

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.

She graduated from college two years ago.

To

simplified /too/

t

o

u:

[ preposition ]

used to show how much time remains until a certain hour

Grammatical Information:

Preposition of Time

Ahead of

/ɐhˈɛd ʌv/

[ preposition ]

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

Beyond

simplified /biaand/

b

e

y

ɪ

o

ɑ:

n

d

[ preposition ]

used to indicate a point or period of time that is past or later than a specific reference point

From

simplified /fram/

f

r

o

ʌ

m

[ preposition ]

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

In

simplified /in/

i

ɪ

n

[ preposition ]

used before a specific period of time to show when or at what time something happens or how long it takes for it to happen

Near

simplified /nir/

n

ea

ɪ

r

[ preposition ]

used to indicate proximity in time

Past

simplified /pāst/

p

a

æ

s

t

[ preposition ]

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

After

simplified /āftēr/

a

æ

f

t

e

ə

r

[ preposition ]

at a later time than something

Grammatical Information:

preposition of agent

Post

simplified /powst/

p

o

oʊ

s

t

[ preposition ]

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

Pre

simplified /pree/

p

r

e

i:

[ preposition ]

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

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