- at / in / on ・・・ 時刻・時間・年月日・曜日・季節・年齢
- for / during / in / since / from … to / through ・・・ 期間(~の間)
- by / until / till / in / within / up to ・・・ 期限・範囲(~まで)
- before / after ・・・ 前後
- past / beyond ・・・ 超過
[by]
- I will finish work by seven o'clock.
- This report has to be done by Friday.
- The director will have made his decision by the end of next week.
[till / until]
- You have till / until 5:00 to do that work.
- I can hardly wait till / until tomorrow.
- That ticket is good till / until March 29th.
- The game was put off till / until next week.
[in]#66 と同じ例文
- We will begin in ten minutes.
- He is going to retire in four years.
- The election will be held in a few months.
[within]
- Come back within a month.
- I will answer within three days.
- Within a couple of minutes, she had eaten up all the bread and cheese.
- If we don't receive his reply within the next three days, I think we should write him again.
[up to]
- Up to last week, I had not received a reply.
- I chatted with my friend right up to midnight.
- Up to now, the pilot has logged 3,000 flying hours.
※日記 に補足があります。
→ 文法 #35 前置詞の一覧
→ 文法 #30 時を表す前置詞(at / in / on)
→ 文法 #66 時を表す前置詞(for / during / in / since / from … to / through)
→ 文法 #68 時を表す前置詞(before / after)
→ 文法 #69 時を表す前置詞(past / beyond)