Prepositions used with Time Expressions in English

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Jul 29th 2011 03:43
英語の前置詞の使い方は全然無理ですよね。
The use of prepositions in English is completely unreasonable, isn't it?

以下は、いくつかの時間表現を列挙します。
I will list some time expressions below.

いずれの場合にも、普通一緒に使われた前置詞をあげます。
For each, I will give the preposition or prepositions normally used with it.

前置詞を使わない場合には、()を書きます。
In the cases where no preposition is used, I will write ().

at 8:00
at dawn
at noon
at breakfast/lunch/dinner time
in/during the morning/afternoon/evening/night ("during" emphasizes that the action or event lasts for a while)
at night [used primarily for habitual or repeated action]

on Tuesday (this is 火曜日に; 火曜日から = starting Tuesday, 火曜日から金曜日まで = from Tuesday to Friday)
on March 15 (UK English: on 15 March)
on someone's birthday/anniversary
on weekdays
over/during the weekend
on/during Christmas ("during" Christmas is used when Christmas is used to mean a period of several days of vacation)

in/during March
in/during (the) spring/summer/fall/winter
in the past
in the future

() yesterday/today/tomorrow/tonight
() last/this/next week/month/year
() this morning/afternoon/evening
() yesterday/tomorrow morning/afternoon/evening/night
() the day before yesterday
() the day after tomorrow
() the week/month/year before last
() the week/month/year after next
() [number] days/weeks/months/years ago
() [number] days/weeks/months/years from now (this means in the future)

外の時間表現は、聞いてください。
Please ask me about other time expressions.