Przyimki czasu
Właściwe użycie przyimków (prepositions) odnoszących się do czasu uzależnione jest od rodzaju użytego określenia czasu. Tabelka poniżej przedstawia sposób w jaki należy używać przyimków w języku angielskim z określonymi wyrażeniami.
| Wyjaśnienia | Przykłady | |
|---|---|---|
| at | godziny | at 9 o'clock |
| pory dnia | at noon at night at midnight at lunchtime at sunset |
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| święta | at Christmas at Easter |
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| ustalone wyrażenia | at the same time at the weekend at weekends at the moment at present at the end of the month at the end of January |
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| on | dni tygodnia | on Monday on Friday |
| daty | on the 23rd of December* | |
| specjalne uroczystości/święta | on Christmas Day on Good Friday on Easter Sunday on my birthday |
|
| części dnia | on the evening of the 23rd* on Sunday morning(s) on Monday afternoon(s) on Tuesday evening(s) |
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| wyrażenie: on time | The train left on time. 'Don't be late. Please, be on time. |
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| in | części dnia | in the morning(s) in the afternoon(s) in the evening(s) |
| miesiące | in January in June |
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| w roku | in 1986 | |
| w latach | in the 1990s | |
| wieki | in the 18 century in the Middle Ages |
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| wyrażenia | in the past in (the) future |
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| pory roku | in (the) summer in (the) winter |
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| za okres czasu | in a minute in two weeks | |
| wyrażenie: in a few minutes | We're leaving in a few minutes. | |
| wyrażenie: in a moment | He'll be here in a moment. | |
| wyrażenie: in time | Will you be home in time for dinner? | |
| after | 'po' | after school |
| before | 'przed' | before Christmas |
| ago | 'temu' | 2 years ago |
| between | 'między' | between Monday and Thursday |
| by | 'do' | by Tuesday |
| during | 'w czasie' | during the holidays |
| for | 'przez' | for two weeks |
| from ... to ... from ... till/until |
'od ... do ...' | from Monday to Friday from Monday till Friday from Monday until Friday |
| past | 'po' | 7.27 - 27 minutes past seven |
| since | 'od' | since Monday |
| till/until | 'do' | till Wednesday |
| to | 'do' | 8.42 - 18 minutes to nine |
| up to | 'do' | up to 4 hours a day |
| within | 'w ciągu' | within a day |
| BEZ PRZYIMKA | przed 'last/next/this/every' | I'll see you next Monday. We bought a car last May. |
| w mowie potocznej | I'll see you Friday I don't go out Monday mornings. |