Important Usage of preposition Prepositions Time

English on

in

Usage days of the week months / seasons time of day year after a certain period of time (when?) for night for weekend a certain point of time (when?) from a certain point of time (past till now) o!er a certain period of time (past till now) a certain time in the past earlier than a certain point of time telling the time telling the time

Example on Monday in August / in winter in the morning in 2006 in an hour at night at the weekend at half past nine since 19 0 for 2 years 2 years ago "efore 200# ten to si$ (%&%0) ten past si$

at

since

for ago "efore to past

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Usage

Example (6&10)

to / till / until till / until

marking the "eginning and end of a period of time in the sense of how long something is going to last in the sense of at the latest up to a certain time

from Monday to/till 'riday (e is on holiday until 'riday) * will "e "ack "y 6 o+clock) ,y 11 o-clock. * had read fi!e pages)

"y

Prepositions Place (Position and Direction)

English in

Usage room. "uilding. street. town. country

Example in the kitchen. in /ondon in the "ook

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Usage "ook. paper etc) car. ta$i picture. world meaning next to, by an object for table for e!ents place where you are to do something typical (watch a film. study. work) attached for a place with a ri!er "eing on a surface for a certain side (left. right) for a floor in a house for pu"lic transport for television, radio

Example in the car. in a ta$i in the picture. in the world at the door. at the station at the ta"le at a concert. at the party at the cinema. at school. at work

at

on

the picture on the wall /ondon lies on the 0hames) on the ta"le on the left on the first floor on the "us. on a plane on 01. on the radio

English "y. ne$t to. "eside

under

"elow

o!er

Usage left or right of some"ody or something on the ground. lower than (or co!ered "y) something else lower than something else "ut a"o!e ground co!ered "y something else meaning more than getting to the other side (also across) o!ercoming an o"stacle higher than something else. "ut not directly o!er it getting to the other side (also over) getting to the

Example 2ane is standing "y / ne$t to / "eside the car) the "ag is under the ta"le the fish are "elow the surface put a 3acket o!er your shirt o!er 16 years of age walk o!er the "ridge clim" o!er the wall a path a"o!e the lake walk across the "ridge swim across the lake

a"o!e across

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through

to

Usage other side something with limits on top. "ottom and the sides mo!ement to person or "uilding mo!ement to a place or country for bed enter a room / a "uilding mo!ement in the direction of something ("ut not directly to it) mo!ement to the top of something in the sense of where from

Example

dri!e through the tunnel go to the cinema go to /ondon / *reland go to "ed go into the kitchen / the house go % steps towards the house 3ump onto the ta"le a flower from the garden

into

towards onto from

Other important Prepositions

English

Usage

from

who ga!e it who/what does it "elong to what does it show who made it walking or riding on horse"ack entering a pu"lic transport !ehicle entering a car /

of

Example a present from 2ane a page of the "ook the picture of a palace a "ook "y Mark 0wain on foot. on horse"ack get on the "us get in the car

"y

on

in

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off out of

Usage 0a$i lea!ing a pu"lic transport !ehicle lea!ing a car / 0a$i rise or fall of something tra!elling (other than walking or horseriding) for age for topics. meaning what about

Example

get off the train get out of the ta$i prices ha!e risen "y 10 percent "y car. "y "us she learned 4ussian at #% we were talking a"out you

"y

at a"out