Prepositions
A preposition links nouns, pronoun and phrases
to other words in a sentence. A preposition usually indicates the temporal,
spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence.
Preposition
of
time
|
Usage
|
Example
|
On
|
days
of the week, dates
Occasions
of festivals
|
On
Monday,
on
fourth of Baisakh, on 17 February, 2013.
On
Christmas day/on new year's
eve/
on independent day
|
In
|
months
/ seasons
time
(part) of day year
in
+ time period decade
centuries
and long period
|
in
August / in Winter
in
the morning / afternoon/ evening
in
2000
in
five minutes/ hours/ year etc
in
the 1900s
in
the next century / in the medieval age/ in the past.
|
at
|
time
(part) of day
for
weekend
a
certain point of time
before
an age
time
of the clock
|
at
night/ midnight/ noon/ sunrise
sunset/
dusk/ dawn/ dinnertime/ bedtime/ daybreak
at
the weekend
at
half past nine
at
the age of 20
at
8 o'clock/ at 5:00pm
|
since
|
from
a certain
point
of time
|
since
1980, since I was born, since 2 o'clock
|
For
|
over
a certain
period
of time
|
for
2 years, for 2 hour
|
ago
|
a
certain time in the past
|
2
years ago
|
before
|
earlier
than a certain point of time
|
before
2004
|
to
|
telling
the time
|
ten
to six (5:50)
|
past
|
telling
the time
|
ten
past six (6:10)
|
to/till/until
|
in
the sense of
how
long
something
is
going
to last
|
From
Monday to/till Friday
|
till/until
|
in
the sense of how long
something
is going to last
|
he
is on holiday until Friday.
|
by
|
in
the sense of at the latest
up
to certain time/not later than
|
I
will be back by 6 o'clock
by
11 o'clock, I had read five pages.
|
Preposition
of
place
|
Usage
|
Example
|
IN
|
Enclosed
space
additional-
dress, colour
|
in
the kitchen, in London
in
the book, in the garden
in
the car, in a taxi
in
the picture, in the world
in
sari/ suit, in black/ red
|
at
|
For
a point
for
events
|
at
the door/ station/ table/ top of the page/ entrance/ crossroad/ corner
at
the cinema, at school, at work, at bus park
at
a concert, at the party
|
On
|
attached
for
a place with a river
being
on a surface
for
a certain side (left, right)
for
a floor in a house.
broadcasting
inventions
|
the
picture on the wall, ring on her finger.
London
lies on the Thames.
on
the table/ bed
on
the left
on
the first floor.
on
TV, on the radio, on the FM.
|
by,
next to, beside
|
left
or right of somebody or something.
|
Jane
is standing by/ next to/ beside the car.
|
under
|
lower
than ( or covered by )
something
else.
|
the
bag in under the table
|
below
|
lower
than
something
else
but
above ground
|
the
fish are below the surface of water
|
over
|
covered
by something else
meaning
more than getting to the other side
directly
over than something else.
|
put
a jacket over your shirt
over
16 years of age
walk
over the bridge/ climb over the wall
a
plane flew over our house.
|
above
|
higher
than something else
but
not directly over it
|
the
board is above the students.
a
path above the lake.
|
across
|
getting
to the other side
|
walk
across the bridge
swim
across the lake
|
through
|
one
end to another
|
driven
through the tunnel
|
to
|
movement
towards certain direction, place etc.
|
go
to the cinema
go
to London / Ireland
go
to bed
|
into
|
enter
a room/ a building
|
go
into the kitchen/ the house
|
towards
|
movement
in the direction of something ( but not directly to it)
|
go
5 steps towards the house.
|
onto
|
movement
to the
top
of something
|
jump
onto the table
|
from
|
in
the sense of where from or something starts from.
|
a
flower from the garden
He
read English language from June.
|
between
|
between
two objects
|
He
is between George and Jim.
|
Among
|
between
more than two objects.
|
He
is among his friends.
|
by
|
near/
beside
|
The
matches are over there by the cigarettes.
|
opposite
|
facing
opposite to each other
|
The
temple is opposite the Palace.
|
against
|
taking
support to
|
put
the ladder against the wall.
|
Along
|
Moving
forward in a line
|
I
went along the street.
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