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    English Preposition

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    This document provides a summary of common English prepositions and their usage related to time and place. For time prepositions, it lists prepositions like "on, in, at, since, for, ago, before, to, past" and their usage indicating days, months, periods of time. For place prepositions, it describes prepositions like "in, at, on, by, under, below, over, above, across, through, to, into, towards, onto, from, of, by, on, in, off" and their usage regarding location, movement and possession.

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    This document provides a summary of common English prepositions and their usage related to time and place. For time prepositions, it lists prepositions like "on, in, at, since, for, ago, before, to, past" and their usage indicating days, months, periods of time. For place prepositions, it describes prepositions like "in, at, on, by, under, below, over, above, across, through, to, into, towards, onto, from, of, by, on, in, off" and their usage regarding location, movement and possession.

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    This document provides a summary of common English prepositions and their usage related to time and place. For time prepositions, it lists prepositions like "on, in, at, since, for, ago, before, to, past" and their usage indicating days, months, periods of time. For place prepositions, it describes prepositions like "in, at, on, by, under, below, over, above, across, through, to, into, towards, onto, from, of, by, on, in, off" and their usage regarding location, movement and possession.

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    English Preposition

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    This document provides a summary of common English prepositions and their usage related to time and place. For time prepositions, it lists prepositions like "on, in, at, since, for, ago, before, to, past" and their usage indicating days, months, periods of time. For place prepositions, it describes prepositions like "in, at, on, by, under, below, over, above, across, through, to, into, towards, onto, from, of, by, on, in, off" and their usage regarding location, movement and possession.

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    Preposition - Time

    English Usage Example


    on  days of the week  on Monday
    in  months / seasons time  in August / in winter in the
     of day year  morning in 2006 in an hour
     after a certain period of time (when?) 
    at  for night for  at night at the
     weekend  weekend at half past
     a certain point of time (when?)  nine
    since  from a certain point of time (past till now)  since 1980
    for  over a certain period of time (past till now)  for 2 years
    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  marking the beginning and end of a period of time  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 a  I will be back by 6 o’clock. By 11
     certain time  o'clock, I had read five pages.
    Prepositions – Place (Position and Direction)

    English Usage Example


    in • room, building, street, town, country  book, paper • in the kitchen , in London
    etc. • in the book
    • car, taxi • in the car , in a taxi
    • picture, world • in the picture , in the world
    at • meaning next to, by an object • at the door, at the station
    • for table • at the table
    • for events • at a concert, at the party
    • place where you are to do something typical (watch a • at the cinema, at school, at work
    film, study, work)
    on • attached • the picture on the wall  London
    • for a place with a river lies on the Thames.
    • being on a surface • on the table

     for a certain side (left, right)  on the left on the first floor
     for a floor in a house for  on the bus, on a plane on
     public transport for television,  TV, on the radio
     radio 
    by, next to, beside  left or right of somebody or something  Jane is standing by / next to / beside the
    car.
    under  on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something  the bag is under the table
    else
    below  lower than something else but above ground  the fish are below the surface
    over  covered by something else meaning more than  put a jacket over your shirt over 16
     getting to the other side (also across) overcoming an  years of age walk over the bridge
     obstacle  climb over the wal
     
    above  higher than something else, but not directly over it  a path above the lake
    across  getting to the other side (also over) getting to the  walk across the bridge swim across
     other side  the lake
    through  something with limits on top, bottom and the sides  drive through the tunnel
    to  movement to person or building movement to  go to the cinema go to
     a place or country for bed  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  go 5 steps towards the house
    directly to it)
    onto  movement to the top of something  jump onto the table
    from  in the sense of where from  a flower from the garden
    English Usage Example
    from  who gave it  a present from Jane
    of  who/what does it belong to what does it  a page of the book the
     show  picture of a palace
    by  who made it  a book by Mark Twain
    on  walking or riding on horseback entering a public  on foot, on horseback get on the
     transport vehicle  bus
    in  entering a car / Taxi  get in the car
    off  leaving a public transport vehicle  get off the train
    Other important Prepositions

    out of  leaving a car / Taxi  get out of the taxi


    by  rise or fall of something travelling (other  prices have risen by 10
     than walking or horseriding) percent by car, by bus

    at  for age  she learned Russian at 45
    about  for topics, meaning what about  we were talking about you

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