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Pre Positions - Time: English Usage Example On in
Pre Positions - Time: English Usage Example On in
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
to / till / marking the beginning and end of a period of time from Monday to/till Friday
until
till / in the sense of how long something is going to last He is on holiday until
until Friday.
by, left or right of somebody or something Jane is standing by / next to / beside the
next to, car.
beside
unde on the ground, lower than (or covered the bag is under the table
r by) something else
belo lower than something else but above the fish are below the surface
w ground
abov higher than something else, but not a path above the lake
e directly over it
acro getting to the other side (also over) walk across the bridge
ss getting to the other side swim across the lake
throu something with limits on top, bottom drive through the tunnel
gh and the sides
abou for topics, meaning what about we were talking about you
t