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    This document provides information about common English prepositions used to indicate time and place. For time, prepositions like "on", "in", "at", "since", "for", "ago", "before", "to", "past", "till/until", and "by" are used to specify days, months, years, periods of time, or the time of day. For place, prepositions such as "in", "at", "on", "by/next to", "under", "below", "over", "above", "across", "through", "to", "into", "towards", "onto", "from", "of", "by", and "on" are used to

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    This document provides information about common English prepositions used to indicate time and place. For time, prepositions like "on", "in", "at", "since", "for", "ago", "before", "to", "past", "till/until", and "by" are used to specify days, months, years, periods of time, or the time of day. For place, prepositions such as "in", "at", "on", "by/next to", "under", "below", "over", "above", "across", "through", "to", "into", "towards", "onto", "from", "of", "by", and "on" are used to

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    Prepositions - Time

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    This document provides information about common English prepositions used to indicate time and place. For time, prepositions like "on", "in", "at", "since", "for", "ago", "before", "to", "past", "till/until", and "by" are used to specify days, months, years, periods of time, or the time of day. For place, prepositions such as "in", "at", "on", "by/next to", "under", "below", "over", "above", "across", "through", "to", "into", "towards", "onto", "from", "of", "by", and "on" are used to

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    Prepositions

    PrepositionsTime

    on

    daysoftheweek

    onMonday

    in

    months/seasons
    timeofday
    year
    afteracertainperiodof
    time
    (when?)

    inAugust/inwinter
    inthemorning
    in2006
    inanhour

    at

    for
    night
    for
    weekend
    acertainpointoftime
    (when?)

    atnight
    attheweekend
    athalfpastnine

    since

    fromacertainpointoftime
    (pasttillnow)

    since1980

    for

    overacertainperiodof
    time(pasttillnow)

    for2years

    ago

    acertaintimeinthepast

    2yearsago

    before

    earlierthanacertainpoint
    oftime

    before2004

    to

    tellingthetime

    tentosix(5:50)

    past

    tellingthetime

    tenpastsix(6:10)

    to/till/until

    markingthebeginningand
    endofaperiodoftime

    fromMondayto/tillFriday

    till/until

    inthesenseof
    howlong
    somethingisgoingtolast

    Heisonholidayuntil
    Friday.

    by

    inthesenseof
    atthelatest
    uptoacertaintime

    Iwillbebackby6oclock.
    By11o'clock,Ihadread
    fivepages.


    PrepositionsPlace(PositionandDirection)

    in

    at

    on

    room,building,street,
    town,country
    book,paperetc.
    car,taxi
    picture,world

    inthekitchen,inLondon
    inthebook
    inthecar,inataxi
    inthepicture,intheworld

    meaning
    nextto,byan
    object
    for
    table
    forevents
    placewhereyouaretodo
    somethingtypical(watcha
    film,study,work)

    atthedoor,atthestation
    atthetable
    ataconcert,attheparty
    atthecinema,atschool,at
    work

    attached
    foraplacewithariver
    beingonasurface
    foracertainside(left,
    right)
    forafloorinahouse
    forpublictransport
    for
    television,radio
    NameofStreet

    thepictureonthewall
    LondonliesontheThames.
    onthetable
    ontheleft
    onthefirstfloor
    onthebus,onaplane
    onTV,ontheradio
    OnSastreSt.

    by,nextto,beside

    leftorrightofsomebodyor
    something

    Janeisstandingby/nextto
    /besidethecar.

    under

    ontheground,lowerthan
    (orcoveredby)something
    else

    thebagisunderthetable

    below

    lowerthansomethingelse
    butaboveground

    thefisharebelowthe
    surface

    over

    coveredbysomethingelse
    meaning
    morethan
    gettingtotheotherside
    (also
    across
    )
    overcominganobstacle

    putajacketoveryourshirt
    over16yearsofage
    walkoverthebridge
    climboverthewall

    above

    higherthansomething
    else,butnotdirectlyoverit

    apathabovethelake

    across

    gettingtotheotherside
    (also
    over
    )

    walkacrossthebridge
    swimacrossthelake

    gettingtotheotherside

    through

    somethingwithlimitson
    top,bottomandthesides

    drivethroughthetunnel

    to

    movementtopersonor
    building
    movementtoaplaceor
    country
    for
    bed

    gotothecinema
    gotoLondon/Ireland
    gotobed

    into

    enteraroom/abuilding

    gointothekitchen/the
    house

    towards

    movementinthedirection
    ofsomething(butnot
    directlytoit)

    go5stepstowardsthe
    house

    onto

    movementtothetopof
    something

    jumpontothetable

    from

    inthesenseof
    wherefrom

    aflowerfromthegarden

    from

    whogaveit

    apresentfromJane

    of

    who/whatdoesitbelongto
    whatdoesitshow

    apageofthebook
    thepictureofapalace

    by

    whomadeit

    abookbyMarkTwain

    on

    walkingorridingon
    horseback
    enteringapublictransport
    vehicle

    onfoot,onhorseback
    getonthebus

    OtherimportantPrepositions

    in

    enteringacar/Taxi

    getinthecar

    off

    leavingapublictransport
    vehicle

    getoffthetrain

    outof

    leavingacar/Taxi

    getoutofthetaxi

    by

    riseorfallofsomething
    travelling(otherthan
    walkingorhorseriding)

    priceshaverisenby10
    percent
    bycar,bybus

    at

    for
    age

    shelearnedRussianat45

    about

    fortopics,meaning
    what
    about

    weweretalkingaboutyou

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