Prepositions

Is always before noun

Shows the relationship of one noun with the other
noun
The book is…on….the table
1. Since/for:
Since: used with point of time
For : period or duration of time
I have been teaching since 1990.
I have been teaching for 15 years.
POINT SINCE
PERIOD FOR
For three days
For two hours
For ten minutes
Since last week
Since 3 O’ clock
Since 2:30
Since 1980
Since Point Time (samaya ko bindu)
For Duration Time (samaya ko awadhi)
 2. In/On/At
Prepositions of place

In/On/At
Prepositions of time
At:
a. With precise clock time
At three o’ clock
At 12:30
At half past nine
b.Public holidays and festivals
At Tihar
At Christmas
At the weekend
c. With the following
At night
At dawn
At dusk
At noon
At midnight
In as Preposition of Time
a. Months
In July
b. Seasons
 In summer/in winter
c.Decades and centuries
In the 21st century
In the 1990s
d. With the following expressions:
(parts of the day)
In the morning
In the evening
In the afternoon
In an hour
In a minute
In a week
In few days
In few months

On as preposition of time
a.With days /dates
On Sunday
 On Christmas Day
(at Christmas/On Christmas
Day)
On 3rd June
On 5th July
b. With specific part of a certain
day
On Sunday morning
On Monday evening
(in the morning/on Monday
morning)
c.With an adjective+day
On a cold day
On a sunny day
On a rainy day
 I was born in July.
I was born on 25th of July.
I was born on 25th of July, 1990.
Other prepositions of time
For/during:
For: how long something lasts
During: when something happens
He met me for a couple of minutes during the lesson.
Until
That something continues up to, but not later than
I will stay until 10 o’ clock.

In/On/At as prepositions of place

At
a. When we are thinking about particular point or
position
The girl is at the bus stop.
b.Where the event takes place
There were lots of people at the party.
Many students were seen at the concert.
c. Expressions like:
Mohan is at work.
I am at the doctor’s.
At the theatre
At the concert
At the party
At conference
At barber’s
At Bimala’s house

In as preposition of place
a. With room/building/towns/cities/continents
In the kitchen
In Biratnagar
In the house
In the kitchen
b.With the following expressions:
In the middle
The sea
The sky
Hospital
Prison
Newspaper
Magazine
A book
A picture
A photo
 The street
On as preposition of place
a. When surface of one object touches the surfaces of
another object/noun and the object is on rest
The book is on the table
There is a picture on the wall.
There are some books on the shelf
He sat on a chair.
(He sat in an armchair.)
b.For a place with a river/highway

Temple of Pashupatinath
The temple of Pashupatinath is on the Bagmati.
Kathmandu lies on the Bagmati.
My uncle’s grocery is on the Araniko Highway.
London is on the Thames.
c. With certain sides
On the left/on the right
d.For a floor of a house
On the third floor
On the sixth floor
e. Public transport
On a bus
On a plane
f. Television and radio
 On TV/on the radio
g. With the following expressions
On a platform
On a page
On a screen
On a map
On an island
On a coast
On a menu
On a farm
Prepositions used for travel and transport
By: Air
Rail
Road
Sea
Train
Bus
Coach
Car
Plane
Taxi
Boat
On: on a train
On a plane
On a boat
On a ferry
On a bus
On a bike
On a motorbike
On a horse
On foot
(He came here on foot.)
In: A car
A taxi
By:
Means near:
There is a small lake by the bank.
Medium:
She sent a letter by post.
Cloth is sold by a metre.
Muna Madan is written by Devkota.
By car
By bus
By plane
By cycle
Mohan killed a rat.
Rat was killed by Mohan.
With: when we use something as instrument to do
something
I cut the branches with an axe.

Questions
1. She is very typical of her generation.
2. The answers to the problems are on page 45.
3. He lost his father to cancer.
4. His uncle died of cancer.
5. “What’s wrong with you?” she asked me.
6. A pen is different from a pencil.
7. Sarita goes to her office by bus but I go on foot.
8. I prevented him from speaking.
9. Please, write in pencil not by a pen.
10. He is indifferent to my problems.
11. Sugar is selling at 70 rupees a kilo.
12. I bought the book for Rs. 250.
13. He was sent to prison for graft.
14. A tree gives us shelter from rain.
15. All students must abide by the school rules.
16. The books are on the shelf.
17. I will be on holiday from Sunday.
18. You must apologize for the mistake.
19. He fell off the ladder and broke his hand.
20. It is stupid of you to agree with him.
21. May I pay by cheque? No, you must pay in cash.
22. He wrote them a cheque for Rs.10000/-
23. The ink is running out. Please refill the marker with red ink.
24. I don’t listen to you. I am fed up with your lecture.
25. She became red with anger.
26. Draw a line across the page.
27. You must reach the station in (+-5 minutes) time. The train leaves on (3: 30) time.
28. Write your address on the envelope.
29. Culture provides people with identity.
30. She has gone to India. She is on business.
31. We will have passed SLC by 2070.
32. He deals in cloths.
33. The work was done in haste.
34. We have been irregular since last week.
35. You must be sorry for what you have done.
36. I prefer tea to coffee.
37. I look forward to hearing from you.
38. She is weak in maths, but good at English.
39. Congratulate him on his appointment as president.
40. The herbivorous live on plants.
41. I cannot rely on him.
42. She was streets ahead of the other contestants.
43. An average man in the street does not know this.
44. I spent a week in bed with flu.
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Approval of

Awareness of

Belief in

Concern for

Confusion about

Desire for

Fondness for

Grasp of

Hatred of

Hope for

Interest in

Love of

Near to

Need for

Reason for

Respect for

Success in

Succeeded to

Understanding of

At
Amazed

Bad

Good

Angry

Shocked

Excellent

Surprised

Talented

About
Angry

Happy

Annoyed

Careless

Excited

Furious

Sorry

Upset

worried

For
Famous

Known

Renowned

Qualified

Responsible

Sorry

apologetic

Of
Aware

Capable

Envious

Jealous

Kind

Nice

Polite

Proud

Sure

Fond

Rude

Sensible

Afraid

Stupid

tired
 To
Cruel

Similar

Friendly

Kind

Mean

Nice

Rude

I prefer tea to coffee

With
Familiar

Annoyed

Bored

Crowded

Delighted

Disgusted

Satisfied

upset