preposition

GRAMMAR

noun

a word or phrase that is used before a noun or

pronoun to show place, time, direction, etc.

In', for, to' and 'out of are all prepositions.

Prepositions of Direction
To refer to a direction, use the prepositions "to
"in,' "into," "on," and "onto."
.She drove to the store.

Don't ring the doorbell. Come rightin(to) the

house.

Drive on(to) the grass and park the car there.

To refer to extended time, use the prepositions
"since "for" "by; "during "from. to "from..until"
"with, and "within."

Ihave ived in Minneapolis since 2005. (1

moved there in 2005 and still live there.)

.He will be in Toronto for 3 weeks. (He will

spend 3 weeks in Toronto.)

She will finish her homework by 6:00. (She

will finish her homework sometime between
now and 6:00.)

.He works part time during the summer. (For

the period of time throughout the summer.)

.I will collect data from January to June.

(Starting in January and ending in June.)

.They are in school from August until May.

(Starting in August and ending in May.)

.She will graduate within 2 years. (Not longer

than 2 years.)
 1) ad4T7 R ÀKET live at Wardhman Nagar.
2) We live in Jeevandhara Society.
3) He studies in G.S. College.
4) My uncle lives in Village.
5) My uncle is at Village.
6) We live in Nagpur city.
7) They live in Maharashtra state.
8) He lives in America
9) We live in this world.
10)
We live at Wardhman
Nagar in Nagpur city in Maharashtra state in India
11) We have a big house in Mumbai.
12) We have a big house at Kamptee.
13)
I believe in god. / I have faith ingod.
 6)
The train will stop at Nagpur for half an hour.
in
into -

in
into
intoi3qamamI
Ihave one hundred rupees in my pocket.
2) 3ut sa 900 T a zEI lam keeping one hundred rupees into my pocket
3) He is in the room.
4) He is going into the room.
He has my book in his bag. There is my book in his bag.
5)
6) I am filling ink into the pen.
There is water in the glass / tumbler.
7)
She was droping oil into the pan.
8)
9)
He has no tongue in his mouth.
He does not have tongue in his mouth.
He doesn't have tongue in his mouth.
There is no tongue in his mouth.
10) He had dropped the medicine into his eyes.
11) He is in the pond.
12) He is swimming in the pond.
121 T Hoic iumnina intothenond
 inside - siax
outside - aE

inside 1) lam inside.

2) lam at home.

outside:-1) aT He is outside.

inside siar åar

lam inside.
31 1) Get inside.
2) 3ia J13TI
I am inside the house.
3) He stepped inside the door.
4) He entered inside the building.
5
outside-aIER d aR5
lamoutside.
3a1 1) Get outside.
2) aTE T3TI
I am outside the house.
3) He stepped outside the door.
4) He exited outside the building.
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to i 3uT fT JTT
from ai 3vaT tdzT JTI FI 3T
3T
a R 3T TEI

3T EI
3T RI amcoming to school.
lam coming from school

From-1) He is coming from Mumbai today.

that shop.
2) I had bought/ purchased this dress from
have come in marriage from bridegroom.
3) Tt ar 3ATT
TR5 HMT 8 I I have got (gotten) this gift from Ram.
4) 3UETR KIH
3 H 9oo ud 3eR f à Ihad borrowed one hundred rupees from him.
5)
We have come just from market.
6)
lam coming from Ram.
7)
He is going to Mumbai today.
To 1)
I had lent one hundred rupees to him.
2)
We are going to Mumbai today.
3)
He had gone to Delhi some days ago.
4)
5) Tam going to Ram.
6) I am going to Ram's home.
7) Iam writing this letter to Ram.
8) I gave a pen to him.
 At à Ri / ar5

at Ram
at me
at us

at you

at him
at her
3H (a) at it
at themn

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on

upon

Over

at

on 1) faTa acT d 3ur / à t faTa &aa ur i My book is on the table.

2) Children are playing on the terrace.
3) The blessing of God are on us.
4) ar 3H HTT-fdET UR Aafr 1He depends on his parents./ He is dependent on his parents.
5) She put the pan on the stove.
6) The taperecorder is on the TV.
7) He has no hair on his head.
8) T KET I am going on the terrace.
9) 57 fa7 r aaf ar d *I They are discussing on this topic.
10) There is a clock on the wall.
Radha is looking at her right side.
11)
There is green paint on the door.
12)
He is on the way.
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The train is on the right time.
14)
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 r FYET HTR The lion Pounced upon the
upon 1) a goat
There is a mosquito
2) upon Mohan's head

over 1)
There is a fan over us.

2) The aeroplane is flying over the terrace.

3) Birds are flying over the pond.
The sky is over our head.
4)
Don't laugh over me.
5)
There is a bridge over the river.
6)
He threw the ball over the gate.
7)
at The clerk is present at his table.
1)
fdarst arart ur u tI Father is standing at the door.
2)
IShall see (meet) you at home.
3)
He is at home.
4)
He is at the top.
5) sans ux *
Look at me.
6)
Look at the board.
7)
| He smiled at me.
8) &R FTT He began to stare at me.
9)
He began to look at me.
He began to look at my face.
He told me at the time of playing.
13) 3N KAT R YOTSIA g5 I met him at the door.
See you at five.
14) 3T a facI
Aman is sitting in the chair.
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2) The clerk is sitting at the chair.
A man is sitting on the table.
3)
The clerk is sitting on the table.
A)
The book is on the table.
5)
The cat is standing on the table.
6)
7) FT qr dfod/ puaT peff a dà IPlease sit in the chair.
8) Please sit on the stool.
9 He is sitting on the roof.
10) He is sitting on the mat.
11) He is sleeping on bedstead.
12) a fTR R TET/ T faR Ä He is sleeping in bed.
 above - 34R / U N

1)
Give the answer of following questions with the help of above paragraph.
2)
The aeroplane is flying above the clouds.

below d / Pm
1) T bio-data d
feu
My bio-data is given below.
beside ag*
besides sgor / d 3ENCT
beside 1)
lamsitting beside Raju.
2) My home is beside gardern.
3) There is a tree beside my home.

besides 1) I q t_ar Fa sad aud d i like all besides Raju.

2) All pens are costly besides this pen.
3)
All are educated in my family besides my grandfather.
4)
4) 3ATRT BR TH F TER THia I Tlike all cities besides Agra.

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 behind- d
1) My house is behind Rajesh's house.
There is my house behind Rajesh's house.
2) Someone (Anyone) is behind you.
There is someone behind you.
3) He is after Rajesh.
A) He is standing behind Rajesh.
5) The dog is coming behind me
near qTH /ÈR/ H
1) My house is near the garden.
2) There is a mango tree near my house.
3) He is near. It is near.
4) My house is near.
5) My college is very (so) near.
6) There is a phone near the TV.
 Between aa
Among a
Amongst d aaÅ
between
between ai 34qtT b |
among
"among' I 3YuT a i I
amongst among'o JEamongst' ai 34uT 37 aITuT Å TAT

3iR FUT4 à aa d doT am sitting between Ram and Shyam.

between 1) A

Their father had divided this land between his both sons.

amongL 1) He is standing among them.

2) He is standing among the crowd.

amongst 1) He is standing amongst us.

 infront of - HI
opposite
1) Ram's home is infront of my home.
There is Ram's home infront of my home
2) My home is opposite Ram's home.
There is my home opposite Ram's home.
3) The garden is infront of my college.
There is a garden infront of my college.
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 4) My college is opposite the garden.
There is my college opposite the garden.
5) FHTRI gB FIT M.S.E. B. sTH}I The M.S.E.B. office infront of our shop.
There is M.S-E.B. office infront of ourshop.
6) M.S.E. B. 3tfsH à HIAA B4TRI oa I Our shop is opposite M.S.E.B. office.
There is our shop opposite M.S.E.B. office
 across - 3HTROR / TR
1) ag iheft 3H A 3ARUTR fA#T TI Gun shot went across his chest.
2) There is a village across the river.
3) There is a country a c r o s s Indian border.
4) He was going across the road.

before
after
1) Ram is before me.

2) Ram is standing before me.

3) lam standing before him in the queue.
3*TT 3TH/ uEd u_I I
4) He is standing after me in the queue.
405 Prepostion 3qaT
in, at, on ( u d fe)
R T in 3itr at I 37aT
in the morning
at noon
in the afternoon
inthe evening
at night
at midnight
at dawn

1) & a AT I wake up at 6 o' clock in the morning everyday.

2) We eat food in the afternoon.
3) Radha studies in the evening.
4) We sleep early at night.

3aT in 2002, in the year 2002

3T in January, in February, in March
3a on 1st January, on 1st January 2002
3 on Sunday, on Monday.
3a1 a t 6 o' clock, at 6 a.m., at 6 p.m.

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1) He was born in the year 2002
2) He was born in January.
of January.
3) He was born in the month
born on 1st January.
4) He was

5) He was born on the day of 1st January.

He was born on Sunday.
6)
He was born on the day of Sunday.
7) He was born at 6 o' clock in the morning.
8)
He was born at 6 a.m.
He was born at the time of 6 o' clock in the morning.
9)
He was born in the morning.
10)
11) He was born at the time of morning.
12) He was born at night.
13) He was born at the time of night.
14) He was born in this year.
15) He was born in this month.
16) He was born in this week.
17) He was born on this date.
18) He was born on this day.
19) He was born in this time.
 19)
During- arra
arafen a aka 3d FT i BEII He did not speak anything during discussion.
1)
a f s aka 3H Bs HT I Td IHe sang many sweet songs during the picni
2) I woke several times during the night.
3)

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1) We should not watch T.V. while the study,
We should look ahead while driving the car,
2)
We should not talk while eating food.
3)
I read this book while eating food.
4)
Be quiet while I speaking.
5)
I met him while he was in Mumbai.
6)
7) I fell asleep while I was studying.
8) He interrupted me while I was speaking.
9) He called me while I was out.
10) I went to the doctor while I was sick.

at HH
about
1) a d ai 31T| Ishall come here at 2 o' clock.
I shall come here about 2 o' clock,
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3) a E &a 3TTET BI He wakes up at 6 o' clock in the morning (6 a.m.)
4) He wakes up about 6 o' clock in the morning (6 a.m.)
5) She studies at 6 o' clock in the evening (6 p.m.)
6) TE TTH5& as AT YT A She studies about 6 o' clock in the evening (6 p.m.)
7) H I aTUER à5 at T Trd tI We eat food everyday at 2 o' clock in the afternoon. (2 p.m.)
8)
We eat food everyday about 2 o' clock in the afternoon. (2 p.m.)

in
within i a r (FHY fee)
1) He will come from Mumbai in two days.
2) a f ziar Ta À HTETT He will come from Mumbai within two days.
3) He will return money to me in a year.
4) a 5 HIT 3iaT Ta dd ara MI He will return
money to me within a year.
m I I shallfinish my work in two hours.
6) a t a siar 3yAT DÍ EA r TIl shall finish my work within two hours.

till
by a s (3tfaa Fusfe)

1) She will come back (return) till 6 o' clock

2) She will come back by evening.
3) a TH 5& as as au 3TEM I She will come back till 6 o' clock in the evening
She will come back till 6 p.m.
4) He will stay at Mumbai for two days.
I shall study everyday for 8 hours.

from/since / for- (H foe)

Tense cOuntable | uncountable time
time (for) (since/from)
1) simple tense for from
2) perfect tense for since
3) continous tense for
4) perfect continous tense for since
tense of'to be' for
5) since
tense of 'to have' for
6) since

Simple 1) rT Iate food.

2) ate food for two hours.
3) ate food for two hours.
4) I ate food in the
morning.
5 ate food from the morning.

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 Perfect H THT GTT T I had eaten food.
2) I had eaten food for two hours.
3 Thad eaten food for two hours.
4) Ihad eaten food in the morning.
5) had eaten food since morning.
Continuous: 1) HT AT TET T I was eating food.
2) I was eating food for two hours.
3) JTE T T TET 2T I I was eating food in the morning.

Perfect Countnuous: 1) a ic à uFI I EI TI I had been eating food for two hours.
2) UFI 2T| Ihad been eating food since morning.

Tense of 'to be': 1) dtTR AT Iwas ill.

2) a faa4r T | Iwas ill for two dayys
3) af 4R T1 Ihad been ill for two days
4) gag dt4r TI Iwas ill in the morning
Ihad beenillsince morning
Tense of 'to have" Ihad a car.
Ihad a car for two days.
3) * UTH àfti ÀUs BR Ihad a car for two days.
Ihad a car in the morning.
Thad a carsince morning.
 A) Monday comes after Sunday.
5) r UEC qEIS DT I He studies before eating.
6) He sleeps after eating.
7) He had come here before 6 o' clock.
8) He will come here after 6 o' clock.

of
1) Please, give me a glass of water.

2) He is the principal of our college.

3) aFH FoR uT fene aif9rT ar EI È IHe is trying of winning this prize.
4) He is fond of books.
5) 3HTt ffrTRI aTR TEt a Hoal cannot think of displeasing you
6) Iam sure of my success.
7) aE 30- T aga 3si are n *I He knows better of his power.
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 off s qR / & a18R
1) Ram is off duty today.
2) Ram jumped off the wall.
3) Your discussion is off the subject (topic).
4) Ram jumped off the running bus.

for e
1) We have purchased clothes for you.
2) He is going for study. / He is going for studying.
3) Tah a* frefnà ad My uncle has brought books for me.
4) 3F TI fau fbard IHe has bought books for study.

about à ar d
1) What do you know about us ?
2 Tell us something about you.
3) 3H T a t 3TTS T zT7 What is your opinion about that boy ?
4) TT a r Fs Ti JT He doesn't know anythink about Nagpur city

towards -d u
1) We have respect in our heart towards you.

against f/dT
sTEcta tAn sTraATE àb faremTS R I Indian soldiers are fighting against terrorism.
1)
with / TT
by
Iwrote a letter with pen.
1)
The carpenter is cutting wood with saw.
2)
had gone to market with Ram.
3)
I go to college with Raju.
A)
5) Igot a letter written by Ram.
We had gone to Mumbai by train.
6) I come here everyday by car.
7) He comes here everyday on foot.
8)
through -àTe74 /dake
English through Ram.
Thave learnt to speak
English through this class.
I have learnt to speak
Ram.
TT dti Thad joint English speaking class through
3) TH4TETH frT rilfcsy
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 Upto ao |
( a , Rg, fo4a, HfaTa, TH, HT9 fore)

7 & o TAT feurfeai a st wàT faaT JTIET Ilt will be admitted upto 50 students in this batch.

I can drink water upto 2 glasses.

I can drink upto 2 glasses of water.

This pen is upto Rs. 10/-

4) R 90% T
There is discount on this clothes upto 10%.
5)
The distance from Nagpur to Mumbai is upto 830 kilometers.
6)
The hight of Amitabh Bachchan is upto 6.3 feet.

nearabout
nearabove
nearly

It will be admitted nearabout 50 students in this batch.

I can drink water nearabout 2 glasses.
I can drink nearabout 2 glasses of wate
This pen is nearabout Rs. 10/-.
4) There is discount on this clothes nearabout 10%.
5)
The distance from Nagpur to Mumbai is nearabout 830 kilometers.
3frAT aaH ` E &.3 fse da4m The hight of Amitabh Bachchan is nearabout 6.3 feet.
6)
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