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    1. Prepositions are used to indicate time, place, and movement. Some common time prepositions include at, on, in, until, since, and for. 2. Common place prepositions are at, on, in, in front of, on, below, behind, and between. These indicate exact or general locations. 3. Movement prepositions include to, away from, into, out of, over, through, round, along, and across.

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    1. Prepositions are used to indicate time, place, and movement. Some common time prepositions include at, on, in, until, since, and for. 2. Common place prepositions are at, on, in, in front of, on, below, behind, and between. These indicate exact or general locations. 3. Movement prepositions include to, away from, into, out of, over, through, round, along, and across.

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    PREPOSITIONS

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    1. Prepositions are used to indicate time, place, and movement. Some common time prepositions include at, on, in, until, since, and for. 2. Common place prepositions are at, on, in, in front of, on, below, behind, and between. These indicate exact or general locations. 3. Movement prepositions include to, away from, into, out of, over, through, round, along, and across.

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    PREPOSITIONS

    1. Prepositions of time:
    Pre. use Example
    At An exact moment of time or a holiday + I went to bed at 3.30 a.m
    + Giờ + I usually eat my first meal at noon
    + Holiday + the streets are covered in colourful
    lights at Christmas
    On Days in a week and specific date + she usually goes shopping on
    + Ngày Sunday
    + Thứ + We usually eat turkey on Christmas
    Day
    + I always sleep until 10 a.m on
    Sunday morning,
    + My family comes back to my
    hometown on weekends.
    In A period of time longer or equal to a
    month or session in a day
    + week
    + month
    + year
    + decade
    + century
    until The time when an event ends or when + She stayed with us until Sunday
    the action is yet to happen + I will have no time to rest until this
    project ends.
    sinc The time when the event began or I have known her since we were 5
    e when the action has already happened
    for The period of time I have studied in the field for 5 years
    2. Prepositions of place

    pre use example


    at When it is exact locations and + at the gate
    positions + at her house
    + số nhà + at 72, La Thanh street
    + địa chỉ cụ thể + at the bus stop
    on  When the place is seen as a + on the table
    line or surface + on the wall
     When the place is a street or a + on Mars
    road + on Hang Bong street
    in  When the place is seen as + in the car
    having volume or area ( không + in my bag
    gian kín, có cái gì bên trong) + in Khuong Thuong ward
     When the place’s unit is + in HCM city
    greater than or equal to a ward + In Hoan Kiem district
    ( địa điểm lớn hơn, = phường: + In Hai Duong province
    đất nước, thành phố,..
    In front đằng trước
    of

    on trên
    below dưới
    behind đằng sau
    betwee giữa
    n
    3. Prepositions of movements
    - To: đi tới
    - Away from: đi ra khỏi
    - Into: đi vào
    - Out of: ra khỏi
    - Over: chèo qua
    - Through: xuyên qua
    - Round: đi xung quanh
    - Along: đi dọc theo
    - Across: băng qua đường
    4. Other prepositions: by, about, off, with, without, as, for, per etc.
    Examples:
    - We were talking about him.
    - We travelled by car.
    - This car's speed is 180 kilometers per hour!
    - I took off my coat.
    - John can't live without Susan - he loves her!
    - I don't want to dinner as I have just eaten a lunch.
    - Jack wanted to learn English. He started studying hard for that purpose.

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