Prepositions of Time: at, in, on We use: at for a PRECISE TIME in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS

DS on for DAYS and DATES at in on PRECISE TIME MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS DAYS and DATES at 3 o'clock in May on Sunday at 10.30am in summer on Tuesdays at noon in the summer on 6 March at dinnertime in 1990 on 25 Dec. 2010 at bedtime in the 1990s on Christmas Day at sunrise in the next century on Independence Day at sunset in the Ice Age on my birthday at the moment in the past/future on New Year's Eve Look at these examples: I have a meeting at 9am. The shop closes at midnight. Jane went home at lunchtime. In England, it often snows in December. Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future? There should be a lot of progress in the next century. Do you work on Mondays? Her birthday is on 20 November. Where will you be on New Year's Day? Notice the use of the preposition of time at in the following standard expressio ns: Expression Example at night The stars shine at night. at the weekend I don't usually work at the weekend. at Christmas/Easter I stay with my family at Christmas. at the same time We finished the test at the same time. at present He's not home at present. Try later. Notice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions : in on in the morning on Tuesday morning in the mornings on Saturday mornings in the afternoon(s) on Sunday afternoons in the evening(s) on Monday evening When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on. I went to London last June. (not in last June) He's coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday) I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter) We'll call you this evening. (not in this evening) A Preposition is a word or phrase placed before a Noun or Pronoun or Noun Phrase or Pronoun Phrase. Prepositions are used to indicate various kinds of relations , such as, place, time, method and manner, reason and purpose, possession and di rection and motion. 1. abide by : Everyone must abide by the judgment of the court. 2. abide with : we must abide with our friends through thick and thin. 3. abound in : The sea abounds in wealth. 4. abscond from : He absconds from classes only when he is ill. 5. absent from : The clerk is absent from his section. 6. absolve of : The judge absolved the official of charges of corruption. 7. absorb in : Lata is absorbed in singing. 8. abstain from : Postal employees abstained from their duties protesting agains t the Governments indifference towards their problems. 9. abundance of : There is abundance of oil and natural gas in the Godavari basi

n. 10.abundant in : Rice is abundant in the Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. 11. accede to : The Government acceded to the demands of the striking employees. 12. accompanied by : Bill Clinton, the President of the United States of America , accompanied by his daughter and other high-level officials, visited India. 13. according to : According to Darwin, man has evolved out of the ape. 14. account for : The accountant must account for the shortage of cash in the tr easury. 15. accuse of : The man was accused of smuggling and murder. 16. accustomed to : The boy is accustomed to reading till midnight. 17. acquit of : The judge acquitted him of all charges of corruption. 18. acquaint with : After returning from South Africa, Gandhi went round the cou ntry to acquaint himself with the people and their problems. 19. adapt to : We must adapt ourselves to different environments. 20. admit to : He admitted his son to a public school. 21. adhere to : Government employees must adhere to a code of conduct. 22. adjacent to : My office is adjacent to my house. 23. adjourn to : For want of quorum the committee meeting was adjourned to the n ext day. 24. afraid of : Children are afraid of dogs. 25. agree to : The Government agreed to the demands of the employees. 26. agree with : I agree with you that afforestation brings ecological balance. 27. agree on : All the members of the teachers association agreed on the need to observe punctuality. 28. ail from : The nation is ailing from disunity. 29. aim at : The hunter aimed his shot at the deer. 30. akin to : Man is akin to other animals in almost all matters. 31. argue against with : The leaders of the opposition parties argued with the P rime Minister against revising the Constitution. 32. ashamed of : Ashamed of her failure in the examinations, a girl committed su icide. 33. ask for : He asked me for a sheet of paper. 34. aspire after : Avaricious persons aspire after more and more money. 35. associate with : Vinoba Bhave was associated with the Sarvodaya Movement. 36. attend to : I have urgent work to attend to. 37. attend on : Doctors and nurses attend on patients. 38. attentive to : Snakes are said to be attentive to music. 39. authority on : Dr.S.Radhakrishnan was an authority on Eastern philosophy. 40. authority over : In India the executive has no authority over the judiciary. 41. 42. and 43. 44. 45. 46. s. 47. 48. 49. es. 50. 51. 52. ing 53. 54. avail of : We must avail ourselves of every opportunity to prosper in life. aware of : In a democratic country the people must be aware of their duties responsibilities. bear with : As a teacher I cannot bear with indiscipline. believe in : Indians believe in superstitions. beloved of : The last child is generally the most beloved of the parents. benefit from : We must be benefited from the experience and example of other benefit of : There is no benefit of sending sub-standard sports team abroad. bend before : We should not bend before traitors. bend on : The University is bent on introducing information technology cours bend to : Weak persons bend to pressure. bestow on : God bestowed his favour on me. binding on : The resolutions passed by the majority of the cabinet, are bind on the entire Cabinet. bless with : I am blessed with four daughters. blind in : The beggar seems to be blind in both the eyes.

55. blind to : Parents generally are blind to the faults of their children. 56. blush at : The newly married couple blush at each other. 57. boast of : One should not boast of ones own virtues. 58. boil with : Gopal boiled with anger when Ravi called him a rogue. 59. born of : Michael Faraday was born of poor parents. 60. brim with : On the eve of the examinations, the boy is brimming with confide nce. 61. bristle with : An honest mans path is always bristled with difficulties. 62. brood over : There is no use of brooding over our past misfortunes. 63. busy in : I am busy preparing notes. 64. busy with : The Principal is busy with examinations. 65. capable of : Bears are capable of climbing trees. 66. care about : Selfish rulers do not care about the welfare of toiling masses. 67. care for : Some persons do not care for breakfast. 68. careful of : The student was careful of his words in front of the Principal. 69. cash in on : Unscrupulous people try to cash in on our ignorance. 70. cause for : Although there is political instability in the country, there is no cause for panic. 71. charge against : An opposition leader leveled charges of corruption against a minister. 72. charge with : An official of the Air Force was charged with spying for a for eign country. 73. claim to : Both sons and daughters have a claim to ancestral property. 74. clash of : The clash of interests between America and Russia took the world to the brink of disaster. 75. clash with : The Border Security Force jawans clashed with some cross countr y smugglers. 76. climb updown : Cats can climb up and down the trees very quickly. 77. cling to : One must cling to the truth at all times. 78. close to : Huck and Jim are close to each other. 79. Collide with : Many people died when a passenger bus collided with a transpo rt lorry. 80. collude with : Terrorists and extremists colluded with smugglers to destroy the country. 81. combine into : Paes and Bhupati have combined into a fine doubles team in Te nnis. 82. commensurate with: Wages must be commensurate with the volume of work. 83. commit to : Democracy is committed to the welfare of the people. 84.commune with : Spiritualists commune with supernatural powers. 85.compare to : Sardar Patel is compared to Bismarck of Germany. 86.compare with : Mumbai can be compared with Hollywood in some respects. 87.compensate for : The Management must compensate in cash for the loss of life or limb suffered by the workers.