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Prepositions: Time, Place, and Usage Guide

The document summarizes the common uses and examples of various English prepositions related to time and place. For time prepositions, it discusses usage of on, in, at, since, for, ago, before, to, past, till/until, by. For place prepositions, it discusses in, at, on, by, next to, under, below, over, across, through, to, into, towards, onto, from, of, off, out of, by, at, about, some, any. Examples are provided to illustrate the usage of each preposition.

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Prepositions: Time, Place, and Usage Guide

The document summarizes the common uses and examples of various English prepositions related to time and place. For time prepositions, it discusses usage of on, in, at, since, for, ago, before, to, past, till/until, by. For place prepositions, it discusses in, at, on, by, next to, under, below, over, across, through, to, into, towards, onto, from, of, off, out of, by, at, about, some, any. Examples are provided to illustrate the usage of each preposition.

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Prepositions Time

English

Usage

Example

on

days of the week

on Monday

in

months / seasons

in August / in winter

time of day

in the morning

year

in 2006

after a certain period of time (when?)

in an hour

for night

at night

for weekend

at the weekend

a certain point of time (when?)

at half past nine

from a certain point of time (past till


now)

since 1980

at

since

for

over a certain period of time (past till


now)

for 2 years

ago

a certain time in the past

2 years ago

earlier than a certain point of time

before 2004

before
to

telling the time

ten to six (5:50)

past

telling the time

ten past six (6:10)

to /
till /
until

marking the beginning and end of a


period of time

from Monday to/till Friday

till /
until

in the sense of how long something is


going to last

by

in the sense of at the latest

I will be back by 6 oclock.

up to a certain time

By 11 o'clock, I had read five


pages.

He is on holiday until Friday.

Prepositions Place (Position and Direction)


English
in

at

on

Usage

Example

room, building, street, town, country

book, paper etc.

in the book

car, taxi

in the car, in a taxi

picture, world

in the picture, in the world

meaning next to, by an object

at the door, at the station

for table

at the table

for events

at a concert, at the party

place where you are to do something


typical (watch a film, study, work)

attached

in the kitchen, in London

at the cinema, at school, at


work
the picture on the wall

for a place with a river

London lies on the Thames.

being on a surface

on the table

for a certain side (left, right)

on the left

for a floor in a house

on the first floor

for public transport

on the bus,

for television, radio

on the radio

left or right of somebody or


something

Jane is standing by / next to /


beside the car.

the bag is under the table

by, next
to,
beside
under

on the ground, lower than (or


covered by) something else

below

lower than something else but above


ground

over

covered by something else

put a jacket over your shirt

meaning more than

over 16 years of age

getting to the other side (also across)

walk over the bridge

overcoming an obstacle

climb over the wall

higher than something else, but not


directly over it

a path above the lake

across

getting to the other side (also over)

walk across the bridge

getting to the other side

swim across the lake

above

through

to

into

something with limits on top, bottom


and the sides

the fish are below the surface

drive through the tunnel

movement to person or building

go to the cinema

movement to a place or country

go to London / Ireland

for bed

go to bed

enter a room / a building

go into the kitchen / the


house

movement in the direction of


something (but not directly to it)

go 5 steps towards the house

towards

onto

movement to the top of something

jump onto the table

from

in the sense of where from

a flower from the garden

Other important Prepositions


English

Usage

from

Example

who gave it

a present from Jane

who/what does it belong to

a page of the book

what does it show

the picture of a palace

by

who made it

a book by Mark Twain

on

walking or riding on horseback

on foot, on horseback

of

entering a public transport vehicle

get on the bus

in

entering a car / Taxi

get in the car

off

leaving a public transport vehicle

get off the train

leaving a car / Taxi

get out of the taxi

rise or fall of something

travelling (other than walking or


horseriding)

prices have risen by 10


percent

by car, by bus

for age

she learned Russian at 45

about

for topics, meaning what about

we were talking about you

some

positive

out of
by

at

intrebari unde raspunsul e sigur

intrebari ce implica o solicitare (nu de


informatii)

intrebare ce implica o incurajare

intrebare ce implica o invitatie

Do you have some juice in


the?
Could I have some books,
please?
Why dont you take some
books?
Would you like some books?

Any

Negative or question

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