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    Prepositions – Place

    English Usage Example


    We sleep in our bedroom. We live in
    in room, building, street, town, country Texas.
    book, paper, etc. I live in the United States.
    transportation I read about it in Harry Potter.
    We are going in a bus to the sports
    picture, world game.
    You look great in that picture. Where
    in the world were you?
    on attached The mirror is on the wall.
    being on an object The keys are on the desk.
    for a certain side The stage is on the right side.
    for a floor in a house We live on the first floor.
    for public transportation I talked to him on the bus.
    for media I saw it on Twitter.

    by, next to, beside left or right of an object or person The school is next to the church.
    on the ground or lower than
    under something else The ants are under the rock.
    The glasses go below the cups in the
    below lower than something else pantry.
    over covered by something else Put a blanket over your lap.
    You can drive if you are over 16 years
    meaning more than of age.
    getting to the other side Drive over the bridge.
    overcoming an obstacle Climb over the wall.
    higher than something else, but not The plates go above the glasses in
    above directly over it the pantry.
    across go to the other side Walk across the bridge.
    Swim across the pool.

    to move from one place to another


    through by entering the inside of something Drive through the tunnel.
    Enter through the breezeway.
    movement to person, building, place
    to or country Go to the restaurant.
    can also indicate bedtime Go to California.
    Go to bed.
    Go into the house. Once there, go
    into enter a room or a building into the bedroom.
    movement in the direction of
    something, as opposed to away from
    towards it She walked towards the house.
    onto moving to the top of something Jump onto the bench.
    We bought a fruit from the grocery
    from where did object come from store.
    at next to or by an object Leave your shoes at the door.
    for sitting at a table We have dinner at the table.

    for events I told him I would meet him at school.


    place where you are to doing
    something We are studying at the library

    Prepositions – Time
    English Usage Example
    on days of the week on Friday
    in months / seasons in September / in autumn
    time of day in the evening
    year in 2020

    after a certain period of time (when?) in thirty minutes


    at for night at night
    a certain point of time at half past seven
    from a certain point of time in the
    since past since 1999
    for a certain past time until present for 10 years
    ago a time in the past 4 years ago
    before earlier than a specified date before 2020
    to telling the time ten to 10 (9:50)
    past telling the time ten past five (5:10)
    the beginning and end of a period of
    to / till / until time from Wednesday to/till Friday

    till / until how long something is going to last He is on vacation until Sunday
    indicating the latest something will
    by happen by I will be done with work by 6 o’clock.
    up to a certain time By 7 pm, I had finished my chores

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