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Prepositions are important words in English Language.

to and in are among the ten most frequently used words in English.
Prepositions can be used to indicate time, place and movement;
! time
in "ummer
on my birthday
at sunset

#! place
in $edroom
on my ca%e
at the beach

&! movement
'ump in(to) the sea.
Put * candles on(to) my ca%e.
Loo% at the setting sun.
$elow is the list of some important prepositions.
about
above
across
after
against
along
among

around
at
before
behind
below
beside
between

by
down
during
e+cept
following
for
from

in , into
inside
near
ne+t
of
off
on , onto

opposite
outside
over
past
since
through
to

toward(s)
under
until
up , upon
with
within
without
English Preposition -ule
A preposition is followed by a "noun". It is never followed by a verb.
ING form of the verb is used after a preposition but it is a gerund in this case.
noun (cat money love!
proper noun ("ondon #ac$!
ob.ect pronoun (me you him us them!
noun group (a small number of people!
gerund (coo$ing cleaning and washing!
In the following sentences "to" is followed by a verb but in these sentences "to"
is not a preposition. It is to infinitive form of the verb.
%he wants to go home early.
%he used to read a lot.
&ou dont have to apologise. It is not your fault.
'ould you li$e me to do the washing for you(
/hoose the correct answer.
. #enny starts wor$ at ) ocloc$ on *ondays
a) at , in b) on , at
c) at , to d) at , on
#. 'here have you been( 'e have been waiting
for you all day long.
a) of c) to
b) for d) by
&. +an you come up the ladder. &ou are
going to fall.
a) up c) down
b) near d) from
0. I would li$e to have my tea without sugar.
I am on a diet.
a) without c) with
b) by d) up
1. ,ubs didnt use to serve drin$s after
-- ocloc$ when I lived in "ondon.
a) near , at c) after , at
b) after , in d) near , in
*. .ears hibernate during the winter.
a) around c) between
b) during d) since
2. /e loves tal$ing about politics and I hate
listening to him.
a) of , for c) at , to
b) about , with d) about , to
3. I have lost my friends between the crowd and
I cant see them anywhere.
a) around c) among
b) between d) near
4. I love driving on the countryside. 0here are so
many trees along the road.
a. in , through c. on , along
b. in , along d. at , through
5.#enny lives on the top floor 1ust below my
flat.
a) at , over c) on , below
b) on , on d) on , above

. 2ont lean forward the window. &oull fall.
a) towards c) forward
b) against d) to
#.*usic of the .eatles is well $nown across the
3niverse.
a) on c) from
b) across d) among
&.It ta$es 456.76 days for the earth to
orbit around the sun.
a. over c. around
b. from d. to
0. In the old days corpses used to be buried si8
feet under the ground to avoid the spreading
of blac$ plague which $illed thousands.
a. down c. under
b. in d. below
1. 0hames 9iver flows in "ondon.
a. in c. over
b. through d. across
*. 'e need trees from cradle to grave.
a. from , at c. from , in
b. from , to d. at , to
2. It has been snowing since midnight that is
almost for eight hours now.
a. at , for c. at , since
b. since , for d. for , since
3. I would love to have a bungalow around the
seaside when I retire.
a. around c. in
b. by d. off
4. %tudents dont have a holiday until :ebruary.
a. up to c. through
b. until d. near
#5. 'e will have big energy shortage over the end
of the ne8t decade.
a. over c. across
b. through d. towards
#. /appiness comes after money.
a) after c) since
b) before d) over

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