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Prepositionsareshortwords(on,in,to)thatusuallystandinfrontofnouns
(sometimesalsoinfrontofgerundverbs).

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EvenadvancedlearnersofEnglishfindprepositionsdifficult,asa1:1translationis
usuallynotpossible.Oneprepositioninyournativelanguagemighthaveseveral
translationsdependingonthesituation.

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Therearehardlyanyrulesastowhentousewhichpreposition.Theonlywaytolearn
prepositionsislookingthemupinadictionary(/en/lingopad),readingalotinEnglish
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Pronunciation

Thefollowingtablecontainsrulesforsomeofthemostfrequentlyusedprepositions
inEnglish:

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ReadOn

PrepositionsTime

Countries
(/en/readon/countries)

English

daysoftheweek

onMonday

in

months/seasons

inAugust/inwinter

timeofday

inthemorning

year

in2006

afteracertainperiodoftime(when?)

inanhour

fornight

atnight

forweekend

attheweekend

acertainpointoftime(when?)

athalfpastnine

since

fromacertainpointoftime(pasttill
now)

since1980

for

overacertainperiodoftime(pasttill
now)

for2years

ago

acertaintimeinthepast

2yearsago

earlierthanacertainpointoftime

before2004

to

tellingthetime

tentosix(5:50)

past

tellingthetime

tenpastsix(6:10)

to/
till/
until

markingthebeginningandendofa
periodoftime

fromMondayto/tillFriday

till/
until

inthesenseofhow long something is

going to last

HeisonholidayuntilFriday.

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at

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Newsticker
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Business
Communication
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Grammar
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Business-Info
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Example

on

Animals/Sports
on/animals)

Usage

before

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EnglishPrepositions
by

ChillOut
Games&Riddles
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E-Cards(/en/chill-

Iwillbebackby6oclock.

uptoacertaintime

By11o'clock,Ihadreadfivepages.

PrepositionsPlace(PositionandDirection)
English
in

out/ecards)
ChatwithEgon
(/en/chillout/chat/egon-bot)

inthesenseofat the latest

Usage

Example

room,building,street,town,
country

inthekitchen,inLondon

book,paperetc.

inthecar,inataxi

car,taxi

inthepicture,intheworld

inthebook

picture,world
at

meaningnext to, by an object

atthedoor,atthestation

TakeOn

fortable

atthetable

Newsletter

forevents

ataconcert,attheparty

placewhereyouaretodo
somethingtypical(watchafilm,
study,work)

atthecinema,atschool,atwork

attached

thepictureonthewall

foraplacewithariver

LondonliesontheThames.

beingonasurface

onthetable

foracertainside(left,right)

ontheleft

forafloorinahouse

onthefirstfloor

forpublictransport

onthebus,onaplane

fortelevision, radio

onTV,ontheradio

leftorrightofsomebodyor
something

Janeisstandingby/nextto/
besidethecar.

under

ontheground,lowerthan(or
coveredby)somethingelse

thebagisunderthetable

below

lowerthansomethingelsebut
aboveground

thefisharebelowthesurface

coveredbysomethingelse

putajacketoveryourshirt

meaningmore than

over16yearsofage

gettingtotheotherside(also
across)

walkoverthebridge

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Calendar2015
(/en/take-

on

on/calendar?2015)

TeachIn
CulturalStudies
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Lessons(/en/teachin/lessons)

by,next
to,
beside

over

climboverthewall

overcominganobstacle
above

higherthansomethingelse,butnot
directlyoverit

apathabovethelake

across

gettingtotheotherside(alsoover)

walkacrossthebridge

gettingtotheotherside

swimacrossthelake

somethingwithlimitsontop,
bottomandthesides

drivethroughthetunnel

movementtopersonorbuilding

gotothecinema

movementtoaplaceorcountry

gotoLondon/Ireland

forbed

gotobed

enteraroom/abuilding

gointothekitchen/thehouse

movementinthedirectionof
something(butnotdirectlytoit)

go5stepstowardsthehouse

onto

movementtothetopofsomething

jumpontothetable

from

inthesenseofwhere from

aflowerfromthegarden

through

to

into
towards

OtherimportantPrepositions
English
from

Usage
whogaveit

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apresentfromJane

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EnglishPrepositions
of

who/whatdoesitbelongto

apageofthebook

whatdoesitshow

thepictureofapalace

by

whomadeit

abookbyMarkTwain

on

walkingorridingonhorseback

onfoot,onhorseback

enteringapublictransportvehicle

getonthebus

in

enteringacar/Taxi

getinthecar

off

leavingapublictransportvehicle

getoffthetrain

leavingacar/Taxi

getoutofthetaxi

riseorfallofsomething

priceshaverisenby10percent

travelling(otherthanwalkingor
horseriding)

bycar,bybus

forage

shelearnedRussianat45

fortopics,meaningwhat about

weweretalkingaboutyou

outof
by

at
about

ExercisesonPrepositions
ExerciseonPrepositionsPlace1(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?07)
ExerciseonPrepositionsPlace2(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?08)
ExerciseonPrepositionsPlace3(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?09)
ExerciseonPrepositionsPlace4(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?10)
ExerciseonPrepositionsPlace5(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises)
ExerciseonPrepositionsTime1(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?02)
ExerciseonPrepositionsTime2(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?18)
ExerciseonPrepositionssinceandfor(/en/cram-up/vocabulary/since-for)
Seealso:Date(/en/cram-up/vocabulary/date)andTime(/en/cramup/vocabulary/time)
ExerciseonPrepositionsBuses(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?11)
ExerciseonPrepositionsApicture(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?
12)
ExerciseonPrepositionsAphotograph(/en/cramup/grammar/prepositions/exercises?13)
ExerciseonPrepositionsTheWampanoag(/en/cramup/grammar/prepositions/exercises?06)
ExerciseonPrepositionsGeorgeWashington(/en/cramup/grammar/prepositions/exercises?14)
ExerciseonPrepositionsHenryFord(/en/cramup/grammar/prepositions/exercises?15)
ExerciseonPrepositionsMcDonalds(/en/cramup/grammar/prepositions/exercises?16)
ExerciseonPrepositionsUluru(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?17)

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