Prepositions are very essential for making a correct sentence but it needs to appropriate use.
Exercises on Prepositions
Prepositions are short words (on, in, to) that usually stand in front of nouns (sometimes also in front of gerund verbs).
Even advanced learners of English find prepositions difficult, as a 1:1 translation is usually not possible. One preposition in your native language might have several translations depending on the situation.
There are hardly any rules as to when to use which preposition. The only way to learn prepositions is looking them up in a dictionary, reading a lot in English (literature) and learning useful phrases off by heart (study tips).
The following table contains rules for some of the most frequently used prepositions in English:
Prepositions –
English Usage Example
on days of the week on Sunday
attached the picture on the wall
for a place with a river London lies on the Thames.
being on a surface on the chair
for a certain side (left, right) on the right
for a floor in a house on the second floor
for public transport on the bus, on a plane
for television, radio on TV, on the radio
walking or riding on horseback on foot, on horseback
entering a public transport vehicle get on the bus
onto movement to the top of something jump onto the table
in months / seasons in July /in winter
Time of day in the noon
year in 2010
after a certain period of time (when?) in an hour
room, building, street, town, country In the kitchen, in London
book, paper etc. in the book
car, taxi in the car, in the taxi picture, world in the picture, in the world
into enter a room / a building go into the kitchen / the house
at for night at night
for weekend at the weekend
a certain point of time (when?) at half past two
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) at the cinema, at school, at work
for age she learned English at 45
by in the sense of at the latest I will be back by 9 o'clock.
up to a certain time By 10 o'clock, I had read five pages.
who made it a book by Rabidronath tagore
rise or fall of something prices have risen by 8 percent
travelling (other than walking or horseriding) by car, by bus
by, next to, beside left or right of Tonmoy is standing by/next to/beside the car.
somebody or something
since from a certain point of time (past till now) since 1988
of who/what does it belong to a page of the book
what does it show the picture of a palace
for over a certain period of time (past till now) for 9 years
ago a certain time in the past 7 years ago
before earlier than a certain point of time before 2009
to telling the time ten to eight (7:50)
movement to person or building go to the field
movement to a place or country go to England/America
for bed go to bed
marking the beginning and end of a period of time from Monday to Sunday
past telling the time ten past nine (9:10)
from in the sense of where from a flower from the garden
who gave it a present from Jane
to / till marking the beginning and end of a period of time from Monday to/till Friday
until in the sense of how long something is going to last He is on holiday until Friday.
about for topics, meaning what about we were talking about you
over covered by something else put a jacket over your shirt
meaning more than over 14 years of age
getting to the other side (also across) walk over the bridge
overcoming an obstacle climb over the wall
above higher than something else, a path above the lake
but not directly over it
under on the ground, lower than the bag is under the table
(or covered by) something else
below lower than something else the fish are below the surface
but above ground
across getting to the other side (also over) walk across the bridge
getting to the other side swim across the lake
off leaving a public transport vehicle get off the train
out of leaving a car / Taxi get out of the taxi
through something with limits on top, drive through the tunnel
bottom and the sides
towards movement in the direction go 9 steps towards the house
of something (but not directly to it)
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