Dear Readers,
As all you know Prepositions is the
most important part of English Grammar. Here In this post We are providing the
uses of Preposition part II.These will be helpful for Upcoming Competitive Exam
i.e SSC CGL and other competitive Exams.
Uses of Prepositions
Prepositions define direction, time,
location, and spatial relationships.
- Direction: At the end of the hall, turn to the left.
- Time: We’ve been working since early this morning.
- Location: We saw a movie at the theater.
- Space: The dog under the table.
Common Prepositions
about, above, across, after, against,
along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between,
beyond, but, by, despite, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into,
like, near, of, off, on, onto, out, outside, over, past, since, through,
throughout, till, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within,
without
Prepositions – Time
On - days of the week
Ex: on Monday
In - months / seasons, time of day,
year, after a certain period of time (when?)
Ex:
- in August / in winter
- in the morning
- in 2006
- in an hour
At - for night, for weekend,
a certain point of time (when?)
Ex:
- at night
- at the weekend
- at half past nine
Since - from a certain point of time (past
till now)
Ex: since 1980
For - over a certain period of time (past
till now)
Ex: for 2 years
Ago - a certain time in the past
Ex: 2 years ago
Before - earlier than a certain point of
time
Ex: before 2004
To - telling the time
Ex: ten to six (5:50)
Past - telling the time
Ex: ten past six (6:10)
to / till / until - marking the beginning and end of a
period of time
Ex: from Monday to/till Friday
till / until - in the sense of how long something
is going to last
Ex: He is on holiday until Friday.
By - in the sense of at the latest, up
to a certain time
Ex:
- I will be back by 6 o’clock.
- By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages
Prepositions – Place (Position and Direction)
In - room, building, street, town,
country, book, paper etc., car, taxi, picture, world
Ex:
- in the kitchen, in London
- in the book
- in the car, in a taxi
- in the picture, in the world
At - meaning next to, by an object, for
table, for events, place where you are to do something typical (watch a film,
study, work)
Ex:
- at the door, at the station
- at the table
- at a concert, at the party
- at the cinema, at school, at work
On – attached, for a place with a river,
being on a surface, for a certain side (left, right), for a floor in a house,
for public transport, for television, radio
Ex:
- the picture on the wall
- London lies on the Thames.
- on the table
- on the left
- on the first floor
- on the bus, on a plane
- on TV, on the radio
by, next to, beside - left or right of somebody or
something
Ex: Jane is standing by / next to /
beside the car.
Under - on the ground, lower than (or covered
by) something else
Ex: the bag is under the table
Below - lower than something else but above
ground
Ex: the fish are below the surface
Over - covered by something else, meaning
more than, getting to the other side (also across) overcoming an obstacle
Ex:
- put a jacket over your shirt
- over 16 years of age
- walk over the bridge
- climb over the wall
above - higher than something else, but not
directly over it
Ex: a path above the lake
Across - getting to the other side (also
over), getting to the other side
Ex:
- walk across the bridge
- swim across the lake
Through - something with limits on top,
bottom and the sides
Ex: drive through the tunnel
To - movement to person or building,
movement to a place or country, for bed
Ex:
- go to the cinema
- go to London / Ireland
- go to bed
Into - enter a room / a building
Ex: go into the kitchen / the house
Towards - movement in the direction of
something (but not directly to it)
Ex: go 5 steps towards the house
Onto - movement to the top of something
Ex: jump onto the table
From - in the sense of where from
Ex: a flower from the garden
Other important Prepositions
From - who gave it
Ex: a present from Jane
Of - who/what does it belong to, what does
it show
Ex:
- a page of the book
- the picture of a palace
by - who made it
Ex: a book by Mark Twain
On - walking or riding on horseback,
entering a public transport vehicle
Ex:
- on foot, on horseback
- get on the bus
in - entering a car / Taxi
Ex: get in the car
Off- leaving a public transport vehicle
Ex: get off the train
out of - leaving a car / Taxi
Ex: get out of the taxi
By - rise or fall of something, travelling
(other than walking or horseriding)
Ex:
- prices have risen by 10 percent
- by car, by bus
at - for age
Ex: she learned Russian at 45
About - for topics, meaning what about
Ex: we were talking about you
