Prepositions - Time: Dictionary Literature Study Tips
Prepositions - Time: Dictionary Literature Study Tips
Prepositions - Time: Dictionary Literature Study Tips
Prepositions are short words (on, in, to) that usually stand in front of nouns (sometimes also in front of
gerund verbs).
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 – Time
Englis Usage Example
h
on days of the week on Monday
to / marking the beginning and end of a from Monday to/till Friday
till / period of time
until
till / in the sense of how long something is He is on holiday until Friday.
until going to last
under on the ground, lower than (or covered the bag is under the table
by) something else
below lower than something else but above the fish are below the surface
ground
over covered by something else put a jacket over your shirt
meaning more than over 16 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, but not a path above the lake
directly over it
across getting to the other side (also over) walk across the bridge
getting to the other side swim across the lake
through something with limits on top, bottom drive through the tunnel
and the sides
to movement to person or building go to the cinema
movement to a place or country go to London / Ireland
for bed go to bed
into enter a room / a building go into the kitchen / the
house
towards movement in the direction of go 5 steps towards the house
something (but not directly to it)
onto movement to the top of something jump onto the table
from in the sense of where from a flower from the garden
about for topics, meaning what about we were talking about you
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