Prepositions
Preposition of place / position
In, at, on
We use in before the name of a continent, a state, a town, a city or a village.
Ex. He was born in India.
I live in India.
We use in before the name of a road, a street, a room and any other enclosed space big enough to be all around a person. Ex. The farmer was sleeping in the field.
It was dark in the room.
We use at to describe a position.
Ex. I am standing at the door.
We use at for a house or an address.
Ex. He lives at 32, station Road.
On has the meaning of on the surface.
The book is on the table.
To & Into
To indicates movement towards a building, place, Country etc.
Ex. They went to the market in the evening.
Into indicates movement into a room, building, river etc.
Ex. He ran into the room.
Preposition of Time
At is used with an exact point of time e.g. 5 o’clock, at 9.30, at midnight. It is also used with meal time e.g. at lunch, at dinner and with festivals such as at X’mas, at Dussehra etc.
Ex. My class starts at five o’clock. We are going to have a party at Diwali.

/> On used with a more general point of time such as days of the week, dates and parts of the days.
Ex. He gave us a gift on Sunday.
His birthday falls on 10th May.
In is used with months, years, seasons Centuries & parts of the day.
Ex. The elections will be held in February.
India won Independence in 1947.
For and during
We use for to express a period of time. For two years, for five hours.
Ex. We played cricket for 10 years.
We use during + noun to say if something happened continuously or several times in a period of time.
Ex. During winter, during the vacation
By and until / till By is used to express not later than:-
Ex. I will reach home by 5 o’clock.
Till / until is used to indicate that a situation continues for sometime and then stops.
Ex. We worked in the library until 8 o’clock.
Until / till can also be used to indicate that something didn’t / will not happen before a particular time.
The library was not opened till 11 O’clock.
Exercise) (Beginners)
Fill in the blanks with at / on / in.
1. I often go away ___________ the weekend.
2. My sister got married ___________ May.
3. I got up ___________ 8’o clock this morning.
4. I look at the stars ___________ night.
5. I’m starting my new Job ___________ 3 July.
6. Did you go out ___________ Tuesday?
7. Hari & I first met ___________ 1979.
8. Do you work ___________ Saturdays?
9. I distribute gifts ___________ Christmas.
10. We go to Church ___________ Christmas day.
11. Let’s meet ______7.30 tomorrow evening.
12. The company started ___________ 1969.
Exercise : (Beginners) Put in in / at / on:
1. Don’t sit ___________ the grass. It’s wet.
2. My sister lives ___________ Mumbai.
3. There are a lot of fish ___________ this river.
4. There is a mirror ___________ the wall ___________ the living room.
5. What have you got ___________ your bag?
6. Is the cinema near here? Yes turn left ___________ the traffic lights.
7. There’s a small park ___________ the top of the hill.
8. My name is ___________ the bottom of the list.
9. I usually do my shopping ___________ the city centre.
Exercise – (Advanced)
Fill in the blanks with above, over, under, below, behind, by or beside.
1. I saw an airplane flying ___________ our house.
2. She has a mole ___________ her eyes.
3. My brother’s flat is just ___________ our flat.
4. My book is lying ___________ the table.
5. We could see the river ___________ us from the bridge.
6. There are mosquitoes flying ___________ his head.
7. The key is lying ___________ the chair.
8. We could see the boats ___________ the bridge.
9. There is a garden ___________ our house.
10. There is a house ___________ those trees.
Exercise – (Advanced)
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition:-
1. There is a big patch ___________ the wall.
2. There is some milk ___________ the packet.
3. I have been ___________ Delhi four times.
4. He goes to school ___________ the school bus.
5. Our examinations begin ___________ 15th April.
6. She went to Agra ___________ car.
7. I opened the door ___________ your key.
8. They live ___________ 20, Modern Town.
9. We rested ___________ the tree.
10. We took tea ___________ the interval.
11. My grandmother died ___________ 1989.
12. Rakesh goes ___________ College ___________ car.
13. I saw him standing ___________ the bus stand.
14. There is no flight ___________ Varanasi ___________ Sunday.
 

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