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Prepositions are important words in English Language. ‘’to’’ and ‘’in’’ are among the ten most frequently used words in English. Prepositions can be used to indicate time, place and movement; 1- time

2- place

3- movement

in Summer

in Bedroom

Jump in(to) the sea.

on my birthday

on my cake

Put 6 candles on(to) my cake.

at sunset

at the beach

Look at the setting sun.

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Below is the list of some important prepositions.

about

around

by

in / into

opposite

toward(s)

above

at

down

inside

outside

under

across

before

during

near

over

until

after

behind

except

next

past

up / upon

against

below

following

of

since

with

along

beside

for

off

through

within

among

between

from

on / onto

to

without

 English

Preposition Rule

A preposition is followed by a "noun". It is never followed by a verb. ‘’ING’’ form of the verb is used after a preposition but it is a gerund in this case.

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noun

(cat, money, love)

proper noun

(London, Jack)

object pronoun

(me, you, him, us, them)

noun group

(a small number of people)

gerund

(cooking, cleaning and washing)

In the following sentences, "to" is followed by a verb but in these sentences, "to" is not a preposition. It is ‘’ to infinitive’’ form of the verb. She wants to go home early. She used to read a lot. You don’t have to apologise. It is not your fault. Would you like me to do the washing for you?

Choose the correct answer. 1. Jenny starts work at 8 o’clock on Mondays a) at / in

b) on / at

c) at / to

d) at / on

2. Where have you been? We have been waiting for you all day long. a) of

c) to

b) for

d) by

3. Can you come up the ladder. You are going to fall. a) up

c) down

b) near

d) from

4. I would like to have my tea without sugar. I am on a diet.

a) towards

c) forward

b) against

d) to

12.Music of the Beatles is well known across the Universe. a) on

c) from

b) across

d) among

13.It takes 365.25 days for the earth to orbit around the sun. a. over

c. around

b. from

d. to

14. In the old days, corpses used to be buried six feet under the ground to avoid the spreading of black plague which killed thousands.

a) without

c) with

a. down

c. under

b) by

d) up

b. in

d. below

5. Pubs didn’t use to serve drinks after

6.

11. Don’t lean forward the window. You’ll fall.

15. Thames River flows in London.

11 o’clock when I lived in London.

a. in

c. over

a) near / at

c) after / at

b. through

d. across

b) after / in

d) near / in

16. We need trees from cradle to grave.

Bears hibernate during the winter.

a. from / at

c. from / in

a) around

c) between

b. from / to

d. at / to

b) during

d) since

7. He loves talking about politics and I hate listening to him. a) of / for

c) at / to

b) about / with

d) about / to

8. I have lost my friends between the crowd and

17. It has been snowing since midnight that is almost for eight hours now. a. at / for

c. at / since

b. since / for

d. for / since

18. I would love to have a bungalow around the seaside when I retire.

I can’t see them anywhere.

a. around

c. in

a) around

c) among

b. by

d. off

b) between

d) near

9. I love driving on the countryside. There are so many trees along the road. a. in / through

c. on / along

b. in / along

d. at / through

10.Jenny lives on the top floor just below my flat. a) at / over

c) on / below

b) on / on

d) on / above

19. Students don’t have a holiday until February. a. up to

c. through

b. until

d. near

20. We will have big energy shortage over the end of the next decade. a. over

c. across

b. through

d. towards

21. Happiness comes after money. a) after

c) since

b) before

d) over