Parts of Speech!

The preposition is a word showing position.
A preposition is used to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an object.
Here are some prepositions and examples.

On:
Used with surface of something:

The carpet is on the floor.
Laptop is on the bed.
Computer is on the trolley.
Vase is on the table.
The boy is sleeping on the bed.
The dog is on the sofa.
The carpet is on the floor.
Clock is on the table.
Lamp is on the small table.
Radio is on the table.
Pillow is on the bed.
One bowl is on the table.
The cat is on the sofa.
Vase is on the small shelf.
The book is on the table.
The dog is on the sofa.

Used with attached.

Scenery is on the wall.

Used with day time expression:

He will go on lunch with her.
We will invite them on dinner.
They will take bread and butter on breakfast.

Used with festivals:

We celebrated on motherday.
I will go with you on Eid.
He enjoys on valentinday.

Used with days of week and dates:

I am coming on Friday.
He will go on saturday.
I was born on 13th October.
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was born on 17th October in 1817.

Used to indicate a device or machine, such as a phone, computer, television, radio:

She has been on the computer since this afternoon.
My favorite drama will be on TV tonight.
He is listening on the radio.

Used to indicate a part of the body:

Ahsan kissed me on my cheek.
She wears a ring on her finger.

Used to indicate the state of something:

Everything in this store is on sale.

Used for a certain side (left, right)

Market is on the left site.
bakery is on the right side.

Used for a floor in a house.

We live on the 3rd flour.

Used for public transport.

Passengers are on the bus.

Used with a river.

London lies on the Thames.

Used with walking.

I am walking on foot.

At:
Used with specific time or a certain point of time.

We will meet them at 10 a.m.
The bus will stop there at 6:00 a.m.

Used with place:

There were a lot of people at the park.
I saw a baseball game at the stadium.

Used to indicate an email address:

Please email me at Teacher@1286.com.

Used to indicate an activity:

She laughed at his acting.

Used for night and midnight.

I will come at night.
I will call you at midnight.

Used for noon.

We will eat at noon.

Used for weekend.

This assignment will finish at the weekend.

Meaning next to, by an object.

I am at the door.
Who is knowing at the door?
His mother is at the door.
He is going at the station.

Used for things.

Food is at the table.
Clothes are hanging at the hanger.

Used for events.

We are at a concert.
She is at the party

place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)

He is at the cinema.
They are at school.
I am at work.

Used with village name.

He was born at sanghar.

Used for age:

I learned English at 22.

Used for cost/ rate:

Milk was sold at Rs 80 a litter
Eggs are sold at Rs 120 a dozen these days.

In:

Used for unspecific times during a day, week, month, year, season, after a certain period of time.

I always read newspapers in the morning.
We are coming in this week.
I will be free in July.
He is going to canada in 2016.
The Holy Profect migrated to Madina in 622 A.D.
In the summer, we have a rainy season for two weeks.
I will complete this work in an hour.

Used to indicate a location or place:

He looked me directly in the eyes.
I am currently staying in a hostel.

Used to indicate a color, shape, or size:

That painting is in pink.
The students stood in a circle.
This jacket comes in five different sizes.

Used to express while doing something:

In preparing for the final report, I revised the tone four times.

Used to indicate a belief, opinion, interest, or feeling:

He believes in the next life.

Used with room, building, street, town, market,city, province, country.

They are in the room.
I am in the house.
We are playing in the main street.
A lot of shops in this town.
He is in market.
She lives in Islamabad.
We live in Pakistan.

Used with book, paper.

This topic is not in the book
What did you write in the paper.

Used with car, taxi.

We are in the car.
He is in a taxi.
I am in the reksha.

Used with picture, world.

The beautiful girl in this picture.
in the world

Used with inside something.

The marker is in my hand

Used with rest.

I don't have money in my pocket.

Used with things.

The ball is in the box.
Flowers are in the vase.
Books are in the shelf.
Pencil are in the pencil box.
His books are in the bag.

Of is used for city and country For Example:

Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of India.
Paris is the capital of France.

what does it show and who/what does it belong to

The picture of a person
A page of the book.

From:

In the sense of where from.

A flower from the garden.

Which country.

Where are you from?

From and to:

The class will be start from 3 to 5 pm.

To:

Telling the time.

It is eight to nine (8:52).

Movement to person or building.

We go to the school.

Movement to a place or country.

He is going to London.
She will go to England.

Used for bed.

They are going to bed.

Past:
Telling the time.

It is eight past nine (9:08).

To / till / until:

Marking the beginning and end of a period of time

We are coming from Monday to/till Saturday.

Till / until:

In the sense of how long something is going to last.
Ali is on holiday until Sunday.

During:

Don't distrub him during the meeting.

Towards:

Let us walk towards the college's gate.

Since:

from a certain point of time (past till now).

since 1983.

For:
Over a certain period of time (past till now)

for three years.

Used with benefit.

This is for you.

With:
Who with.

She was with her friend when she saw me.

Against:
Used for opposite.

He is standing against the house.
The man is against the car.

Off:
Used for far.

keep off the cup.

Besides:
Used for other.

He was punished besides being fine.

About:
Used for topics.

I was talking about you.

Ago:
A certain time in the past.

He has graduation two years ago.
I met them one years ago.

Before:
Earlier than a certain point of time.

before 2012.
We used to go to park daily before marriage.
I was in hospital before 30 October.
She had eaten food before they reached home.
We have met her before.

Beneath:

He is sleeping beneath the blanket.

By:
In the sense of at the latest.

I will be back by 7 o’clock.

Up to a certain time.

By 12 o'clock, I had read six pages.

By, Next to, Beside:

left or right of somebody or something.

Aliza is standing by / next to / beside the bakery.

Under:
On the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else.

The pen is under the chair.
The cat is under the chair.
The ball is under the table.
Shoe is under the computer trolley.
The magazine is under the table.
His shoes are under the table.

Below:
Lower than something else but above ground.

The fishes are below the surface.
Clothes are below the bed.
Clock is below the scenery.

Over:
Covered by something else.

Put a coat over your shirt.
Scenery is over the table.

Overcoming an obstacle.

He climbed over the wall.

Meaning more than.

Over 14 years of age.

Getting to the other side (also across).

I am walking over the bridge.

Above:

Higher than something else, but not directly over it.

A path above the lake.
One lamp is above the carpet.
Rabbit is above the box.
Scenery is above the clock.

Across:
Getting to the other side (also over).

I walked across the bridge.
She is going across the road.

Getting to the other side.

I swam across the lake.

Getting to the other side.

We go across the road.

Within:
Before a week.
Complete your work within a week.

Towards:
Movement in the direction of something.

I am going 5 steps towards the house.

Into:
Enter a room / a building.

She is going into the room.
He is going into the house.

Used with motion.

She is going into the kitchen.

Onto:
Movement to the top of something.

Child jumped onto the table.
He is jumping onto the bed.
We went onto the bus.

Between:

The chair is between two babies.
The table is between the chair and the sofa.
Grey table is between the two sofas.
Sofa is between the two lamps.

Up:

She is going up the stairs.

Down:

She is coming down the stairs.

Behind:

The baby is behind the tree.
The cat is the behind the sofa.

In front of:

The ball is in front of the box.
The green sofa in the front of the shelf.
Computer chair is in front of the computer trolley.
Sofa is in front of the window.
Book is in front of the vase.
A lot of things in the shelf.

Beside:

The ball is beside the box.
Lamp is beside the sofa.
The bag is beside the bed.

Outside:

The ball is outside the box.

Inside:

The ball is inside the box.

Around:

The ball is around the chair.

By:

An apple is by an orange.

Next to:

Zabra is next to the man.
The chair is next to the table.
Light green lamp is next to the sofa.
The chair is next to the bookshelf.

Along:

They are walking along the river.

Among:

There are among fruits in this basket.

Near:

The ball is near the box.
The table is near the sofa.
One chair is near the cat.

Opposite:

The sofa is opposite the small sofa.

Inside:

The goldfish is inside the goldfish bowl.

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