PREPOSITIONS

Prepositions

Prepositions link a noun, a pronoun or an -ing verb to the rest of the sentence. They show time, place and movement, and many words need a fixed one.

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	time	place
+	at nine · on Monday · in May	at the station · on the table · in the room
−	I don't work on Sundays	The keys aren't on the table
?	What time? At nine.	Where? In the room.

Movement: go to school · go home (no to) · Fixed: good at, interested in, afraid of, wait for · After a preposition: -ing

At, on and in for time

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Use at for clock times and night, on for days and dates, and in for months, years, seasons and parts of the day.

at+ clock time+ on+ day / date+ in+ month / year

The class starts at nine.
My birthday is in May, on the tenth.

I was born at 2005.
I was born in 2005.

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See you Monday.

At, in and on for place

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Use in for inside a space, on for a surface, and at for a point or an event: in the room, on the table, at the station, at a party.

in+ room / city+ on+ surface+ at+ point / event

The keys are on the table.
We met at the station.

She lives on London.
She lives in London.

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There is a picture the wall.

To, into, from and no preposition

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Use to for the place you go, from for where you start, and into for going inside. Do not use to with home, here or there: go home, not go to home.

go+ to+ place+ go+ home

We go to the beach on Sundays.
She came home late.

I went to home.
I went home.

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Let's go .

Words with fixed prepositions

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Many adjectives and verbs need one particular preposition: good at, interested in, afraid of, listen to, wait for. Learn them together.

interested+ in+ good+ at+ listen+ to

I'm interested in music.
She is good at maths.

I'm interested on history.
I'm interested in history.

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One word is in the wrong form. Type the correct form.

She is very good in tennis.

Preposition + -ing

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After a preposition, a verb takes the -ing form: thinking about, good at cooking, before leaving. Never use to + base verb after a preposition.

preposition+ verb + -ing

She is good at drawing.
Wash your hands before eating.

I'm thinking about to buy a car.
I'm thinking about buying a car.

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Thank you for me.

Preposition at the end of a question

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In questions with who, what and where, the preposition often goes at the end: Who are you talking to? What is it made of? Do not leave it out.

question word+ auxiliary+ subject+ verb+ preposition

Who are you waiting for?
What are you looking at?

Who are you waiting?
Who are you waiting for?

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One word is in the wrong form. Type the correct form.

What are you thinking?