English Prepositions- Part One حروف الجر الإنجليزية -الجزء الأول
On
Usages :
1- For the days of the week
Ex: On Monday
2- For attached things
Ex: The picture is on the wall
3-For things that are on a surface
Ex: On the table
4- For a certain side
Ex: On the left/ right
5- For public transport
Ex: On the bus/ On a plane
6- For television or radio
Ex: On TV/ On the radio
In
Usages :
1- Months/ seasons
Ex: In August/ In spring
2- Time of day
Ex: In the morning
3-Year
Ex: In 2007
4-After a certain period of time (when?)
Ex: In about 30 minutes
5- Room, building, street, town, country
Ex: In the kitchen/ In Cairo
6-Book, paper, etc
Ex: In the book
7- Car, taxi, etc
Ex: In the car/ in a taxi
8- Picture, world
Ex: In the picture/ In the world
At
Usages:
1- For night
Ex: at night
2- For weekend
Ex: at the weekend
3- A certain point of time (when?)
Ex: at nine thirty
4- Meaning next to, by an object
Ex: at the door/ at the station
5- For events
Ex: at the party/ at a concert
6- Place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)
Ex: at the cinema, at school, at work
Since
from a certain point of time (past till now)
Ex: since 1992
For
over a certain period of time (past till now)
Ex: for 2 years
Ago
A certain time in the past
Ex: 2 years ago
Before
Earlier than a certain point of time
Ex: before 2007
Under
On the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else
Ex: the bag is under the table .
Below
Lower than something else but above ground
Ex: the fish are below the surface
Over
Usages:
1- covered by something else
Ex: put a jacket over your shirt
2- meaning more than
Ex: over 16 years of age
3- getting to the other side (also across)
Ex: walk over the bridge
4- overcoming an obstacle
Ex: climb over the wall
To be continued.....
Source: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions
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