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ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Alphabet
Vowels & Consonants
Word Building
Sentences
Articles
Cardinal-Ordinal Numbers
Noun
Pronoun
Verb
Adverb
Adjective
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection
Tenses
Opposites
Active & Passive Voice
Direct & Indirect Speech
Vocabulary
PREPOSITION
Kinds of Preposition
Preposition of Time
Preposition of Position
Preposition of Direction
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
Prepositions of time (at, in, by, for, since, on)
AT
'At' is used with a definite point of time.
Examples
I go to library
at
7:30 pm everyday,
She will come
at
X-mas.
I do not work
at
night.
She is good
at
badminton.
IN
‘In’ is used for months, years, decades, centuries, and long periods of time:
Examples
Amit will be back
in
a week.
The train will leave
in
a few minutes.
I learned English grammar
in
four weeks.
This school was built
in
2002.
BY
‘By’ refers to latest time by which an action will be completed.
Examples
She will arrive
by
Sunday.
I will be back
by
6 o’clock.
By
11 o'clock, I had read five pages.
I will have finished this project
by
Friday.
FOR
'For' denotes a period of time and is used with the perfect continuous tense.
Examples
She has been working with Philips
for
the last fifteen years.
I’ve lived in this house
for
six years.
My friend has been living in Canada
for
five years.
They have been watching TV
for
two hours.
SINCE
'Since' denotes a certain point of time (past till now) and is used with the perfect continuous tense.
Examples
It has been raining
since
one o’ clock.
I have been waiting for you
since
seven o'clock.
I am staying in this house
since
my birth.
Since
you left, I haven’t celebrate x-mas.
ON
'On' is used with Days/Dates.
Examples
X-mas is celebrated
on
25th December.
He will come
on
Monday.
Her birthday is
on
20 November.
Do you work
on
Sundays?
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Kinds of Preposition
Preposition of Time
Preposition of Position
Preposition of Direction
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