I know someone has problem with the prepositions, so I type these down to share to everyone. There are a lot them Through these, I hope everyone would know how to use them Have fun and thank you for learning Prepositions of Place

At (specific location) She lives at 211 White St.

On (surface location) She lives on White St.She is sitting on the chair. (no arms)

In (interior location) She lives in 200 block of White Street.She is sitting in the chair. (arms)

By (moving closeness) He walked by my desk.

Near (stationary closeness) His house is near mine.

Nearby (intimate close feeling) He lives nearby.

Beside (very intimate close feeling) Come sit beside me.

Next to (on the side of) He lives next to me.

Against (opposite touching/pushing) She is leaning against the wall.

Between (1 in the middle of 2) She is sitting between Jane and Julie.

Among (1 in a group of 3+) She is sitting among Jane, Julie, and Mark.

Amid/Amidst (old form of among) He is standing amidst the crowd.

Inside (closed inner Position) The papers are inside the briefcase.

Outside (open outer position) The customer walked outside the door.

Around (indefinite location) The letter must be around here somewhere.

Across (position facing directly opposite with space between) She lives across from me.

Beneath (low down and in front of so there is a view of below) The sofa is beneath the picture.

Underneath (low down and in-between, layered, or touching) The mother put the child underneath the bedcovers.The red file is underneath the green one.The birthday cake's layers were underneath a lot of frosting.

"Catty-Corner" (diagonally across from) Her office is catty-cornered from mine.

Up (a higher position) He lives up North.

Down (a lower position) He lives down South.

Behind/in back of (a place sequenced from the back of something) The file is behind Mr. Brown's file.He is standing behind me.

Before/in front of (a place sequenced from the front of something) She put the food before me.She stood in front of me.

At the top of (specific point up or the highest rank or order, horizontal) The date is at the top of the page.He is at the top of his profession.

At the bottom of (specific point location down or the lowest rank, order, horizontal) She signed her name at the bottom of the letter.He is at the bottom of the reading class.

On the top of (vertical dimensional surface location up) The report was on the top of the file cabinet.

On the bottom of (vertical dimensional surface location down) The chewing gum was on the bottom of his shoe.

In the middle of (the middle area of something) The answer was in the middle of the paragraph.

In the bottom of (the lowest area of something) The ice was in the bottom of the glass.

In the top of (the highest area of something) He graduated in the top of his class.

Over (directly up, vertical position) The umbrella was over us in the rain.

Above (higher up, horizontal position) The ceiling is above us.

Under (directly down, vertical position) We walked under the umbrella in the rain.

Below (lower down, horizontal position We are below the ceiling.Across (moving from one side to another side) He walked across the street.

Up (moving higher vertically, or going north, or right) He climbed up the ladder.He went up the street.

Down (moving lower vertically, or going south or left) He walked down the stairs.He walked down the street.

Over (moving up and across) She put the tablecloth over the table.The plane flew over the city.The helicopter flew over the building.The mother hen put her wings over her chicks.

Above (moving higher up horizontally) The helicopter hovered above the building. (circling)

Under (moving lower horizontally) He swam under the boat.

Below (moving lower vertically) The men drilled far below the water table to get good water for the well.

To (moving completely, arriving at the next place) He went to the coffee shop for lunch.

From (moving completely, leaving a place and getting to another place) His plane came from New York.

Away from (moving incompletely from a place) He turned away from me to speak to Jim.

Toward/s (moving incompletely, in the direction of a place) She walked toward me and then turned to speak to Jane.

Forward/s (moving front) She put the car in the forward gear.

Backward/s (moving back) The girl jumped backward to get out of the way of the car.

Into (moving inside) The secretary put the letter into the envelope.

Out of (moving outside) She took he letter out of the mailbox.

Onto (moving to a surface) The tourist stepped onto the bridge to take a picture. (he was on the street before)

Off of (moving from a surface) The tourist stepped off of the street to get on the bridge.

Through (moving inside, across and outside) They walked through the office.

By way of (moving through several places scheduled places) They flew to New York by way of Atlanta, not Washington.Prepositions of Time

At (specific number time) He came st 5 o'clock.

On (specific named time) She came on her birthday.She came on Tuesday.She came on the hour.

In (general lengthy time) He came in the week.He came in the month.He came in the year.He came in the Spring.

By (before) Turn in your paper by Friday.

Before (previous time order) Ask the teacher questions before you hand-in your paper.

After (following time order) Chapter 3 comes after Chapter 2.

During (a general period of time in another time) He was here during the month of June.

While ( a period of time at the same time as something else) He was here while I was in New York.

For (set/block period of time) He was here for the month of June.

Through (from one time to the end of another) He will be here through June. (it is now October, so he will be here 9 months)

Throughout (whole period of the time, from its starting to ending points) He was here throughout June. (all 30 days of the month)

From - to (starting and stopping times) The store is open from 8-5.

From - until (from - to with an emphasis on the stopping time) The store is open from 8 until 5.

Until (from a time in the past up to a specific stopping time) He was here until Tuesday. (he is not here now. He left Tuesday.)

Since (from a time in the past into the present and continuing into the future) He has been here since Tuesday. (He came Tuesday and is here now.)

Still (a continuing time) He is still here. (He hasn't left yet.)

Around/about (indefinite time) I'll be there around 5 o'clock.

Around about (very indefinite) I'll be there around about 5 o'clock.

At the beginning of (specific starting time) The bills arrive at the beginning of the month. (the 1st)

At the middle of (specific mid-point) Talk with your academic advisor at the middle of the term.

At the end of (specific ending time) See me at the end of class.

In the beginning of (general starting time) He was here in the beginning of the week. (i.e. Monday, Tuesday)

In the middle of (general mid-term) He was here in the middle of the year. (i.e. June, July)

In the end of (general ending time) He was here in the end of the month. (the 25th - 31st)Other Prepositions

Manner (how)

By (emphasizes the method of transportation) He went by foot. (bus, train, plane, car, taxi, streetcar, boat, ship, horse, camel, donkey...)

On (emphasizes the position of standing) He went on foot. (a bus, a train, a plane, a boat, a ship, a streetcar, a horse, a camel, a donkey...)

In (emphasizes something enclosed) He went in a car. (taxi, limo)He wrote in ink/pencil. (hand)He spoke in a low voice. (throat)He left in a hurry, (???)

With (emphasizes a feeling or action) She accepted the invitation with pleasure.The car started with a jerk.He greeted her with a smile.

Agent/Instrument (the means used)

By (used for passive voice) (agent) The book was written by John.The door was opened by the key.

With (used for active voice) (instrument) Open the door with a key.Write with a pen.I can write better with a pencil.

Accompaniment

With (and) He went with her to the store.The sandwich comes with soup.

Purpose

For (emphasizes the reason why) She left for Chicago this morning.I went for a loaf of bread and eggs.The credit card is for emergencies.

Part/association

Of (a piece) She read a page of the report.The leg of the chair was broken.I heard the news of your promotion.The new wing of the building was completed.

Measure

Of (describes what is measured) She bought 3 boxes of paper and 6 quarts of milk.

By (describes the method used to measure) We buy paper by the ream, milk by the quart and gallon, eggs and pencils by the dozen, cereal by the box, coffee and meat by the pound, pickles and toothpaste by the ounce, soda by the liter, and beer by the six-pack.

Similarity

Like (relationship) He and his twin brother look like each other.He talks like a New Yorker.The cloth feels like silk, but it isn't.It looks like snow.

Capacity

As (function) She works as a teacher on Mondays and Wednesdays, and as an office worker on Tuesdays and Thursdays.She will serve as a moderator for the meeting.He appeared as "Hamlet" in the school play.

Such as (for example) Supplies, such as pens, copy paper, and paper clips are hard to keep in stock.

GII T(Prepositions)

Mt ngun v gii t n! ^^1. nh ngha: Gii t l t loi ch s lin quan gia cc t loi trong cm t, trong cu. Nhng t thng i sau gii t l tn ng (Object), Verb + ing, Cm danh t ...V d:a. I went into the room.b. I was sitting in the room at that time.Ta thy r, v d a., "the room" l tn ng ca gii t "into". v d b., "the room" l tn ng ca gii t "in".

Ch : Cc bn phi lun phn bit trng t v gii t, v thng khi mt t c hai chc nng (va l trng t v gii t). iu khc nhau c bn l Trng t th khng c tn ng theo sau. Hy xt cc cu sau y:V d:1. Please, come in. It's raining. (Trng t)We are in the small room. (Gii t); v tn ng ca "In" l "The room"

2. He ran down quickly. (Trng t) - v "quickly" khng phi l tn ng ca "down"; n ch l trng t ch cch thc m thi.

3. My dictionary is on the desk. (Gii t) - v n lin kt vi tn ng: (the desk).

2. Cch s dng gii t trong ting Anh: C th ni vic dng cc gii t khng phi d, v mi nc c cch dng gii t c bit; vy ta phi rt ch n n ngay t lc mi hc mn ngoi ng ni chung v ting Anh ni ring.

Trong ting Anh, ngi ta khng th t ra cc quy lut v cc php dng gii t mang tnh c nh cho mi gii t - cng mt gii t, khi i vi t loi khc nhau th to ra ngha khc nhau. Vy chng ta nn hc thuc mi khi gp phi v hc ngay t lc ban u.

V d:depend onindependent oflook afterlook forlook up to....................wait forthink ofmake uplook uplive on................

3. Cc loi gii t trong ting Anh.

Cc gii t trong ting Anh c th c phn thnh my loi sau:

3.1. Gii t ch Thi gian. after at before behind by during for from in on since throughout foreward until within3.2. Gii t ch a im/Ni chn. about above across at before behind below beneath beside beyond by in off on over through to toward under within without3.3. Gii t ch L do, nguyn nhn. at for from of on over through with3.4. Gii t ch Mc ch. after at for on to3.5. Gii t thng: after against among between by for from of on to with4. V tr gii tThng thng, gii t ting Anh c t nh ting Vit; tuy nhin, n c th t ngay trc T nghi vn hay i t. V d: What is this medal made of?Of what is this medal made?hayThe man whom we listened to is our new teacher.The man to whom we listened is our new teacher.

5. Cch t t ng c gii t: V tr ca gii t trong cu c th lm thay i ngha ca cu .V d:1- A letter was read from his friend in the class room. A letter from his friend was read in the class room.(Hai cu trn c ngha khc nhau bi v gii t "from" c v tr khc nhau)2- With his gun towards the forest he started in the morning.With his gun, he started towards the forest in the morning.(Hai cu trn c ngha khc nhau bi v gii t "from" c v tr khc nhau)

6. Mt gii Gi t thng thng:1. AT, IN, ON1. AT : dng trc thi gian ngn: gi, pht giy ...At 10 o'clock; at this moment; at 10 a.m

2. ON : dng trc thi gian ch: ngy, th ngy (trong lch ...)On Sunday; on this day....

3. IN : dng trc thi gian di: thng, ma, nm, ...In June; in July; in Spring; in 2005...

2. IN, INTO, OUT OF 1. IN: dng ch v tr (a im - khng chuyn hng)In the classroom; in the concert hal; in the box....

2. INTO: dng ch s chuyn ng t ngoi vo trong.I go into the classroom.

3. OUT OF: dng ch s chuyn ng t trong ra ngoi.I go out of the classroom.

3. FOR, DURING, SINCE:1. FOR : dng o khong thi gianFor two months...For four weeks..For the last few years...

2. DURING : dng ch hnh ng xy ra trong sut thi gian ca s vt, s kin:During christman time; During the film; During the play...

3. SINCE : dng nh du thi gianSince last Saturday, since Yesterday.

4. AT, TO1. AT: dng ch s c nh mt v tr no tng i nh, v nu din tch ni ln hn ta dng "in".At the door; At home; At schoolIn Ha Noi; In the world

2. TO: dng ch s chuyn ng ti mt ni no .Go to the window; Go to the market

5. ON, OVER, ABOVE. ( trn)1. ON: dng ch v tr ng lin ngay trnOn the table; on the desk ...

2. OVER: dng ch cc lp/th t ln trn (o, qun)I usually wear a shirt over my singlet.

3. ABOVE: Vi ngha l trn nhng ch s cao hn so vi vt khc thp hn.The ceiling fans are above the pupils.The planes fly above our heads.

6. TILL, UNTIL (ti, cho ti khi)

1. TILL: dng cho thi gian v khng gian.Wait for me till next Friday (thi gian)They walked till the end of the road. (khng gian)

2. UNTIL: dng vi thi gian. He did not come back until 11.pm yesterday. (thi gian)