Prepositions | Usage | Example |
in | town, country, room, building, street, | in the dinning room, in Delhi |
paper, book, etc. | in the book |
taxi, car. | in the car, in a taxi |
world, picture. | in the picture, in the world |
at | with next to, by an object | at the door, at the station |
with table | at the table |
with events | at a concert, at the party |
place where you are to do something special or typical (watch a film, study, work) | at the cinema, at school, at work |
on | attached | the picture on the wall |
a place with a river | Varanasi lies on the Ganga. |
being on a surface | on the table |
for a certain/fixed side (left, right) | on the left |
with a floor in a house | on the first floor |
with public transport | on the bus, on a plane |
with television, radio | on TV, on the radio |
by, next to, beside | left or right of something or somebody | Jaya is standing by / next to / beside the car. |
under | with on the ground, lower than something else (or covered by) | the baby is under the cot. |
below | lower than something else but above the ground | the swimmers are below the surface |
over | covered by something | put a jacket over your top. |
meaning more than a certain number | over 21 years of age |
getting to the other side or across | over the bridge |
for overcoming an obstacle | over the wall |
above | higher than something, but not directly over it. | a road above the lake |
across | getting to the other side or over | across the bridge |
getting to the other side | across the lake |
through | something with limits on bottom, top, and the sides | through the tunnel |
to | movement to person or a building | go to the cinema hall |
movement to a place or country | go to Mumbai/ Madras |
for bed | go to bed |
into | enter a room / a building | go into the bedroom / the president house. |
towards | movement in the direction of something but not directly to it | 80 steps towards the home. |
onto | movement to the top of something | jump onto the cot. |
from | in the sense of where from | a pen from the shop |