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A preposition of time is used to indicate the time of an action or the time relationship
between nouns in a sentence, such as at, to, on, in. For example:

I leave for college at 8 a.m. every day.
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Our reports will be distributed on Monday.
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Practice Time 1

A. Tick () the correct preposition for each sentence.

1. Not all trees shed their leaves in /from autumn.

2. Heena took the guitar lessons for /from a year.

3. I have known both of them since /for our schooldays.

4. That room has not been opened since /for several years.

5. From /For now on, I will stop eating junk food.

6. Would you like to go in /to the cinema tonight?

7. Come into /at the drawing room; we want to watch television.

8. Munich lies 530 metres across /above the sea level.

9. On /At the wall of my room, there are many photo frames.

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions from those given in brackets.
1. The swift river flowed _______________ the two cliffs. (between/behind)

2. We watched the jets fly _______________ the city. (over/under)
3. I have invested ____________ the land which will always remain valuable. (in/with)

4. She may look simple, but is quite an authority ___________ world economy. (in/on)
5. All mobiles must be switched off ______________ the program. (while/during)

C. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1. I was waiting _______________ the bus stop when Tina walked in.

2. I was _______________ my way to class when I was asked to proceed _____________ the
stadium.

3. What is the reason _______________ not adopting the new curriculum?
4. I have a fondness _______________ all cheese, but I am partial _______________ smoked
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5. Divide the food _______________ the two containers and keep them in the fridge.

Let’s Learn the Correct Use of Prepositions

Read the uses of some confusing prepositions.

 between–used when only two parties are involved
 among–used when more than two parties are involved

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