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A preposition is a word that relates a noun or a noun phrase to some parts of the sentence.

The most common prepositions are:

at: It's used to point out specific time, for example:
- We have a meeting at 7 a.m.
- The train will leave at 6.30 p.m.
- It's used to indicate a place, for example:
- The party will take place at the conference room.
- They organized the festival at the royal park.
- It's used to indicate an E-mail address.
- You can send it to me at email@gmail.com
in: It's used for days, months, seasons and years.
- I always drink coffee in the morning.
- In winter, it usually rains.
- The spring semester will start in March.
- I was born in 1986.
on: It's used to express a surface of something.
- You can put the flower on the desk.
- Your jacket is on the table.
- It's used for specific days and dates.
- We go to the club on Sundays.
- He died on the 6th day of August in 2000.
- It's used to indicate a device or machine.
- Hold on! He is on the phone now.
- You can store data on the computer.

Adjectives with prepositions: interested in – surprised by - keen on – good at – afraid of – bad at – aware of – conscious of – proud of – famous for – fed up with – attracted to – addicted to – shocked by – happy about...

Verbs with prepositions: agree with – lead to – result in – result from – apologize for – complain about – wait for – graduate from – suffer from – congratulate on – insist on – think about – compare with – accuse of - believe in – belong to – rely on – comment on...

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with the right preposition.

to – for – in – of – at - from - by

He is interested ____ learning foreign language.
I am proud ____ my son's performance.
Marrakesh is well known ____ Jamaa Lafna square.
She is good ____ speaking English.
My friend is addicted ____ smoking.

Exercise 2

Fill in the blanks with the right preposition.

in – about – from - to – on – with – of

I agree ____ him on that point.
Dropping out of school results ____ illiteracy.
I want to complain ____ your noise.
He always relies ____ his brother.
She belongs ____ a rich family.

Exercise 3

Tick the right preposition.

My friends are all ____ Scotland. ☐ from ☐ through ☐ at
I dropped my pen ____ the carpet. ☐ on ☐ at ☐ in
We'll meet ____ 6 O'clock. ☐ from ☐ on ☐ at
My brother isn't here ____ the moment. ☐ on ☐ in ☐ at
You have English ____ 6 ____ 7 a.m today. ☐ from...to ☐ in...on
My birthday is ____ the sixth of July. ☐ on ☐ in ☐ through
We usually watch TV ____ the afternoon. ☐ in ☐ on ☐ at
______________________. ☐ on ☐ from ☐ across
He used to tell me stories ____ bed time. ☐ in ☐ at ☐ on
I found a coin ____ the ground. ☐ from ☐ in ☐ on
He is afraid ____ telling the truth. ☐ from ☐ of ☐ by
Leila is keen ____ reading books. ☐ in ☐ on ☐ about

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