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Prepositions ���С���Ƕ֧㹺����С����੾�� Preposition of Time
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TIME
Prepositions Examples
5. On
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I saw him on Sunday.
I saw him on September16.
5. AT
- ��觺͡���ҷ����Ш�
I saw him at noon. (night, midnight)
I saw him at five o'clock.
5. IN
- ��͡���ҷ���繪�����͹ ��
I saw him in September.
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I saw him in 1968.
I saw him in the spring. (in summer, winter�)
I saw him in the morning.
5. SINCE
- ��͡�ش㴨ش˹�觢ͧ����
I haven't seen him since Monday.
5. BY
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5. FROM�TO (�ҡ��֧)
I can see you from ten o'clock to two o'clock.
UNTIL, TILL (�����)
I cannot see you until (till) five o'clock.
5. FOR
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I can see you for one hour.
5. DURING
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I can see you during the week.
9. IN = � I can see you in an hour from now.
WITHIN = ���� I will see you within an hour.
10. BEFORE = ��͹ I will see you before Wednesday.
11. AFTER = ��ѧ�ҡ I will see you after Sunday.
POSITION
Prepositions Examples
1. IN = � Hang your coat in the closet.
INSIDE = ��ҧ� There was no one inside the house.
2. ON = �� Put the dishes on the table.
3. AT = ��� He's at school. (at church, at the store)
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He lives at 200 Park Avenue.
(�� He lives on Park Avenue.)
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He has arrived at the airport.
(the station, the library)
- IN ��Ѻʶҹ������˭�������ͧ
He arrived in California.
He arrived in Brazil. (Europe)
4. OVER = �˹��, �٧���� The plane flew over the mountains.
5. ABOVE = �˹�� (Ẻ��鹵ç) He lives on the floor above us.
6. UNDER = �� A subway runs under this street.
7. NEAR = ��� He lives near the university.
8. NEXT TO = �Ѵ�ҡ The theatre is right next to the post office.
9. ALONGSIDE = ��ҧ, ��º The tug pulled up alongside the tanker.
10. BESIDE = ��ҧ He sat beside his wife during the party.
11. BETWEEN = �����ҧ He sat between his two sons.
12. AMONG = ������ҧ He sat among his students.
13. OPPOSITE = ���� The bank is just opposite the post office.

DIRECTION
Prepositions Examples
1. TO� FROM (��ѧ��ҡ)
He always walks to school from his house.
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2. TOWARD (S) (��ѧ)
The pilgrims headed toward(s) Mecca
AWAY FROM (�͡�ҡ)
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They moved away from their own village.
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3. IN (TO)�OUT OF
He ran into the house quickly.
After a few(���仅�͡�ҡ)
minutes he ran out of the house with an umbrella in his hand.
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4. UP�DOWN (���-ŧ) He climbed up the stairs.
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He climbed down the stairs.
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5. AROUND (�ͺ)
The ship sailed around the island.
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6. THROUGH (��ҹ��)
You can drive through that town in an hour.
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7. PART (���� BY) = ��ҹ
He walked past (by) his old schoolhouse without stopping.
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8. AS FAR AS (= UP TO)
We'll walk only as far as (up to) the old schoolhouse. Then we'll turn back.
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9. ACROSS (����)
He swims across the river.
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