Edatlar (Prepositions)

at  on  for  in  at on   in  at  on  in  on  near

1. My father was born ....... Niğde.
2. The park is ....... the hospital. 
3. Tom waited ....... his girlfirend ....... the corner.
4. The mall is located ........ the intersection of Main Street and Third Avenue.
5. We spent a quiet evening ....... home.
6. I’m growing tomatoes ....... my garden.
7. I was so tired that I took a nap ....... the car.
8. Please place the bouquet ...... the table.
9. I really wish you would stop throwing your dirty socks ....... the floor.
10. What’s ....... the menu this evening?

Prepositions of Time / Place at, in, on

• At for a PRECISE TIME 
• In for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS 
• On for DAYS and Dates

At	In	On
At 4:30 pm	in March	on Monday
At 3 o'clock	In Winter	On 6 March
At noon	In the summer	On 22 Dec.2012
At dinnertime	In 1990	On Christmas Day
At bedtime	In the next century	On your birthday
At the moment	In the future	On New Year's Eve

Notice that use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions:

• In the morning /On Monday morning
• In the mornings / On Sunday mornings
• In the afternoon(s) / On Sunday afternoons
• In the evening(s) / On Friday evenings
  
  

Place: at, in, on

• At for a POINT (dog, money, love) 
• In for an ENCLOSED SPACE 
• On for a SURFACE 
  
  

At	In	On
At the bus stop	In London	On the wall
At the corner	In the garden	On the ceiling
At the entrance	In a box	On the floor
At the crossroads	In a building	On the carpet
At the top of the page	In a car	On a page

Some other common uses of at / on / in 

At	In	On
At home	In a car	On a bus
At work	In a taxi	On a train
At school	In a helicopter	On a plane
At university	In an elevator	On a bicycle
At the top	In the sky	On the radio
At the bottom	In the street	On the left
At the side	In a row	On a horse
At reception	In a boat	On a boat

ABOUT = approximate duration

The trip will last about ten days.

AS FROM / AS OF = unknown duration from a given time

The new tax law will be in force as from 31 January.
As of today, I'm on a diet.

BETWEEN = from one specific time to another

I often go for a coffee between my morning and afternoon classes.

DURATION = A. period, or length, of time B. event within a certain period

The weather was horrible during our holiday; it rained everyday.
He twisted his ankle during the game and walks with crutches now.

FOR = duration, or a given length of time

He taught English for 25 years before he retired.

FROM... TILL = duration between two given points

From the time he wakes up till the time he goes to bed he's on the move.

IN = specified duration

Wait a minute, will you? I’ll be back in just a few minutes.

SINCE = duration from a given time until the present

That bakery has been in business since 1947.

THROUGHOUT = from the beginning to the end

Throughout his life, Gandhi advocated peaceful resistance.

TILL = duration to a given point

She lived her till 1985, then she moved to Chicago.

UNTIL = same as till

Until the day he died, the prisoner insisted he was innocent.

UP TO = same as till

Up to now, I've visited four shoe stores looking for new shoes.

WITHIN = specified duration

The train will arrive within the next few minutes.

PREPOSITIONS

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Preposition	Meaning	Examples
above	higher than, or over	The sun is above the clouds.
across	from one side to the other	It's dangerous to run across the road.
after	- following something - later than	- The boy ran after the ball. - I'll phone you after lunch.
against	- in opposition to - in contact with	- Stealing is against the law. - The sofa is against the wall.
along	from one end to the other	They are walking along the street.
among	surrounded by	Peter was among the spectators.
around	- in a circle - near, approximately	- He walked around the table. - It costs around 50 euros.
before	- earlier than - in front of	- The day before yesterday. - He bowed before the king.
behind	at the back of	Passengers sit behind the driver.
below	lower than	His shorts are below his knees.
beneath	under	The pen was beneath the books.
beside	next to	The bank is beside the cinema.
between	in the space separating two things	Mary sat between Tom and Jane.
by	near, at the side of	The restaurant is by the river.
close to	near	The school is near the church.
down	from higher to lower	She pulled down the blind.
for	what is intended	I bought this book for you.
from	where something starts or originates	The wind is blowing from the north.
in	at a point within an area	The pen is in the drawer.
in front of	directly before	The child ran out in front of the bus.
inside	on the inner part of	The bird is inside the cage.
into	enter a closed space	He went into the shop.
near	close to	The school is near the church.
next to	beside	The bank is next to the cinema.
off	down or away from	He fell off the horse.
on	in a position touching a surface	The plate is on the table.
onto	move to a position on a surface	The cat jumped onto the roof of the car.
opposite	facing, on the other side	Eva sat opposite Tom at the table.
out of	- move from a closed space - without	- He got out of the taxi. - She's out of work.
outside	opposite of inside, on the outer side	The garden is outside the house.
over	- above/across - on the surface of	- The plane flew over the Atlantic. - She put a sheet over the furniture.
past	beyond	She drove past the supermarket.
round	in a circular movement	The earth moves round the sun.
through	from one side to the other	The Seine flows through Paris.
throughout	in every part of	The virus spread throughout the country.
to	in the direct of / towards	On the way to the station.
towards	in the direction of	The child ran towards her father.
under	beneath, below	Water flows under the bridge.
underneath	beneath	There was dust underneath the rug.
up	towards or in a higher position	She walked up the stairs.