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Prepositions - English lesson
Lesson: Prepositions in English
1. Prepositions of place:
- in → inside / in (I live in Paris.)
- on → on, above a surface (The book is on the table.)
- at → at, in a specific place (He is at home.)
- near → close to (The school is near the park.)
- between → in the middle of two things (The bank is between the post office and the café.)
2. Prepositions of time:
- at → exact time, holidays (We meet at 8 o'clock. We visit family at Christmas.)
- on → days, dates (I was born on Monday. My birthday is on May 1st.)
- in → months, years, seasons, parts of the day (I was born in July. He arrived in 2008. We go skiing in winter.)
- since → since a specific moment (I haven't seen her since last week.)
3. Prepositions of movement:
- to → towards (She goes to school.)
- into → into (He walked into the room.)
- onto → onto, moving to a surface (The cat jumped onto the sofa.)
- off → off, away from a surface (He fell off the bed.)
4. Other useful prepositions:
- by → by, using a means of transport (I travel by train / by plane / by bus.)
- of → of, expressing relation (It's kind of you.)
- with → with (Would you like to come with me?)
Choose the correct prepositions.

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