English	Usage	Example
§                                on	§                                days of the week	§                                on Monday
§                                in	§                                months / seasons §                                time of day §                                year §                                after a certain period of time (when?)	§                                in August / in winter §                                in the morning §                                in 2006 §                                in an hour
§                                at	§                                for night §                                for weekend §                                a certain point of time (when?)	§                                at night §                                at the weekend §                                at half past nine
§                                since	§                                from a certain point of time (past till now)	§                                since 1980
§                                for	§                                over a certain period of time (past till now)	§                                for 2 years
§                                ago	§                                a certain time in the past	§                                2 years ago
§                                before	§                                earlier than a certain point of time	§                                before 2004
§                                to	§                                telling the time	§                                ten to six (5:50)
§                                past	§                                telling the time	§                                ten past six (6:10)
§                                to / till / until	§                                marking the beginning and end of a period of time	§                                from Monday to/till Friday
§                                till / until	§                                in the sense of how long something is going to last	§                                He is on holiday until Friday.
§                                by	§                                in the sense of at the latest §                                up to a certain time	§                                I will be back by 6 o’clock. §                                By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages.

English	Usage	Example
§                                in	§                                room, building, street, town, country §                                book, paper etc. §                                car, taxi §                                picture, world	§                                in the kitchen, in London §                                in the book §                                in the car, in a taxi §                                in the picture, in the world
§                                at	§                                meaning next to, by an object §                                for table §                                for events §                                place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)	§                                at the door, at the station §                                at the table §                                at a concert, at the party §                                at the cinema, at school, at work
§                                on	§                                attached §                                for a place with a river §                                being on a surface §                                for a certain side (left, right) §                                for a floor in a house §                                for public transport §                                for television, radio	§                                the picture on the wall §                                London lies on the Thames. §                                on the table §                                on the left §                                on the first floor §                                on the bus, on a plane §                                on TV, on the radio
§                                by, next to, beside	§                                left or right of somebody or something	§                                Jane is standing by / next to / beside the car.
§                                under	§                                on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else	§                                the bag is under the table
§                                below	§                                lower than something else but above ground	§                                the fish are below the surface
§                                over	§                                covered by something else §                                meaning more than §                                getting to the other side (also across) §                                overcoming an obstacle	§                                put a jacket over your shirt §                                over 16 years of age §                                walk over the bridge §                                climb over the wall
§                                above	§                                higher than something else, but not directly over it	§                                a path above the lake
§                                across	§                                getting to the other side (also over) §                                getting to the other side	§                                walk across the bridge §                                swim across the lake
§                                through	§                                something with limits on top, bottom and the sides	§                                drive through the tunnel
§                                to	§                                movement to person or building §                                movement to a place or country §                                for bed	§                                go to the cinema §                                go to London / Ireland §                                go to bed
§                                into	§                                enter a room / a building	§                                go into the kitchen / the house
§                                towards	§                                movement in the direction of something (but not directly to it)	§                                go 5 steps towards the house
§                                onto	§                                movement to the top of something	§                                jump onto the table
§                                from	§                                in the sense of where from	§                                a flower from the garden

English	Usage	Example
§                                from	§                                who gave it	§                                a present from Jane
§                                of	§                                who/what does it belong to §                                what does it show	§                                a page of the book §                                the picture of a palace
§                                by	§                                who made it	§                                a book by Mark Twain
§                                on	§                                walking or riding on horseback §                                entering a public transport vehicle	§                                on foot, on horseback §                                get on the bus
§                                in	§                                entering a car  / Taxi	§                                get in the car
§                                off	§                                leaving a public transport vehicle	§                                get off the train
§                                out of	§                                leaving a car  / Taxi	§                                get out of the taxi
§                                by	§                                rise or fall of something §                                travelling (other than walking or horseriding)	§                                prices have risen by 10 percent §                                by car, by bus
§                                at	§                                for age	§                                she learned Russian at 45
§                                about	§                                for topics, meaning what about	§                                we were talking about you