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G  Over, Under
                  Read the following examples:
                       1.  The fan was just over      my head.

                       2.  A pen was lying under       your chair.

             G  On
                  Read the following examples:

                       1. The cat sat on      the mat.

                       2. There is a beautiful vase on       her table.

             G  Above, Below
                  Read the following examples:

                       1.  I enjoy watching the planes flying above         me.
                       2. A river is flowing below       the mountain in that picture.


             G  Behind, In front of
                  Read the following examples:

                       1. Just behind     the building there is a car.
                       2. There is a car in front of     the building.

             G  At

                  Read the following examples:

                       1.  The secretary was sitting   her desk.at
                       2.  I will wait   the airport.at

             G  Between

                  Read the following examples:
                       1.  The prisoner sat between        the two policemen.

                       2.  I held the pen between        my thumb and fingers.

             Preposition of Time

             They are used with the words expressing time to denote when
             an action took place. In, on and at are the most commonly
             used prepositions of time.
                                                                                            We do not use in, on,
             G At is used for a precise time.                                                 at with last, next,
             G  In    is used for months, years, centuries and long periods.                      every, this.

             G  On     is used for dates and days.



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