Preposition in English Grammar lesson showing common prepositions, in on at rules, types of preposition, examples and common mistakes with Bangla explanation
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Preposition in English Grammar

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Preposition in English Grammar

Preposition āĻšāϞ⧋ āĻāĻŽāύ word āϝāĻž noun āĻŦāĻž pronoun-āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ sentence-āĻāϰ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ word-āĻāϰ relation āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžā§ŸāĨ¤ Preposition āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ place, time, direction, movement, reason, method, possession āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ connection āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāύ⧋ āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤ Bengali learnersāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ preposition āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ confusing āĻšā§Ÿ, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ in, on, at, to, for, from, by, with — āĻāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ context āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžā§Ÿā§€ āĻŦāĻĻāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤ āĻāχ lesson-āĻ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ preposition meaning, types, in/on/at rules, common prepositions, common mistakes, practice āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ quiz āϏāĻšāϜāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻ–āĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤

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📍 Preposition āϕ⧀?
🧩 Types of preposition
⏰ In, on, at rules
✅ Common mistakes
#11 Grammar Lesson
8 Preposition Types
Rules In On At
Quiz Interactive Practice
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Preposition āϕ⧀?

A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to show relation with another word.

Previous Lesson-āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ Connection

Lesson #10-āĻ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ Article A, An, The āĻļāĻŋāϖ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤ Article āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ noun-āĻāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻŦāϏ⧇, preposition-āĻ“ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ noun āĻŦāĻž pronoun-āĻāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻŦāϏ⧇ relation āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāχ noun phrase, sentence structure āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ spoken English āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ preposition āϖ⧁āĻŦ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤

Preposition sentence-āĻāϰ words-āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ relation āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžā§ŸāĨ¤ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āϕ⧋āĻĨāĻžā§Ÿ āφāϛ⧇, āĻ•āĻ–āύ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇, āϕ⧋āĻĨāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāϏāϛ⧇, āϕ⧋āĻĨāĻžā§Ÿ āϝāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇, āϕ⧀ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇ — āĻāϏāĻŦ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϤ⧇ preposition āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤

The book is on the table.
I live in Dhaka.
She goes to school.
I study at night.

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ on, in, to, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ at — āĻāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ preposition.

Interactive Learning

Types of Preposition

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Place

Where?

⏰

Time

When?

âžĄī¸

Direction

Where to?

đŸšļ

Movement

Path or motion.

🎭

Manner

How?

đŸ› ī¸

Agent / Instrument

By whom? With what?

💡

Cause / Reason

Why?

🔐

Possession

Whose?

āϕ⧋āύ⧋ preposition type card-āĻ click āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ Explanation āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
Easy Table

Types of Preposition Table with Examples

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Preposition Type Function Examples Example Sentence
Place Shows location in, on, at, under The phone is on the table.
Time Shows time in, on, at, before I sleep at night.
Direction Shows direction to, into, towards She went to school.
Movement Shows movement/path through, across, along He walked across the road.
Manner Shows how something happens with, by, like She spoke with confidence.
Agent Shows doer in passive sentence by The poem was written by him.
Instrument Shows tool with, by I cut it with a knife.
Reason Shows cause for, because of, due to He was late because of traffic.
Important Rules

In, On, At and Other Preposition Rules

Preposition āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ important part āĻšāϞ⧋ context āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžā§Ÿā§€ correct word āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāĨ¤

In, On, At for Time

In = month, year, season, long period. On = days and dates. At = exact time.

in January, in 2026, in summer
on Monday, on 5 July
at 7 am, at night, at noon

In, On, At for Place

In = inside/area. On = surface. At = specific point/location.

in Dhaka, in a room, in Bangladesh
on the table, on the wall, on the floor
at the bus stop, at school, at the door

To vs For

To often shows direction or receiver. For often shows purpose or benefit.

I am going to school.
I gave the book to him.
This gift is for you.
I study for my exam.

Since vs For

Since = starting point. For = duration.

since 2020, since Monday, since morning
for two years, for five days, for a long time

By vs With

By often shows doer/agent or method. With often shows instrument/tool or togetherness.

The book was written by Rahim.
I go to school by bus.
I cut the paper with scissors.
She went with her friend.
Common Prepositions

Common Prepositions with Meaning

Speaking āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ writing-āĻ āĻāχ prepositions āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤

Preposition Basic Meaning Example Bangla Meaning
in inside / area / time period He lives in Dhaka. āϏ⧇ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āĻžā§Ÿ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
on surface / day / date The book is on the table. āĻŦāχāϟāĻŋ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
at specific point / exact time I wake up at 6 am. āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ ā§ŦāϟāĻžā§Ÿ āωāĻ āĻŋāĨ¤
to direction / receiver She goes to school. āϏ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤
from starting point / origin I am from Bangladesh. āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
with together / instrument He writes with a pen. āϏ⧇ āĻ•āϞāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϞ⧇āϖ⧇āĨ¤
for purpose / benefit / duration This book is for you. āĻāχ āĻŦāχāϟāĻŋ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
by agent / method / deadline The letter was written by Mina. āϚāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻž āϞāĻŋāϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Common Mistakes

Bengali LearnersāĻĻ⧇āϰ Common Preposition Mistakes

Preposition āϛ⧋āϟ word āĻšāϞ⧇āĻ“ āϭ⧁āϞ preposition sentence-āĻāϰ meaning āĻŦāĻĻāϞ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤

I am good in English. ❌

I am good at English. ✅

Skill āĻŦāĻž subject-āĻ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϤ⧇ good at āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤

She is married with him. ❌

She is married to him. ✅

Married-āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ to āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤

I discussed about the problem. ❌

I discussed the problem. ✅

Discuss verb-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ object āĻŦāϏ⧇; about āϞāĻžāϗ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤

He reached at Dhaka. ❌

He reached Dhaka. ✅

Reach-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ place direct object āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āφāϏ⧇āĨ¤

I am waiting your reply. ❌

I am waiting for your reply. ✅

Wait-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ object āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ for āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤

I was born in Friday. ❌

I was born on Friday. ✅

Day-āĻāϰ āφāϗ⧇ on āĻŦāϏ⧇āĨ¤

Practice Time

Preposition Practice

āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ exercises āĻ•āϰ⧇ preposition topic practice āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤

A. Fill in the Blanks

1. The book is ___ the table.
The book is on the table.
2. I live ___ Dhaka.
I live in Dhaka.
3. She goes ___ school every day.
She goes to school every day.
4. I wake up ___ 6 am.
I wake up at 6 am.
5. This gift is ___ you.
This gift is for you.

B. Choose the Correct Preposition

1. I am good ___ English. (in/at/on)
I am good at English.
2. I have lived here ___ 2020. (for/since/from)
I have lived here since 2020.
3. He cut the paper ___ scissors. (by/with/from)
He cut the paper with scissors.

C. Quick Quiz

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Preposition

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Parts of Speech

Preposition āĻšāϞ⧋ Parts of Speech-āĻāϰ important topic.

Sentence Structure

Preposition noun/pronoun-āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ relation āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

Common Mistakes

In/on/at, to/for, since/for āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ by/with mistake correction.

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Preposition āϕ⧀?

Preposition āĻšāϞ⧋ āĻāĻŽāύ word āϝāĻž noun āĻŦāĻž pronoun-āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ sentence-āĻāϰ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ word-āĻāϰ relation āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžā§ŸāĨ¤ āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ in, on, at, to, for, from, by, with.

In, On, At-āĻāϰ basic difference āϕ⧀?

In āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ area āĻŦāĻž long time period āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžā§Ÿ, on surface/day/date āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžā§Ÿ, āφāϰ at specific point āĻŦāĻž exact time āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤

Since āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ for-āĻāϰ difference āϕ⧀?

Since starting point āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžā§Ÿ: since 2020. For duration āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžā§Ÿ: for two years.

To āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ for-āĻāϰ difference āϕ⧀?

To direction āĻŦāĻž receiver āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤ For purpose, benefit āĻŦāĻž duration āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤

āĻāχ lesson-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϕ⧋āύ lesson āĻĒ⧜āĻŦ?

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āĻāχ lesson-āĻ Bengali learnersāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ Preposition in English Grammar āϏāĻšāϜāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤ Preposition āĻšāϞ⧋ āĻāĻŽāύ word āϝāĻž noun āĻŦāĻž pronoun-āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ sentence-āĻāϰ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ word-āĻāϰ relation āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžā§ŸāĨ¤

Preposition of place, preposition of time, preposition of direction, preposition of movement, preposition of manner, preposition of agent, preposition of instrument āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ common preposition mistakes āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ learners English sentence āφāϰāĻ“ accurate āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ natural āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

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