The meeting is at 5 PM.
I wake up at 7.
She arrived at midnight.
We met at lunch.
He studies best at night.
I have a test on Monday.
She was born on July 5th.
We met on Sunday.
The event is on my birthday.
I will call you on the weekend.
I was born in 2005.
We will travel in December.
She graduated in 2022.
I study better in the morning.
He will finish it in two days. (→ duration)
I studied for 3 hours.
She lived there for 10 years.
He waited for a long time.
We talked for hours.
I slept for 8 hours.
I have lived here since 2020.
She has worked since morning.
He has known me since childhood.
They have been here since Monday.
I haven’t eaten since yesterday.
Before / After
I eat before class.
She left after dinner.
By (deadline)
Finish this by tomorrow.
I will call you by evening.
Until / Till
Stay here until 5 PM.
Wait till I come back.
During (within a period)
I slept during the movie.
He called during the meeting.
I am at the door.
She is at the bus stop.
He is at school.
We are at the airport.
They are at home.
I am in the room.
She is in the car.
He lives in Ahmedabad.
The keys are in my bag.
The cat is in the box.
The book is on the table.
The phone is on the bed.
She is sitting on the chair.
The picture is on the wall.
The cup is on the shelf.
Under
The cat is under the table.
The shoes are under the bed.
Above / Over
The fan is above me.
The lamp is over the table.
Between / Among
He is sitting between two friends.
She is among many people.
Next to / Beside
I sit next to him.
The bank is beside the hospital.
Behind / In front of
The car is behind the house.
She is in front of me.
I am going to school.
She went to the market.
He is running to the gate.
They moved to another city.
She walked into the room.
He jumped into the pool.
The cat ran into the house.
The cat jumped onto the table.
He climbed onto the roof.
I came from Delhi.
She returned from work.
He got a call from his friend.
She ran out of the room.
He fell off the bike.
The cat jumped off the table.
at 5 PM (exact time)
on Monday (day)
in March (month)
at the station (point)
in the station (inside building)
on the station (rare / surface)
in the car (inside)
on the bus (public transport)
She is in the room. (position)
She went into the room. (movement)
The book is on the table. (position)
He put the book onto the table. (movement)
for 5 years (duration)
since 2020 (starting point)
Finish it by 5 PM. (deadline)
Stay until 5 PM. (continuation)
I arrived on time. (exact schedule)
I arrived in time. (not late / just before)
listen to → Listen to me carefully.
talk to → I talked to her yesterday.
speak to → He spoke to the manager.
belong to → This phone belongs to me.
happen to → What happened to him?
react to → She reacted to the news.
contribute to → This contributes to pollution.
More:
apologize to → I apologized to her.
explain to → He explained it to me.
respond to → She responded to my message.
admit to → He admitted to the mistake.
confess to → She confessed to the crime.
wait for → I am waiting for you.
look for → She is looking for her keys.
apply for → He applied for a job.
ask for → I asked for help.
pay for → He paid for dinner.
More:
prepare for → I am preparing for exams.
care for → She cares for her grandmother.
search for → They searched for the lost dog.
thank for → I thanked him for his help.
blame for → He blamed me for the mistake.
depend on → I depend on you.
rely on → She relies on her team.
focus on → He is focusing on work.
insist on → She insisted on coming.
work on → I am working on a project.
More:
concentrate on → Concentrate on your studies.
decide on → We decided on a plan.
act on → He acted on the advice.
comment on → She commented on the post.
believe in → I believe in you.
succeed in → She succeeded in the exam.
specialize in → He specializes in AI.
invest in → They invested in stocks.
More:
participate in → I participated in the event.
engage in → He engaged in discussion.
result in → This resulted in failure.
trust in → She trusts in her instincts.
look at → Look at this.
stare at → He stared at me.
laugh at → Don’t laugh at him.
aim at → He aimed at the target.
More:
shout at → She shouted at him.
smile at → He smiled at her.
point at → She pointed at the board.
deal with → I deal with problems calmly.
agree with → I agree with you.
argue with → She argued with him.
help with → He helped me with homework.
More:
communicate with → I communicate with clients.
compare with → Compare this with that.
share with → She shared food with me.
talk about → We talked about the issue.
think about → I am thinking about you.
worry about → She worries about exams.
complain about → He complained about the service.
More:
learn about → I learned about history.
argue about → They argued about money.
care about → I care about this.
suffer from → He suffers from anxiety.
recover from → She recovered from illness.
benefit from → You will benefit from this.
learn from → Learn from your mistakes.
More:
escape from → He escaped from prison.
graduate from → She graduated from college.
protect from → This protects you from harm.
look at → Look at the sky. (see)
look for → I am looking for my phone. (search)
look after → She looks after the kids. (take care)
look into → The police are looking into the case. (investigate)
look forward to → I look forward to meeting you.
get on → Get on the bus.
get off → Get off the train.
get over → Get over the problem.
get along with → I get along with him.
get into → He got into trouble.
take off → The plane took off.
take care of → Take care of yourself.
take part in → I took part in the event.
take over → He took over the company.
come in → Come in.
come out → The truth came out.
come across → I came across an old photo.
come up with → She came up with an idea.
I am waiting you. ❌
I am waiting for you. ✔
Discuss about the issue. ❌
Discuss the issue. ✔
Enter into the room. ❌
Enter the room. ✔
Explain me this. ❌
Explain this to me. ✔
I gave this for him. ❌
I gave this to him. ✔
I bought this to you. ❌
I bought this for you. ✔
Listen me. ❌
Listen to me. ✔
Reply me. ❌
Reply to me. ✔
He married with her. ❌
He married her. ✔
We discussed about it. ❌
We discussed it. ✔
She is thinking about you. (considering)
She is thinking of you. (emotion / memory)
He shouted at me. (angry)
He shouted to me. (distance)
I agree with you. (person)
I agree to the plan. (proposal)
I arrived at the station.
I arrived in Ahmedabad.