Use of preposition (Part-1)

At/in:

At is used before small place and time.

In is used before big place and time.

I live at Dhaka in Bangladesh.

They will come here in the evening.

We will reach there at 5 O’clock.

He lives in U.K.

In/into:

When it seems to be motion that means entering then into is used.

If it seems to be staying inside then in is used.

He entered into the room.

His brother lives at London in the United Kingdom.

He is eating rice in that room.

She reads in class X.

The boy fell into the well.

On/in/at:

On is used before day or date.

I went there on Monday.

He comes to meet on every Sunday.

We saw him on the 10^th May.

In is used before month or year.

I visited the place in 2008.

He went to America in 2001.

The man was elected chairman in 1990.

At is used before a particular time.

We are to attend the class at 8.15 am.

The train will leave for London at 8 pm.

At/in:

At is used before small place and time.

In is used before big place and time.

I live at Dhaka in Bangladesh.

They will come here in the evening.

We will reach there at 5 O’clock.

He lives in U.K.

In/into:

When it seems to be motion that means entering then into is used.

If it seems to be staying inside then in is used.

He entered into the room.

His brother lives at London in the United Kingdom.

He is eating rice in that room.

She reads in class X.

The boy fell into the well.

On/in/at:

On is used before day or date.

I went there on Monday.

He comes to meet on every Sunday.

We saw him on the 10^th May.

see more the use of  On time  and in time

In is used before month or year.

I visited the place in 2008.

He went to America in 2001.

The man was elected chairman in 1990.

At is used before a particular time.

We are to attend the class at 8.15 am.

The train will leave for London at 8 pm.

important rules to know:

die for cholera (disease)

die by accident

die from over-eating

die for country

die in sleep

 

Incorrect and correct sentences ( Part-3 )

Incorrect: You seem to be out of spirit.

Correct: You seem to be out of spirits.

Incorrect: He has got three issue.

Correct: He has got three issues.

Incorrect: It is a nice poetry.

Correct: It is a nice poem.

Incorrect: I prefer milk than tea.

Correct: I prefer milk to tea.

Incorrect: He says English fluently.

Correct: He speaks English fluently.

Incorrect: Kabir shook my hands.

Correct: Kabir shook hands with me.

Incorrect: He prevented me to go there.

Correct: He prevented me from going there.

Incorrect: The book is belonged to me.

Correct: The book belongs to me.

Incorrect: There are two M. A. in our school.

Correct: There are two M. A.’s in our school.

Incorrect: Our machineries are good.

Correct:  Our machinery is good.

Incorrect: He abused both you and I.

Correct: He abused both you and me.

Incorrect: The dog knows it’s master.

Correct: The dog knows its master.

Incorrect: I, you and Alif must work together.

Correct: You, Alif and I must work together.

Incorrect: She ate rice after she wrote a letter.

Correct: She ate rice after she had written a letter.

Incorrect: He is reading the book for two hours.

Correct: He has been reading the book for two hours.

Incorrect: Why you called me?

Correct: Why did you call me?

Incorrect: His pen has lost by his brother.

Correct: His pen has been lost by his brother.

Incorrect: The thief caught red-handed.

Correct: The thief was caught red-handed.

Incorrect: No sooner did the father come when the son left.

Correct: No sooner had the father come than the son left.

Incorrect: He insisted me to go there.

Correct: He insisted on my going there.

Use of preposition (Part-3)

In/within:

To mean ‘the last moment of time’ ‘in’ is used.

I shall come back in a week.

He will be back in time.

I shall start my business in this month.

To mean ‘before ending the time’ ‘within’ is used.

The meeting will start within a few minutes.

The will return within one hour.

see the use of during and for

In/after:

To mean future in is used.

I shall go there in this week.

He will come here in this month.

They will pass in the examination in this year.

To mean past ‘after’ is used.

I did this work after he had come back.

He went to London after a week.

We started our journey after we had arranged properly.

In/on/to:

To mean in limitation in is used.

Rajshahi is in the north of Bangladesh.

The man is in the grip of the police.

To mean up of the limit on is used.

India borders on Bangladesh.

The book is on the table.

The child is sleeping on the bed.

To mean out of limit to is used.

Assam is to the North of Bangladesh.

The city is to the country.

He is going to school.

Beside/besides:

To mean side of anything ‘beside’ is used.

He sat beside me.

To mean additional ‘besides’ is used.

Besides money, he helped in my crisis moment.

Use of The perfect infinitive and The perfect infinitive continuous

Use of The perfect infinitive

to have + past participle:

to have done , to have told, to have guessed, to have heard

He seems to have passed the examination.

It appears to have been completed.

The girl pretended to have read the book.

or

The girl pretended that she had read the book.

I happened to have driven such kind of car before.

or

It happened that I had driven such kind of car before.

The student seems to have been absent yesterday.

or

It seems that the boy was absent yesterday.

Use of The perfect infinitive continuous

to have been + present participle:

to have been doing , to have been playing, to have been reading

It is mainly used after auxiliary verbs and appear and seem, but it can also be used after happen, pretend and the passive voice of believe, know, report, say, understand:

Someone seems to have been waiting for you in the field.

or

It appears that someone has been waiting for you in the field.

She pretends to have been reading in the room.

or

She pretends that she has been reading in the room.

He seems to have been spying for both sides.

or

It seems that he has been spying for both sides.