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Now, read these sentences.
                 y Our classes begin at 9 a.m.

                 y I often go for a swim in the morning.
                 y The party is on Sunday.

                 y You must finish the work by 9 p.m.
                 y The school will remain closed till 1 January.

                 y The office will remain closed until further notice.

                 y We will be home by 5 o’clock.
                 y I have not seen her since March.
                 y They have been living here for five years.

                 y He was sleeping during the meeting.

                 y My mother gets up before dawn.
                 y The museum is open from 10:00 a.m.

             The highlighted prepositions refer to specific points of time.



                        Prepositions that tell us when something happened are called prepositions
                        of time.




             Now, read these sentences.
                 y Look to your left and you will see your destination.

                 y She walked through the door.
                 y Can you jump over the fence?

                 y They walked along the river.
                 y The man walked around the garden.

                 y He ran up the stairs.

                 y Run across to Mohan’s house and ask him to come over.
                 y The rocks rolled down the hill.

                 y The ball went over his head.
                 y The principal walked towards the student.

                 y The boys dived into the pool.

             The highlighted prepositions show movement.



                        Prepositions that are used to show movement to or from a place are called
                        prepositions of movement.



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