🧠 What is a Preposition?
A preposition shows relationship (time, place, direction, etc.)
👉 Examples:
- in, on, at, to, for, with, about
🟢 1. TIME Prepositions (VERY COMMON)
📌 IN (long time)
- in 2024
- in July
- in the morning
📌 ON (specific day/date)
- on Monday
- on 5th May
- on my birthday
📌 AT (exact time)
- at 5 pm
- at night
- at noon
❌ Mistakes:
- in Monday ❌ → ✔ on Monday
- at 2020 ❌ → ✔ in 2020
🔵 2. PLACE Prepositions
📌 IN (inside)
- in the room
- in Bangladesh
📌 ON (surface)
- on the table
- on the wall
📌 AT (specific point/place)
- at the door
- at school
- at the bus stop
🟡 3. DIRECTION
- go to school
- come from Dhaka
- walk into the room
- get out of the car
🟣 4. COMMON IELTS VERB + PREPOSITION
👉 You must memorize these (very important!)
- depend on
- interested in
- good at
- afraid of
- listen to
- talk about
- apply for
- focus on
❌ Mistakes:
- depend in ❌ → depend on ✔
- discuss about ❌ → discuss ✔ (no preposition!)
🔴 5. ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION
- happy with
- proud of
- responsible for
- famous for
🟠 6. “FOR” vs “SINCE” (IELTS Favorite)
✔ FOR = duration
- for 2 years
- for a long time
✔ SINCE = starting point
- since 2020
- since morning
❌ Mistake:
- I am studying since 2 years ❌
✔ I have been studying for 2 years
🟤 7. “IN” vs “TO”
- go to school
- be in school
👉 Movement = to
👉 Position = in
🔥 Most Common Bangladeshi Mistakes
❌ Married with
✔ Married to
❌ Discuss about
✔ Discuss (no preposition)
❌ Enter into the room
✔ Enter the room
❌ Return back
✔ Return
🎯 IELTS BAND TIP
To get Band 7:
- Avoid basic preposition mistakes
- Use correct verb + preposition combinations
- Don’t translate directly from Bangla
🚀 Smart Strategy
👉 Don’t try to learn all prepositions
👉 Focus on:
- verb + preposition pairs
- common time (in/on/at)
- common mistakes