As English Grammar Online notes, prepositions are short words (on, in, to) that usually stand in front of nouns (sometimes also in front of gerund verbs).
Even advanced learners of English find prepositions difficult, as a 1:1 translation is usually not possible. One preposition in your native language might have several translations depending on the situation.
There are hardly any rules as to when to use which preposition. The only way to learn prepositions is looking them up in a dictionary, reading a lot in English (literature) and learning useful phrases off by heart (study tips).
The following resources provide information on the various types of prepositions:
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Prepositions List - Ego4U ★★★★★ |
Note the exercises at the bottom of the page. |
| What are Prepositions? - Grammar Monster | This site also has a few tests. I found test 1 and test 2, but there may be more. |
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🖼 Visual Aid for "in, on, at" ★★★★✰ |
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🎬 Prepositions of Time (Part I) 🎬 Prepositions of Time (Part II) Holmwood's Online Learning ★★★★✰ |
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