The document provides examples of common English prepositions used to indicate time and place. For time, prepositions like "on", "in", "at", "since", "for", "ago", "before", "to", "past", "till/until", and "by" are explained. For place, prepositions such as "in", "at", "on", "by/next to/beside", "under", "below", "over", "above", "across", "through", "to", "into", "towards", and "onto" are defined along with examples. Other important prepositions like "from", "of", "by", "on", "in", "off
The document provides examples of common English prepositions used to indicate time and place. For time, prepositions like "on", "in", "at", "since", "for", "ago", "before", "to", "past", "till/until", and "by" are explained. For place, prepositions such as "in", "at", "on", "by/next to/beside", "under", "below", "over", "above", "across", "through", "to", "into", "towards", and "onto" are defined along with examples. Other important prepositions like "from", "of", "by", "on", "in", "off
The document provides examples of common English prepositions used to indicate time and place. For time, prepositions like "on", "in", "at", "since", "for", "ago", "before", "to", "past", "till/until", and "by" are explained. For place, prepositions such as "in", "at", "on", "by/next to/beside", "under", "below", "over", "above", "across", "through", "to", "into", "towards", and "onto" are defined along with examples. Other important prepositions like "from", "of", "by", "on", "in", "off
The document provides examples of common English prepositions used to indicate time and place. For time, prepositions like "on", "in", "at", "since", "for", "ago", "before", "to", "past", "till/until", and "by" are explained. For place, prepositions such as "in", "at", "on", "by/next to/beside", "under", "below", "over", "above", "across", "through", "to", "into", "towards", and "onto" are defined along with examples. Other important prepositions like "from", "of", "by", "on", "in", "off
▪ time of day ▪ in the morning ▪ year ▪ in 2006 ▪ after a certain period of time (when?) ▪ in an hour
• at ▪ for night ▪ at night
▪ for weekend ▪ at the weekend ▪ a certain point of time (when?) ▪ at half past nine
• since ▪ from a certain point of time (past till now) ▪ since 1980
• for ▪ over a certain period of time (past till now) ▪ for 2 years
• ago ▪ a certain time in the past ▪ 2 years ago
• before ▪ earlier than a certain point of time ▪ before 2004
• to ▪ telling the time ▪ ten to six (5:50)
• past ▪ telling the time ▪ ten past six (6:10)
• to / till / until ▪ marking the beginning and end of a period of time ▪ from Monday to/till Friday
• till / until ▪ in the sense of how long something is going to last ▪ He is on holiday until Friday.
• by ▪ in the sense of at the latest ▪ I will be back by 6 o’clock.
▪ up to a certain time ▪ By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages. Prepositions – Place (Position and Direction)
English Usage Example
• in ▪ room, building, street, town, country ▪ in the kitchen, in London
▪ book, paper etc. ▪ in the book ▪ car, taxi ▪ in the car, in a taxi ▪ picture, world ▪ in the picture, in the world
• at ▪ meaning next to, by an object ▪ at the door, at the station
▪ for table ▪ at the table ▪ for events ▪ at a concert, at the party ▪ place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, ▪ at the cinema, at school, at work study, work)
• on ▪ attached ▪ the picture on the wall
▪ for a place with a river ▪ London lies on the Thames. ▪ being on a surface ▪ on the table ▪ for a certain side (left, right) ▪ on the left ▪ for a floor in a house ▪ on the first floor ▪ for public transport ▪ on the bus, on a plane ▪ for television, radio ▪ on TV, on the radio
• by, next to, ▪ left or right of somebody or something ▪ Jane is standing by / next to / beside the beside car.
• under ▪ on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else ▪ the bag is under the table
• below ▪ lower than something else but above ground ▪ the fish are below the surface
• over ▪ covered by something else ▪ put a jacket over your shirt
▪ meaning more than ▪ over 16 years of age ▪ getting to the other side (also across) ▪ walk over the bridge ▪ overcoming an obstacle ▪ climb over the wall
• above ▪ higher than something else, but not directly over it ▪ a path above the lake English Usage Example
• across ▪ getting to the other side (also over) ▪ walk across the bridge ▪ getting to the other side ▪ swim across the lake
• through ▪ something with limits on top, bottom and the sides ▪ drive through the tunnel
• to ▪ movement to person or building ▪ go to the cinema
▪ movement to a place or country ▪ go to London / Ireland ▪ for bed ▪ go to bed
• into ▪ enter a room / a building ▪ go into the kitchen / the house
• towards ▪ movement in the direction of something (but not directly to ▪ go 5 steps towards the house it)
• onto ▪ movement to the top of something ▪ jump onto the table
• from ▪ in the sense of where from ▪ a flower from the garden
Other important Prepositions
English Usage Example
• from ▪ who gave it ▪ a present from Jane
• of ▪ who/what does it belong to ▪ a page of the book
▪ what does it show ▪ the picture of a palace
• by ▪ who made it ▪ a book by Mark Twain
• on ▪ walking or riding on horseback ▪ on foot, on horseback
▪ entering a public transport vehicle ▪ get on the bus
• in ▪ entering a car / Taxi ▪ get in the car
• off ▪ leaving a public transport vehicle ▪ get off the train
• out of ▪ leaving a car / Taxi ▪ get out of the taxi
• by ▪ rise or fall of something ▪ prices have risen by 10 percent
▪ travelling (other than walking or horseriding) ▪ by car, by bus
• at ▪ for age ▪ she learned Russian at 45
• about ▪ for topics, meaning what about ▪ we were talking about you
