Prepositions

PREPOSITIONS
Prepositions Time
English
Usage
Example
on
days of the week
on Monday
in
months / seasons
in August / in winter
time of day
in the morning
year
in 2006
at
since
for
ago
before
to
past
to / till / until
till / until
by
after a certain period

of time (when?)
for night
for weekend
a certain point of
time (when?)
from a certain point of
time (past till now)
over a certain period
of time (past till now)
a certain time in the
past
earlier than a certain
point of time
telling the time
telling the time
at night
at the weekend
at half past nine
since 1980
for 2 years
2 years ago
before 2004
ten to six (5:50)
ten past six (6:10)
marking the beginning

and end of a period of time
in the sense of how
long something is going to
last
in the sense of at the
latest
up to a certain time
in an hour
from Monday to/till

Friday
He is on holiday until
Friday.
I will be back by 6
oclock.
By 11 o'clock, I had
read five pages.
Prepositions Place (Position and Direction)
English
in
Usage
Example
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
on
at the door, at the

station
at the table
for table
for events
meaning next to, by

an object
place where you are

to do something typical
(watch a film, study, work)
attached
at a concert, at the
party
for a place with a river
being on a surface
for a certain side (left,
right)
at the cinema, at
school, at work
the picture on the wall
London lies on the
Thames.
on the table
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, beside
under
below
over
left or right of
somebody or something
on the ground, lower
than (or covered by)
something else
lower than something
else but above ground
covered by something
else
Jane is standing by /
next to / beside the car.
the bag is under the
table
the fish are below the
surface
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
above
across
overcoming an
obstacle
higher than something
else, but not directly over it
side (also over)
climb over the wall
a path above the lake

walk across the bridge
swim across the lake
side
through
to
something with limits

on top, bottom and the
sides
movement to person
or building
movement to a place
or country
into
towards
onto
from
go to the cinema
go to London / Ireland
go to bed
for bed
drive through the

tunnel
enter a room / a
building
movement in the
direction of something (but
not directly to it)
movement to the top
of something
in the sense of where
from
go into the kitchen /

the house
go 5 steps towards
the house
jump onto the table
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
the picture of a palace
a book by Mark Twain
on foot, on horseback
get on the bus
get in the car
leaving a public
transport vehicle
leaving a car / Taxi
get off the train
get out of the taxi
what does it show

who made it
by
on
walking or riding on
horseback
entering a public
transport vehicle
entering a car / Taxi
in
off
out of
by
rise or fall of
something
travelling (other than

walking or horseriding)
for age
at
prices have risen by

10 percent
by car, by bus
she learned Russian
at 45
about
for topics,
meaning what about
we were talking about
you
Movement
Movimiento
mvment
about
por (alguna parte)
abut
across
a travs de, de un lado al otro
akrs
along
a lo largo de
alng
(a)round
alrededor de
arund, rund
as far as
hasta (un lugar)
as far as
(away) from
lejos de, distante de
eui from
back from
de regreso de
bak from
between
entre (dos objetos o personas)
bitun
by
en, por medio de
bi
down
hacia abajo
dun
in(to)
en, dentro de
n(tu)
off
a cierta distancia de
of
on(to)
en, sobre, a
n(tu)
out of
fuera de
ut ov
over
por encima, durante, al otro lado
uver
past
pasado, pasadas (hora)
past
through
a travs de, por
zr
to
a, hacia
tu
toward(s)
hacia
tua:rd(s)
under
debajo de
nder
up
arriba
ap
Position
Posicin
posshn
about
sobre, acerca de
abut
above
por encima de, ms arriba de
abv
against
contra
eguinst
amid(st)
entre, en medio de
amd(st)
among(st)
entre (ms de 2 cosas o personas)
amng(st)
(a)round
alrededor
arund, rund-
at
en
at
before
antes de
bifo:
behind
detrs de
bijind
below
debajo de
bilu
beneath
bajo, debajo de
binz
beside
al lado de
bisid
between
entre (2 cosas o personas)
bitun
in
en, dentro de
in
in front of
delante de, ante
in front ov
inside (UK)
inside of (US)
dentro de
insid (UK)
insid ov (US)
near
cerca de
nar
next to
al lado de, junto a
nks-t
off
de, separado de
of
on
sobre
on
opposite
enfrente de
posit
underneath
debajo de (en la parte inferior)
nderniz
upon
sobre (preposicin de uso "formal") apn
Time
Tiempo
tim
after
despus de
fte:r
before
antes de
bif:
by
para (fecha)
bi
during
durante
dirin
on
el ... (da, fecha)
on
since
desde
sins
to
hasta
tu
until / till
hasta
ntil / tl
Other
Prepositions
Otras
Preposiciones
de:r
preposshns
according to
segn
akrdin tu
ahead of
por delante de (llevar ventaja)
ajd ov
because of
a causa de
biks ov
but (= except)
excepto
bat (= ikspt)
by means of
por medio de
bi mns ov
due to
debido a
di tu
except
excepto
ikspt
for
para
fo:
in accordance
with
de acuerdo con
in akrdans ud
in favo(u)r of
a favor de
in fivor ov
in spite of
a pesar de
in spit ov
instead of
en lugar de
instd ov
of
de
ov
on behalf of
en nombre de (alguien)
on bij:f ov
versus
contra
vrsus
vis--vis
comparado con
vi-sa-v:
with
con
ud
without
sin
uidut

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days of the week

after a certain period

at half past nine

ten to six (5:50)

ten past six (6:10)

marking the beginning

from Monday to/till

Prepositions Place (Position and Direction)

room, building, street,

book, paper etc.

in the car, in a taxi

in the picture, in the

at the door, at the

meaning next to, by

place where you are

for a place with a river

for a certain side (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, beside

meaning more than

over 16 years of age

getting to the other

walk over the bridge

side (also over)

climb over the wall

a path above the lake

getting to the other

something with limits

drive through the

go into the kitchen /

Other important Prepositions

a present from Jane

a page of the book

the picture of a palace

a book by Mark Twain

get on the bus

get in the car

get off the train

get out of the taxi

what does it show

travelling (other than

prices have risen by

we were talking about

por (alguna parte)

a travs de, de un lado al otro

hasta (un lugar)

lejos de, distante de

entre (dos objetos o personas)

en, por medio de

por encima, durante, al otro lado

pasado, pasadas (hora)