Preposition of

Explanations Example
time
• days • Many shops d
on
• weekend (American English) • What did you
• months / seasons / year • I visited Italy
in • morning / evening / afternoon • In the evenin
• period of time • This is the fir
• night • It gets cold a
• weekend (British English) • What did you
at
• used to show an exact or a particular time: • There's a mee
time.
• from a particular time in the past until a later time, • England have
since
or until now since 196
for • used to show an amount of time. • I'm just going
ago • back in the past; back in time from the present: • The dinosaur
before • at or during a time earlier than • She's always u
• used when saying the time, to mean before the • It's twenty to
to
stated hour
past • telling the time • five past ten
• until a particular time, marking end of a period of • It's only two w
to
time
• used to show the time when something starts • The museum
from
Sunday.
till / until • up to (the time that) • We waited ti
by • not later than; at or before • She had prom
Prepositions of time

Prepositions of place
Preposition of
Explanation
place
• inside
in
 • used to show an exact position or particular place
• table
at • events
• place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, stud
work)
• attached
• next to or along the side of (river)
• used to show that something is in a position above something e
touching it.
• left, right
on
• a floor in a house
• used for showing some methods of traveling
• television, radio

by, next to, • not far away in distance

beside, near
• in or into the space which separates two places, people or obje
between
behind • at the back (of)
• further forward than someone or something else
in front of
under • lower than (or covered by) something else
below • lower than something else.
• above or higher than something else, sometimes so that one thi
covers the other.
over • more than.
• across from one side to the other.
• overcoming an obstacle
above • higher than something else, but not directly over it
• from one side to the other of something with clear limits / gett
across the other side
•
• from one end or side of something to the other
through
• in the direction of
to
• bed
into • towards the inside or middle of something and about to be cont
 surrounded or enclosed by it
• in the direction of, or closer to someone or something
towards
• used to show movement into or on a particular place
onto
• used to show the place where someone or something starts:
from

Other Prepositions
Preposition Explanation Exam
• used to show the origin of something or someone • "Wh
• used to show the material of which something is • The
from made • Thi
• used to show a change in the state of someone or
something
• used to show possession, belonging or origin • a fr
of • used after words or phrases expressing amount, • a ki
number or particular unit
• used to show the person or thing that does • I'm
by
something:
• used for showing some methods of travelling • It'd
on
• entering a public transport vehicle • get
in • entering a car / Taxi • She
off • leaving a public transport vehicle • She
out of • leaving a closed vehicle, building... • She
• used to show measurements or amounts • The
by
• travelling (other than walking or horseriding) • She
• age • In t
at
about • on the subject of; connected with • Wh