THE PREPOSITONS

Prepositions are key grammatical elements to have a polished oral and written expression .
However , it es not entirely easy to learn them because :

 There are more than 100, although not all of them are in common use.

 The same can have different functions , for example , the preposition around can be used
to express place or time.

 its meaning changes completely according to the context , for example , from , which can
be translated as from or from .

 They are not always located next to the elements they modify , they may even be at the
end of the sentence , such as with or at.

Types of prepositions in English

There are five main types of prepositions in English: time, place, movement,
location and some closely linked to the context. Below you can find more
information about all

1. Prepositions of place

As its name indicates, the prepositions of place show the origin, destination or
location of something or someone. Get to know them in the following table:

Prepositio Translation Example

n

Above above, above, his books es above

above his computer

across across, across, clouds sail across the

 across sky

along Throughout We cry along to all

the concert

Around Around, near, The dog es running

by around the tree

2. Time prepositions

These indicate the temporary location of something or someone. The most

common are these:

Time Translation Example

prepositions

About around, She es about to arrive

approximately

despues de After We will eat despues

de the Super Bowl

Around around, The movies es around

approximately to finish in five
minutes

Before Before I didn't study before

the exam

3. movement prepositions
They are the ones that indicate that an object or subject is in motion. Unlike the
prepositions of place and time, they focus on the transfer:

movement Translation Example

prepositions

across Through The duck walked

across the road and
nearly got hit by a
car

along Throughout We ran along the

beach in the
morning

Around About A big rock was on

the floor , so he had
to walk around

Out of, away The cat ran away

from desde the dog and
escaped

4. Location prepositions
These are the three classic prepositions to express the location of something or
someone:

Prepositions of When to use it Example

location in English

In It is used to They lives in

locate in an area Guadalajara

At It is used to I'll see you at the

locate a specific schools
point

On It is used to there is a lot of

locate on a garbage on the
surface floor 

5. other prepositions

Some prepositions are often used in very specific contexts such as the
following:

Prepositio Use Example

n

Aug Used for specific times in the ten minutes

past ago

circa Used to give approximate dates he was born

circa 150 BC

Per It is used to express the cost or 60 miles per

amount of something divided hour
by another unit.