Prepositions of place
| Preposition | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| in |  in a specific place | The cat is in the room. Jack will be in London next week. What's going on in the kitchen? |
| on |  on a specific place on pictures, TV, radio, internet | The bottle is standing on the table. The car is driving on the road. I have seen a funny video on the internet recently. |
| at |  next to a specific place events places, where everyday's activities are done | Can you wait for me at the station? We are at the party of Jack tonight. We learned about that at school. Will you be at work tomorrow? |
| by | next to a specific place | I left my bicycle by the tree in the backyard. The city lies by the sea. |
| next to | next to a specific place | The city lies next to the sea. Can we stop next to the Big Ben? |
| beside | next to a specific place | Jim, can you stand beside my sister for the photo? Beside our house is a kindergarten. |
| under |  under a specific place | Is there a monster under my bed? Our cat is hiding under the table. |
| below | under a specific place, but not at the ground. | The mirror is hanging below the lamp. The temperature is far below zero. Jack lives one floor below me. |
| over |  over a specific place | The plane is flying over Bangkok. The moon is shining over the town. Is there something over my head? |
| to |  get to a specific place | Can you go to the post office please? Last week we flew to New York. This train will take us to Tokyo. |
| across |  get to the other side of a specific place | The car is driving across the bridge. Can you go across the room to bring me my glasses? |
| through |  get through a specific place | We drove through a very long and dark tunnel yesterday. Can you see through your sun glasses? I am travelling through Russia with a train. |
| into |  get inside of a specific place | He went back into his house. The plane flew into the cloud. Get into the car! |
| onto |  get on a specific place | I placed the books onto the table. The cat jumped onto the roof. |
| towards |  moving to a specific place, but not reaching it | We were walking towards the mountains the whole morning. We are on a road towards Berlin. He looked towards the sky. |
| from |  moving from a specific place | The cat jumped from the table. We drove from the gas station to the highway. |
Prepositions of time
| Preposition | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| on | specific dates | Bobby was born on December 1st. |
| day of the week | I have a doctor appointment on Monday. | |
| in | year | The second World War ended in 1945. |
| month | In April we will built a tree house! | |
| time of a day (morning, afternoon, evening, midnight) | I will be watching TV in the evening. | |
| an action until a future point in time | I will be ready in five minutes. | |
| period of time for an action | In the last two hours it was raining. | |
| at | specific time | The show begins at 11:30. Someone broke into our house at night. |
| until | period of time until an action is done | It was raining until this Sunday. |
| from...to... | period of time from a point in time to a point in time | From 3 to 6 o'clock Daisy was studying. |
| before | before a specific point in time | Before the dinner Sam managed to clean the house. |
| by | period of time until an action is done | By 6 o'clock my father will be at home. |
| since | action began at a specific point in time | We have been living in Bristol since 1995. |
| for | period of time | We have been married for 10 years. |
Other prepositions
| Preposition | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| of | part of something | He is one of the students. Page 47 of 200. Most of them are good people. The beginning of the show is at 7:30. |
| from | get something from someone | It's a present from Jane. Have you received any e-mails from me? This jacket is from Jack. |
| by | an action done by someone | This book was written by my father. I want to build a house by myself. |
| about | meaning of something topic of something | This book is about Egypt. Please ask him about his wife when you meet him. What are you talking about? What's that all about? |
| with | companion of someone relation to something | I am going to holidays with my family. Do you want to go to the cinema with me? What's wrong with him? I am busy with my homework. He is a boy with black hair. |