Prepositions of Place

On di atas e.g. The ball is on the table.

In di dalam e.g. The ball is in the box.
Next to/ Near berhampiran e.g. The ball is next to/near
the box.
By di tepi e.g. There is a lovely caf by the river.
Above di atas e.g. Can you raise your hand above your
head for me please?
Under di bawah e.g. The cat is under the table.
Behind di belakang e.g. The ball is behind the box.
Between di antara e.g. There was a cat between the car
and the lorry.
In front of di hadapan e.g. My house is in front of the
supermarket.
Below
Inside
Beside
Outside
Opposite

Preposition of Time
at

in

on
from.to
before

after

Other notes for In, On and At.

At is used when no specific point of place is being

referred to. (..at the hospital, .at the office)

At also used for smaller areas (at Tmn Megah,

at Kpg Medan)

In is used to refer to an enclosed area. (..in the

hospital, ..in the office)

In also used for large territories such as continents,

countries, states etc. (in Asia,.in Malaysia,
in Kedah)

On is used to show that a particular place is located

along a road, river, coastal line etc. (on Jalan
Ipoh, .on Sungai Pahang)

at + a specific time on the clock

at + night
in + periods longer/shorter than a day

on + a specific day of the week

on + a specific date
from ( a specific time) to (a specific
time)
Used when the first event mentioned
happened first.
I.
She took off her slippers
II.
She entered the house
i.
We had dinner
ii.
We watched movie
Used when the first event mentioned
happened next.
I.
We watched movie
II.
We had dinner

- We have a class at nine oclock

- I have an appointment with the
dentist at 3.00 pm.
- We sleep at night
- My birthday is in September
- I was born in 1989
- We have class in the morning
- Din has tuition in the afternoon
- I study in the evening.
- I have piano class on Monday.
- I was born on October 31, 1982
- We have extra class from 1.45 to
3.00.

She took off the slippers before

entering the house.
We had dinner before the movie.

We had dinner after the movie