English Prepositions List

There are about 150 prepositions in English. Yet this is a very small number when you
think of the thousands of other words (nouns, verbs etc). Prepositions are important
words. We use individual prepositions more frequently than other individual words. In
fact, the prepositions of, to and in are among the ten most frequent words in English.
Here is a short list of 70 of the more common one-word prepositions. Many of these
prepositions have more than one meaning. Please refer to a dictionary for precise
meaning and usage.

 aboard
 about
 above
 across
 after
 against
 along
 amid
 among
 anti
 around
 as
 at

 before
 behind
 below
 beneath
 beside
 besides
 between
 beyond
 but
 by

 concerning
 considering

 despite
 down
 during

 except
 excepting
 excluding
 following
 for
 from

 in
 inside
 into

 like

 minus

 near

 of
 off
 on
 onto
 opposite
 outside
 over

 past
 per
 plus

 regarding
 round

 save
 since

 than
 through
 to
 toward
 towards

 under
 underneath
 unlike
 until
 up
 upon

 versus
 via
  with
 within
 without

Present Continuous - Practice Forming Present Continuous

Exercise: Put the verb in brackets in the correct form to make different
form of the Present Continuous Tense.

1. John (read) a book now.

2. What (you do) tonight?

3. Jack and Peter (work) late today.

4. Silvia (not listen) to music.

5. Maria (sit) next to Paul.

6. How many other students (you study) with?

7. The phone (not ring).

Answers
is reading

1. John (read) a book now.

are you doing

2. What (you do) tonight?

are w orking

3. Jack and Peter (work) late today.

isn't listening

4. Silvia (not listen) to music.

is sitting

5. Maria (sit) next to Paul.

are you studying

6. How many other students (you study) with?

 isn't ringing

7. The phone (not ring).

is reading|'s read