Prepositions – Time

English Usage Example

• on • days of the week • on Monday

• months / seasons • in August / in

• time of day winter
• in • year • in the morning
• after a certain period of • in 2006
time (when?) • in an hour

• for night
• at night
• for weekend
• at • at the weekend
• a certain point of time
• at half past nine
(when?)

• from a certain point of

• since • since 1980
time (past till now)

• over a certain period of

• for • for 2 years
time (past till now)

• ago • a certain time in the past • 2 years ago

• earlier than a certain point

• before • before 2004
of time

• to • telling the time • ten to six (5:50)

• past • telling the time • ten past six (6:10)

• to / till / • marking the beginning and • from Monday to/till

until end of a period of time Friday

• in the sense of how long • He is on holiday

• till / until
something is going to last until Friday.

• by • in the sense of at the latest • I will be back by 6

• up to a certain time o’clock.
 English Usage Example
• By 11 o'clock, I had
read five pages.

Prepositions – Place (Position and Direction)

English Usage Example
• in the kitchen, in
• room, building, street,
London
town, country
• in the book
• in • book, paper etc.
• in the car, in a taxi
• car, taxi
• in the picture, in the
• picture, world
world

• meaning next to, by an • at the door, at the

object station
• for table • at the table
• at • for events • at a concert, at the
• place where you are to do party
something typical (watch a • at the cinema, at
film, study, work) school, at work

• the picture on the

• attached wall
• for a place with a river • London lies on the
• being on a surface Thames.
• for a certain side (left, • on the table
• on
right) • on the left
• for a floor in a house • on the first floor
• for public transport • on the bus, on a
• for television, radio plane
• on TV, on the radio

• by, next • Jane is standing by /

• left or right of somebody
to, next to / beside the
or something
beside car.

• under • on the ground, lower than • the bag is under the

(or covered by) something
English Usage Example
else table

• lower than something else • the fish are below

• below
but above ground the surface

• covered by something else • put a jacket over

• meaning more than your shirt
• over • getting to the other side • over 16 years of age
(also across) • walk over the bridge
• overcoming an obstacle • climb over the wall

• higher than something

• a path above the
• above else, but not directly over
lake
it

• getting to the other side • walk across the

• across (also over) bridge
• getting to the other side • swim across the lake

• something with limits on • drive through the

• through
top, bottom and the sides tunnel

• movement to person or
• go to the cinema
building
• go to London /
• to • movement to a place or
Ireland
country
• go to bed
• for bed

• go into the kitchen /

• into • enter a room / a building
the house

• movement in the direction

• go 5 steps towards
• towards of something (but not
the house
directly to it)

• movement to the top of

• onto • jump onto the table
something

• from • in the sense of where from • a flower from the

 English Usage Example
garden

Other important Prepositions

English Usage Example
• fro
• who gave it • a present from Jane
m

• a page of the book

• who/what does it belong to
• of • the picture of a
• what does it show
palace

• a book by Mark
• by • who made it
Twain

• walking or riding on
horseback • on foot, on horseback
• on
• entering a public transport • get on the bus
vehicle

• in • entering a car  / Taxi • get in the car

• leaving a public transport

• off • get off the train
vehicle

• out
• leaving a car  / Taxi • get out of the taxi
of

• rise or fall of something • prices have risen by

• by • travelling (other than walking 10 percent
or horseriding) • by car, by bus

• she learned Russian

• at • for age
at 45

• abo • for topics, meaning what • we were talking

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