Preposition Chart

Grammar class

PREPOSITION HOW IT’S USED EXAMPLE

Showing Time

Ø exact times Ø at 3pm

Ø meal times Ø at dinner
At
Ø parts of the day Ø at sundown
Ø age Ø at age 21

Ø by sundown
By Ø a limit in time
Ø by the due date

Ø in the summer
Ø seasons
Ø in November
Ø months
In Ø in 1992
Ø years
Ø in the same year
Ø durations
Ø in an hour

Ø days of the week

Ø on Wednesday
On Ø parts of the day where the
Ø on Friday night
Ø day is named
Ø on December 4th
Ø dates

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Ago Ø a certain time in the past 2 years ago

Ø something that
Ø during the night
During happened/will happen in a
Ø during war
specific period of time

Ø over a certain period in the

For Ø for 2 years
past.

Past Ø telling the time ten past six (6:10)

Ø from a certain period of Ø since 1980

Since
time Ø since the accident

Ø something that
Ø throughout the year
happened/will happen
Ø throughout the
Throughout continuously in a specific
ordeal
period of time

Ø telling time
Ø ten to six (5:50)
To Ø from an earlier time to a
Ø 1pm to 3pm
later time

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Ø up to a certain point in time until the end

Ø how long something is
going to last until sunrise

Until

Showing Place

Ø at the airport
Ø an object’s settled position
Ø at home; at the desk
or position after it has
Ø turning at the
moved
At intersection
Ø meeting place or location
Ø throwing the
Ø point of direction
snowball at
Ø a target
Ø Lucy

Ø close to Ø by the school

By Ø alongside of Ø by the window

Ø in an enclosed space Ø in the garage; in an

Ø in a geographic location envelope
In
Ø in a print medium Ø in San Diego; in Texas

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Ø in a book; in a
magazine

Ø on the left
Ø for a certain side
Ø London lies on the
Ø for a river/lake
Thames
On Ø for a floor in a house
Ø on the floor
Ø for public transport
Ø on a bus
Ø for television, radio
Ø on the air; on TV

Ø about town
Ø around or outside of
Ø about five feet tall
About Ø at but not exactly on
Ø about my father’s
Ø related to
business

Ø suspended higher than

Ø above the door
Above something else
Ø above me in rank
Ø superior to

Ø chasing after the

Ø pursuit
After robbers
Ø a point further from an
Ø the corner after the
Ø earlier point
big house

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Ø leaning on Ø against the door

Against Ø opposite to or facing Ø against the wall

Ø tracing the length of,

Ø along the hallway;
without emphasis on the
Along along the river
ends

Ø in the company of (three or

Ø among friends
more)
Among Ø among the masses
Ø in a crowd
Ø among other things
Ø the end of a long list

Ø drive around the

Ø location of something
Around block
Ø explaining a period of time
Ø around 3 o’clock

Ø in the front in terms of Ø before the emperor;

Before
space before God

Ø on the back side of a point Ø behind the car

Behind
in space Ø behind her smile

Ø something lower than or Ø below the stairs

Below
underneath something else Ø below expectations

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Ø a flower from the

From Ø in the sense of where from
garden
Ø go into the
Into Ø enter a room/building
kitchen/house

Ø put a jacket over your

Ø covered by something else
shirt
Ø “more than”
Over Ø over 16 years of age
Ø “getting to the other side”
Ø walk over the bridge
Ø overcoming an obstacle
Ø climb over the wall

Ø something with limits on Ø drive through the

Through
top, bottom and the sides tunnel

Ø movement in the direction Ø go 5 steps towards

Towards
of. the house

Ø leaving a public transport

Off Ø get off the train
vehicle
Ø walking or riding on Ø on foot
On Ø entering a public transport Ø on horseback
vehicle Ø get on the bus

Out of Ø leaving a car/taxi get out of the taxi

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