PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

at

at 6 o'clock
clock times
at 9.30
at 13.00

at breakfast time
mealtimes and at lunchtime
breaks at dinner time
at break time

at night
at weekends/the
other time
weekend
phrases
at
Christmas/Easter

in
parts of the in the morning/
day afternoon/evening

months in January/February

in (the) spring/
seasons
summer/autumn/winter

years, in 2016
centuries, in the 21st century
decades in the 80s

in the past
in the future
other time
in the last few
phrases
years/months/weeks/day
s

on
on
Monday/Tuesday etc.
days
on my birthday
on New Year's Day

on 30 July
dates on the second of
August
 PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

in
A place that is inside a bigger space, such as a box, a house, a city or a country.

The clothes are in the wardrobe.

The children are playing in the park.
There's a bookshop in the shopping centre.
My grandmother was born in Sweden.

With other physical locations such as:

in the world
in water / the sea / a river / a lake / a pool
in the mountains / the countryside / a valley / the forest
in a car / a taxi

on
A location on a surface.

The books are on the desk.

We live on the fifth floor.
There are pictures on the wall.
She likes to sit on the floor.

Some types of public transport.

He's on the bus now.

You can't make phone calls on a plane.
They go to school on the train.

Lines (including rivers, borders, streets, etc.) and islands.

London is on the River Thames.

The Pyrenees are on the border of Spain and France.
There's a market on James Street.
I'd love to live on the Isle of Wight
at
Especially when we are talking about a place for a specific activity.

I'm at work.
She's working at home today.
The children are at school.
See you at the train station!
They're at the supermarket.
I met him at a party.

We also use at for addresses or exact positions.

I live at 15 Craig Street.

She's sitting at a desk.
He's waiting at the entrance.
Please sit at the back of the room.
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VERBS WITH PREPOSITIONS

FOR ABOUT

admire for ask about

apologize for argue at
apply for be about
ask for care about
blame for concern about
care for conplain about
forgive for decide about
pay for dream about
prepare for forget about
search for know about
thank for laugh about
vote for learn about
wait for protest about
work for think about
warn about
worry about

ON IN

agree on arrive in
base on believe in
blame on involve in
comment on participate in
concentrate on believe in
congratulate on participate in
depend on result in
insist on specialize in
play on succeed in
rely on trust in
spend on
waste on
work on

OF FROM

accuse of borrow from

approve of come from
aware of escape from
consists of hide from
convince of recover from
dream of rescue from
hear of retire from
remind of separate from
suspect of prevent from
think of protect from
 WITH AT

agree with aim at

associate with laugh at
compare with look at
deal with arrive at
help with point at
confront with smile at
trust with

EXAMPLES OF VERBS IN SENTENCES

For

 I apologize for the delay in shipping caused by the storm.

 She forgave me for eating her leftover snacks.
 We are all hoping for a miracle.
 The whole class thanked the teacher for his dedication and support.
 We voted for Jeremy to be class president.
From

 I am abstaining from meat products and by-products this month for a detox.
 We should prevent students from roaming around the halls during class time.
 She is finally graduating from college this month.
 The organization rescues homeless and abandoned dogs from abusive homes.
 Patricia is planning to resign from the 9-5 work soon.
About

 Don’t forget about the friendship we made in college.

 I am thinking about establishing a new massage business this year.
 Leila always worries about her little sister in boarding school.
 I write about politics, business, social sciences, law, and literature.
 The customer is in the office complaining about a failed transaction.

Of

 The man told everyone he had been deprived of his freedom and other rights.
 We need to get rid of this trash before our parents come home.
 I am always thinking of my grandparents on the other side of the world.
 I will never get tired of watching the view every morning.
 I have always been enthusiastically fond of mountain hiking.
With

 I agree with Johnson. We should read more books in our free time.
 Rey likes to argue with everyone on the internet.
 She is currently discussing summer plans with her husband.
 My sister will help me with my project.
 We are faced with different challenges every day.
At

 We have arrived at our destination already.

 My daughter has been excelling at science and math since she was six.
 Look at the computer screen.
 Don’t make strangers uncomfortable by staring at them.
  She smiles at me every time we see each other at school.
On

 We both agree on this matter.

 Myla comments on Karen’s new hair colour.
 Do not rely your self-worth on other people but yourself.
 Parents’ decisions depend on what everyone in the family would do.
 I’d like to congratulate you both on your new business.
 I haven’t talked to Paula and Mary since I last saw them at the party.
 Please respond to my email as soon as you read it.
 She dedicated her performance to her mother.
 I am traveling to South Africa this summer with my cousins.
 What can I contribute to the project?
In

 Many TED talk speakers believe in the power of influence when establishing a new
business.
 The doctor specializes in orthopedic surgery.
 I hope we all succeed in life.
 Fill in the provided blanks with the correct word that will complete the sentence.
 We will participate in the year’s anniversary party.