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Commonly Used Prepositions

2. Basic Prepositions
3. Noun prepositions
4. Prepositional nouns
5. Adjective - Preposition Combination
 middle In front

behind

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 Commonly Used Prepositions
Single Word Prepositions

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 Two Word Prepositions

Three Word Prepositions

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 Basic Prepositions
Time and Place - at, in, on and to
Read the story below:

I was born in Seattle, Washington on the 19th of April in 1961. Seattle is in

the State of Washington in the United States. That was many years ago...
Now, I live in Leghorn in Italy. I work at the British School. I sometimes go
to a movie on the weekend. I meet my friends at the movie theater at 8
o'clock or later. In the summer, usually in August, I go home to visit my
family in America. My family and I go to the beach and relax in the sun in
the morning and in the afternoon! In the evening, we often eat at a
restaurant with our friends. Sometimes, we go to a bar at night.

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 Basic Prepositions
Time and Place - at, in, on and to
In We use in with months - in May.
seasons - in winter.
country - in Greece.
city or town names - in New York.
times of the day - in the morning, afternoon or evening.
BUT at night!

On We use "on" with specific days - on Friday, on New Year's Day, on April the 19th
American English - "on the weekend OR on weekends.“

At We use "at" with specific times - at 7 o'clock, at 6.15.

at night.
specific places in a city - at school.
British English - "at the weekend OR at weekends."

To We use "to" with verbs which show movement such as go and come - He goes to school.
She returned to the store.
They are coming to the party tonight.

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 Basic Prepositions
in / at / on - prepositions of place
IN
Use 'in' with spaces:
in a room / in a building
in a garden / in a park
Use 'in' with bodies of water:
in the water
in the sea
in a river
Use 'in' with lines:
in a row / in a line
in a queue
AT
Use 'at' with places:
at the bus-stop
at the door
at the cinema
at the end of the street

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 Basic Prepositions
in / at / on - prepositions of place
FOR
Use 'for' with a period of time to express the duration or 'how long' something has happened:
for three weeks
for many years
WHILE
Use 'while' plus a verb form:
while I was watching TV.
while I lived in New York.
DURING
Use 'during' with a noun to express 'when' something happens:
during class
during my vacation
during the discussion

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 Basic Prepositions
in / at / on - prepositions of time and date

IMPORTANT NOTES

in the morning / afternoon / evening - at night

We say in the morning, afternoon or evening BUT we say 'at night‘.

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 Noun Prepositions

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 Noun Prepositions

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 Noun Prepositions

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 Prepositions Nouns

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 Prepositions Nouns

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 Prepositions Nouns

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 Adjective Preposition Combinations

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 Adjective Preposition Combinations

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 Adjective Preposition Combinations

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 Adjective Preposition Combinations

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 Prepositions of Place and Direction
Look at this plan of the ground floor of a skyscraper:
Here are a number of preposition combinations that can be used to describe the floor plan:

Example Sentences
There is a large garden in the middle of the skyscraper.
The smallest room is located to the left of the internal
garden.
The entrance to room number three is opposite the
entrance to room number two.

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 Prepositions of Place and Direction

Prepositions of Direction
Here are a number of preposition that can be used
to show direction and movement around the floor
plan:

Example Sentences
Walk through the exit of room two and enter into building
number three.
Walk across the indoor garden to reach room number
five.
Walk past the side entrance to reach the main entrance.

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