PREPOSITIONS

A preposition is a word or group of words

used before a noun, pronoun, or noun
phrase to show direction, time, place,
location, spatial relationships, or to
introduce an object.
above
about
across
after
against
along with
among
apart from
around
as
as far as
at
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
beyond
by
by means of
down
during
except
except for
for
from
in
in addition to
in front of
in spite of
inside
intro
near
of
off
on
on top of
out
outside
since
through
to
toward
under
underneath
until
up
up to
•Prepositions of Time – used to show when something is
happening.
For example:
• We will be meeting on Friday.
• The supermarket will be closed from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m.
• Can you come after some time?
• We have been asked to work from home until the end of
May.
• The whole country was asked to stay home during the
pandemic to ensure safety and well-being.
•Prepositions of Place – indicate the place or position of
something.
For example:
• I have kept the book I borrowed from you on the
table.
• Henry hid behind the door.
• The dog jumped over the fence.
• Can you place the red roses in between the white
daisies?
• He was waiting in front of the office.
•Prepositions of Direction – used to denote the direction in
which something travels or moves.
For example:
• The girl ran toward her father the moment she saw
him.
• Jerry jumped into the river to help his sister.
• Veena passed the book to Priya.
• When will Salvia be returning from London?
• Neena lives across the street.
upon
with
within
within
PREPOSITIONAL
PHRASES
beside the
creek
Below the
desk
Across the
ocean
Through the
bridge
At the train
station
On Monday
in a dormitory
 to the
province
 into the
classrom
 from a
smartphone
 from
radiation
from harm
Above the
clouds
Across the
road
after the ball
after lunch
against the
law
against the
wall
along the
street
among the
pupils
around the
world
around 20
years ago
before you go
before the
king
behind the
driver
beneath the
moonlight
below the belt
beside the
cinema
between the
two houses
by the river
near the
church
down the
blinds
for you
from the
north
in the drawer
in front of the
bus
inside the cage
 into the
classroom
close to the
church
on the table
off the horse
out of the taxi
out of load
outside the
building
through the
fire
throughout
the country
to the station
towards her
father
under the sea
underneath
the rug
underneath
the rug
up the stairs
with you
 within
ourselves