Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of Place and

Time

Prepositions


In : expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.

Example In a box.In a room.In a country.


On : means that something is in a position that is physically touching, covering or attached to something.

Example

On the table.On the floor.On the chair.


Below : Under and Below have a similar meaning. They mean at a lower level.

Example

the cat is under the chair.

the plane is just below the the cloud


Above / Over : higher than something else, but not directly over it

Example

a path above the lake.

There water all over the floor.

There is a ceiling above you.


Near : not far away in distance

Example

The girl who is near the house.

This girl sitting near this girl.


Far : at, to, or by a great distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing is distant from another).

Example

It was not too far away.

All that happened far in the past.

Eyes far too close together.


Behind : is the opposite of In front of. It means at the back (part) of something.

Example

I hung my coat behind the door.

He sat behind her.

The broom is behind the door.


In front of : further forward than someone or something else

Example

The student standing in front of the class.

She started talking to the man in front of her.

The man standing in the line in front of me smells bad.


Onto : used to show movement into or on a particular place

Example

I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.

they went up onto the ridge.


Off : moving away and often down from.

Example

he rolled off the bed.

He is off gambling.

I was off my golf game.


Into : towards the inside or middle of something and about to be contained, surrounded or enclosed by it

Example

Shall we go into the garden?

He crashed into a parked car.

He's into surfing.


Out of : move from a closed space and without

Example

He walked out of the room.

We are out of money.

He is out of work.

The printer has run out of paper.


Around : in a circle, near, approximately

Example

- He walked around the table.- It costs around 50 euros.


Among : We use among to talk about things which are not clearly separated because they are part of a group or crowd or mass of objects

Example

We agreed among ourselves.

She was chosen from among many students.


Between : Between normally refers to something in the middle of two objects or things (or places).

Example The number 5 is between the number 4 and 6.

Mary sat between Tom and Jane.


Opposite : facing, on the other side

Example

Eva sat opposite Tom at the table. I live across from a supermarket

Prepositions of Time


• We use:

at for a PRECISE TIME

in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS

on for DAYS and DATES


• Look at these examples:• I have a meeting at 9am.• The shop closes at midnight.• Jane went home at lunchtime.• In England, it often snows in December.• Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?• There should be a lot of progress in the next century.• Do you work on Mondays?• Her birthday is on 20 November.• Where will you be on New Year's Day?

Notice the use of the preposition of time at in the following standard expressions:

Notice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common

expressions:

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