Notes


Prepositions – Time
English
Usage
Example
·         on
§  days of the week
§  on Monday
·         in
§  months / seasons
§  time of day
§  year
§  after a certain period of time (when?)
§  in August / in winter
§  in the morning
§  in 2006
§  in an hour
·         at
§  for night
§  for weekend
§  a certain point of time (when?)
§  at night
§  at the weekend
§  at half past nine
·         since
§  from a certain point of time (past till now)
§  since 1980
·         for
§  over a certain period of time (past till now)
§  for 2 years
·         ago
§  a certain time in the past
§  2 years ago
·         before
§  earlier than a certain point of time
§  before 2004
·         to
§  telling the time
§  ten to six (5:50)
·         past
§  telling the time
§  ten past six (6:10)
·         to /   till / until
§  marking the beginning and end of a period of time
§  from Monday to/till Friday
·         till / until
§  in the sense of how long something is going to last
§  He is on holiday until Friday.
·         by
§  in the sense of at the latest
§  up to a certain time
§  I will be back by 6 o’clock.
§  By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages.



Prepositions – Place (Position and Direction)
English
Usage
Example
·         in
§  room, building, street, town, country
§  book, paper etc.
§  car, taxi
§  picture, world
§  in the kitchen, in London
§  in the book
§  in the car, in a taxi
§  in the picture, in the world
·         at
§  meaning next to, by an object
§  for table
§  for events
§  place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)
§  at the door, at the station
§  at the table
§  at a concert, at the party
§  at the cinema, at school, at work
·         on
§  attached
§  for a place with a river
§  being on a surface
§  for a certain side (left, right)
§  for a floor in a house
§  for public transport
§  for television, radio
§  the picture on the wall
§  London lies on the Thames.
§  on the table
§  on the left
§  on the first floor
§  on the bus, on a plane
§  on TV, on the radio
·         by, next to, beside
§  left or right of somebody or something
§  Jane is standing by / next to / beside the car.
·         under
§  on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else
§  the bag is under the table
·         below
§  lower than something else but above ground
§  the fish are below the surface
·         over
§  covered by something else
§  meaning more than
§  getting to the other side (also across)
§  overcoming an obstacle
§  put a jacket over your shirt
§  over 16 years of age
§  walk over the bridge
§  climb over the wall
·         above
§  higher than something else, but not directly over it
§  a path above the lake
·         across
§  getting to the other side (also over)
§  getting to the other side
§  walk across the bridge
§  swim across the lake
·         through
§  something with limits on top, bottom and the sides
§  drive through the tunnel
·         to
§  movement to person or building
§  movement to a place or country
§  for bed
§  go to the cinema
§  go to London / Ireland
§  go to bed
·         into
§  enter a room / a building
§  go into the kitchen / the house
·         towards
§  movement in the direction of something (but not directly to it)
§  go 5 steps towards the house
·         onto
§  movement to the top of something
§  jump onto the table
·         from
§  in the sense of where from
§  a flower from the garden

Other important Prepositions
English
Usage
Example
·         from
§  who gave it
§  a present from Jane
·         of
§  who/what does it belong to
§  what does it show
§  a page of the book
§  the picture of a palace
·         by
§  who made it
§  a book by Mark Twain
·         on
§  walking or riding on horseback
§  entering a public transport vehicle
§  on foot, on horseback
§  get on the bus
·         in
§  entering a car  / Taxi
§  get in the car
·         off
§  leaving a public transport vehicle
§  get off the train
·         out of
§  leaving a car  / Taxi
§  get out of the taxi
·         by
§  rise or fall of something
§  travelling (other than walking or horseriding)
§  prices have risen by 10     percent
§  by car, by bus
·         at
§  for age
§  she learned Russian at 45
·         about
§  for topics, meaning what about
§  we were talking about you