🔗 Prepositions

Master the connecting words that show relationships between nouns and other words

🌟 Understanding Prepositions

📚 What Are Prepositions?

Prepositions are connecting words that show relationships between nouns (or pronouns) and other words in a sentence. They indicate location, time, direction, manner, and other relationships:

• Location: Where something is (in, on, at, under, beside)
• Time: When something happens (at, on, in, during, before, after)
• Movement: Direction of motion (to, from, through, across, into)
• Manner: How something is done (by, with, without, through)

📊 Preposition Categories

Explore the main types of prepositions and their uses!

🔗 Prepositions

📍 Place & Position

🎯 At Specific points

at home at school at work at 5 PM

📦 In Inside/enclosed

in the box in London in 2024 in winter

📋 On Surface contact

on the table on Monday on foot on TV

⏰ Time

🕐 Specific Times Exact moments

at 3 PM on Friday in May in 2024

⏳ Duration Time periods

for 2 hours during lunch since Monday until 5 PM

📅 Sequence Before/after

before noon after class by Friday within a week

🏃 Movement & Direction

➡️ To/Towards Destination

go to school walk towards move to travel to

⬅️ From/Away Origin/source

from home away from out of off the table

🚇 Through/Across Path/route

through the park across the street over the bridge under the tunnel

🎯 Why Learn Prepositions?

Prepositions are essential for expressing relationships in space, time, and logic. They help create precise, clear sentences and are crucial for natural-sounding English.

📝 Key Categories

Master prepositions of place (in, on, at), time (before, after, during), movement (to, from, through), and manner (by, with, without).

🏆 Common Challenges

Learn the tricky distinctions like in/on/at, practice phrasal verbs, and master idiomatic expressions that use prepositions.

📍 Prepositions of Place

📚 Understanding Place Prepositions

Prepositions of place tell us where something is located or positioned. The three most common ones are in, on, and at, each with specific uses:

• IN: Inside enclosed spaces, countries, cities, months, years
• ON: Surfaces, days, dates, streets, floors
• AT: Specific points, addresses, times, events

📦 IN - Inside/Enclosed

Used for enclosed spaces and larger areas.

Shows containment or being surrounded

✅ In the room, in London

✅ In 2024, in summer

📋 ON - Surface Contact

Used for surfaces and specific days.

Shows contact with a surface

✅ On the table, on the wall

✅ On Monday, on May 15th

🎯 AT - Specific Points

Used for specific locations and times.

Shows exact position or point

✅ At home, at the corner

✅ At 3 PM, at night

🗺️ Other Place Prepositions

Under, over, beside, between, among, etc.

Show various spatial relationships

✅ Under the bridge, beside the river

✅ Between two cities, among friends

⏰ Prepositions of Time

📚 Understanding Time Prepositions

Prepositions of time tell us when something happens. They help us express specific moments, durations, and sequences in time:

• Specific times: at, on, in for exact moments
• Duration: for, during, since, until for time periods
• Sequence: before, after, by for order of events

🕐 Specific Times

At, on, in for exact moments.

Pinpoint when something happens

✅ At 3 PM, on Friday, in May

✅ At night, on weekends, in 2024

⏳ Duration & Periods

For, during, since, until for time spans.

Show how long something lasts

✅ For 2 hours, during lunch

✅ Since Monday, until 5 PM

📅 Sequence & Order

Before, after, by for event order.

Show the order of events

✅ Before noon, after class

✅ By Friday, within a week

🌟 Special Time Expressions

Ago, from now, throughout, etc.

Express complex time relationships

✅ Ago (2 years ago), from now

✅ Throughout the day, over time

🏃 Prepositions of Movement

📚 Understanding Movement Prepositions

Prepositions of movement show direction, destination, origin, and the path of motion. They help us describe how things move from one place to another:

• Destination: to, towards, into for where we're going
• Origin: from, out of, off for where we start
• Path: through, across, over, under for the route taken

➡️ To & Towards

Movement toward a destination.

Show direction and destination

✅ Go to school, walk towards the park

✅ Move to London, head towards the exit

⬅️ From & Away

Movement from an origin point.

Show starting point or source

✅ Come from home, move away from

✅ Travel from Paris, step off the bus

🚇 Through & Across

Movement along a path or route.

Show the path of movement

✅ Walk through the park, run across the field

✅ Drive through the tunnel, swim across the river

⬆️ Up, Down, Over, Under

Vertical and elevated movement.

Show vertical direction

✅ Climb up the hill, go down the stairs

✅ Jump over the fence, crawl under the table

💪 Practice Exercises

📚 Mixed Practice

Test your understanding with these comprehensive exercises covering all types of prepositions:

📍 Place Prepositions

1. Choose correctly: "I'll meet you (at/in/on) the corner (of/in/at) Main Street (at/in/on) 3 PM."

Hint: Corner = specific point, street = general location, 3 PM = specific time

"I'll meet you at the corner of Main Street at 3 PM." (specific point + street + specific time)

2. Fill in: "The book is ___ the table ___ the living room ___ our house."

Hint: Surface contact, enclosed room, enclosed building

"The book is on the table in the living room in our house." (surface + enclosed spaces)

⏰ Time Prepositions

3. Choose correctly: "The meeting is (at/on/in) Monday (at/on/in) 2 PM (at/on/in) the afternoon."

Hint: Days use "on", specific times use "at", parts of day use "in"

"The meeting is on Monday at 2 PM in the afternoon." (day + specific time + part of day)

4. Complete: "I've been waiting ___ 30 minutes ___ you arrived."

Hint: Duration vs. starting point in time

"I've been waiting for 30 minutes since you arrived." (duration + starting point)

🏃 Movement Prepositions

5. Choose correctly: "She walked (through/across) the park and (over/under) the bridge (to/at) get home."

Hint: Path through an area, movement above something, purpose/destination

"She walked through the park and over the bridge to get home." (path + above + destination)

🔄 Mixed Prepositions

6. Fix the errors: "I was born at 1995 in London at May 15th on the morning."

Hint: Years use "in", cities use "in", dates use "on", parts of day use "in"

"I was born in 1995 in London on May 15th in the morning." (year + city + date + part of day)

📋 Interactive Worksheet

Complete the sentences by choosing the correct prepositions from the dropdown menus. Each sentence tests different aspects of preposition usage including place, time, and movement.

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1. I'll meet you Choose... at in on the corner Choose... of in on Main Street Choose... at in on 3 PM.

2. The meeting is scheduled Choose... for at in on Monday Choose... at in on 2 PM Choose... at in on the conference room.

3. She walked Choose... through across over under the park and Choose... through across over under the bridge Choose... to at for get home.

4. The book is Choose... on in at the table Choose... on in at the living room Choose... of in at our house.

5. I was born Choose... in on at 1995 Choose... in on at London Choose... in on at May 15th.

6. The cat is hiding Choose... under over above below the bed Choose... in on at my bedroom Choose... since for during this morning.

7. We're going Choose... to at in the beach Choose... on in at Saturday Choose... in on at the morning.

8. The plane flies Choose... over under through across the mountains Choose... from to at New York Choose... from to at Los Angeles.

9. I've been studying English Choose... for since during three years Choose... for since during I moved here Choose... from to at Japan.

10. The store is open Choose... from at since 9 AM Choose... to until at 6 PM Choose... on in at weekdays.

🏆 Prepositions Quiz

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