Prepositions:
Prepositions tell us:
- Where things are: "the cat is Under the table"
- When things happen: "we start work at 8:15"
- How things are done: the cards were printed in gold"
- about directions and movements:"he is walking down the steet"
prepositions of place and movement:
A/ place:
- at : he is at the door/ we live at number 12.
- in : the students are in the classroom/he puts his hand in his Pocket.
- on : the bag is on the desk/the books are on the shelf.
- near : our school is near our house.
- beside : he sits beside me.
- over : the plane flies over the houses.
- in front of : the car is in front of the house.
- opposite : the shop is opposite the station.
- Under : the cat is under the table.
- above : our office is above the hairdresser's.
- below : the kitchen is below my bedroom.
- among : he is among the players to play in the match.
- Next to : my neighbour is the person who lives next to my house.
- between : the chemist shop is between the post office and the greengrocer's.
- behind : the garden is behind the house.
B/ movement:
- towards /to : we drove to Marrakesh / he ran towards the door.
- into : she jumped into the pool.
- out of : she climbed out of the pool.
- onto : the glass fell onto the floor.
- off : I took the photo off the wall.
- across : we walked across the field to the river.
- through : he walked out through the door/ i see through the window.
- along : they planted trees along the street.
- up / down : he walks up and down the street.
- around : we planted flowers around the tree.
- from : they are from France.
Time prepositions:
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at |
| year (in 1998..) |
on day/ date (on monday/on15 April/on that day) |
at+ clock time (at 3 o'clock/at lunch/ at the moment/ at that time...) |
| month (in October...) |
on + a single day (on Easter day: on Christmas day..) |
at+ two/three days(at the week-end/at Christmas/Easter) (U.S.on the week-end) |
| season ( in winter...) |
on+day+part of day(on Friday morning/on Tuesday afternoon..) |
at+ night (when it is night): I can't sleep at night. |
| Centry(in 21th century) |
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| week(more)(inthe Summer Holiday..) |
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| part of day (in the morning...) |
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| NB:in the night(in the middle of the night ex:I woke up in the night... |
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In time: early enough/before time
( ex: we got to the airport in time to have a coffee before checking in)
On time: at the right/exact time"on Schedule".
(ex: The plane took off on time. / I hope the meeting starts on time.)
NB: 1/we can use in for the time it takes to complete something:
ex: I did the crossword in five minutes.
2/we can use in for a future time measured from the present.
ex: the photo will be ready in 10 minutes.(10 minutes from now).
The shop will open in six weeks.
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