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PREPOSITIONS

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

IN

ON

NEXT TO

BEHIND

IN FRONT OF

The mouse is IN the box

The mouse is ON the box

The mouse is NEXT TO the box

The mouse is IN FRONT OF the box

The mouse is BEHIND the box

BETWEEN

The mouse is BETWEEN the boxes

UNDER

The mouse is UNDER the box

ABOVE

The mouse is ABOVE the box

CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO PRACTICE THE PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

USE THIS PREPOSITION WHEN A NOUNS IS LOCATED AT A SPECIFIC POINT OR LOCATION:

 

 

 

 

 

AT

The mouse is AT THE ENTRANCE 

ALSO USE AT WITH:

AT HOME, AT SCHOOL, AT THE CORNER, AT WORK  

AT

ON

IN

  • MONTHS

In December

  • ​YEARS

In 2014

  • CENTURIES

In the century XXI

  • SEASONS

In the summer

  • TIMES OF THE DAY

In the morning

In the afternoon

In the evening

  • ​PERIOD OF TIME

In a week

In two months

 

  • ​DATES

On December 7

  • ​DAYS

On Wednesday

  • TIMES OF THE DAY

On Tuesday morning

On Tuesday afternoon

  • OTHER EXPRESSIONS

On my birthday

On Christmas day

 

  • ​TIMES

At 3:00 o'clock

  • ​THESE EXPRESSIONS

At night

At midnight

At noon

At the moment

At present

At the age of...

At Christmas

OTHER PREPOSITIONS OF TIME...

  • PERIODS OF TIME

For two months

For a year

FOR

SINCE

  • A STARTING POINT

Since this morning

Since July 18

UNTIL

  • HOW LONG A SITUATION CONTINUES

I will be at home until 3:00

DURING, BY, FROM/TO, OVER, WHILE

CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO PRACTICE THE PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

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