Universidad Del Valle Prof.
Jorge Herrera
Sentences with prepositions of place and direction
Preposition Use Sentences
above higher than sth. The picture hangs above my bed.
You mustn't go across this road here.
from one side to the other
across
side
There isn't a bridge across the river.
The cat ran after the dog.
after one follows the other
After you.
against directed towards sth. The bird flew against the window.
in a line; from one point to
along They're walking along the beach.
another
among in a group I like being among people.
around in a circular way We're sitting around the campfire.
at* position at a point I arrived at the meeting.
Preposition Use Sentences
behind at the back of Our house is behind the supermarket.
below lower than sth. Death Valley is 86 metres below sea level.
beside next to Our house is beside the supermarket.
Our house is between the supermarket and
between sth./sb. is on each side
the school.
by Near He lives in the house by the river.
close to Near Our house is close to the supermarket.
down from high to low He came down the hill.
from the place where it starts Do you come from Tokyo?
the part that is in the
in front of Our house is in front of the supermarket.
direction it faces
inside opposite of outside You shouldn't stay inside the castle.
in* place seen in three We slept in the car.
dimensions
Preposition Use Sentences
larger áreas I was born in England.
into entering sth. You shouldn't go into the castle.
near close to Our house is near the supermarket.
next to Beside Our house is next to the supermarket.
off away from sth. The cat jumped off the roof.
touches a surface There is a fly on the table.
on* is seen as a point on a line We were on the way from Paris to Rome.
by a lake or sea London lies on the Thames.
onto moving to a place The cat jumped onto the roof.
opposite on the other side Our house is opposite the supermarket.
out of leaving sth. The cat jumped out of the window.
outside opposite of inside Can you wait outside?
Preposition Use Sentences
over above sth./sb. The cat jumped over the wall.
past going near sth./sb. Go past the post office.
round in a circle We're sitting round the campfire.
going from one point to the
through You shouldn't walk through the forest.
other point
I like going to Australia.
to towards sth./sb. Can you come to me?
I've never been to Africa.
towards in the direction of sth. We ran towards the castle.
under below sth. The cat is under the table.
up from low to high He went up the hill.
Prepositions in expression of time
1. The preposition in
months
in July, in the month of July
in September, in the month of September
years
in 1996, in the year 1996
in 2012, in the year 2012
seasons
in summer
in the summer, in the summer of '69
parts of the day
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
point of time in the future
in a minute
in a fortnight
in three weeks' time, in three weeks (only when not ambiguous)
duration (within a maximum period)
in a minute
in two weeks
2. The preposition at
parts of the day
at (the crack of) dawn
at night
time of day
at 6 (o'clock), at 7 p.m., at 18 hrs (24-hour clock: airports, the military)
at midday , at noon
at midnight
festive seasons
at Christmas
at Easter
points in time
at the weekend (on the weekend, on weekends )
at the time, at the same time
3. The preposition on
days
on Sunday, on Sundays (Sunday: no preposition journalese)
on Good Friday
on my birthday
dates
on the 25(th) of December*
on December (the) 25(th)*
a particular part of a day
on the morning of September (the) 11(th)*
4. Other prepositions
after (following)
after school
as of (starting), more formal than from
as of tomorrow
before (preceding a point in time, future or past)
before Christmas
between ... and (limits of a period)
between Monday and Friday
by (before, at the latest)
by Thursday
during (in the course of a period)
during the day
during the holidays (during the vacation )
for (duration, future or past)
for up to 10 weeks
for five minutes
negated:
not for* three weeks (not ... in three weeks ) * increasingly being replaced by in
after a superlative:
the ...est for* two years (the ...est in three weeks ) * increasingly being replaced by in
from (starting, as of)
from today
from July
past (time of the day)
23 minutes past 6 (6:23) ( also: after)
since (from a point of time in the past, still continuing now)
since Monday
till/until (up to a point in time in the future)
till tomorrow
until tomorrow
to (time of the day)
23 minutes to 6 (5:37) ( also: before)
within (in less time than)
within a day
5. No preposition
next Monday
last Tuesday
Saturday week
* These words are only spoken, not written.
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/prepositions_place.htm
http://www.inglesmundial.com/Basico/Leccion13/Gramatica.html (Spanish)
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/prepositions.htm (Exercises)
