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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.
across from one side to the other 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.
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 direction it
in front of Our house is in front of the supermarket.
faces
inside opposite of outside You shouldn't stay inside the castle.
in* place seen in three dimensions We slept in the car.
Preposition Use Sentences
larger areas 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?
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.
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Prepositions Of Time In English
AFTER / LATER
Use after + phrase, and use later alone (at the end of a sentence or phrase).
Ill call you later.
Ill call you after I get home from work.
First he bought a new car. Two weeks later, he bought a new motorcycle.
He bought a new motorcycle two weeks after he bought a car.
You can say later + time period to refer to an unspecified time in the future, for
example:
Ill finish the project later this week.
Well go on vacation later this year.
Never end a sentence with after. Instead, you can use afterwards
Did you go straight home after the baseball game?
No, we went out for drinks after.
No, we went out for drinks afterwards.
AGO / BEFORE
Use ago to talk about past times in reference to the current moment.
Use before to talk about past times in reference to another moment in the past.
Difference between before and ago
BY / UNTIL
Use by for one specific event that will happen before a certain time in the
future. Use until for a continuous event that will continue and then stop at a certain
time in the future.
Please send me the information by Monday.
Hes staying in London until the 30th.
DURING / WHILE
Both during and while mean that something happens at the same time as something
else.
Use during + noun.
She cried during the movie.
Use while + subject + verb, or while + gerund.
She cried while she was watching the movie.
She cried while watching the movie.
AS SOON AS / AS LONG AS
As soon as means immediately after another event.
Well call you as soon as we arrive.
(if we arrive at 8:00, well call you at 8:05)
As long as means for the period of time or on the condition that:
I stayed awake for as long as I could. (period of time)
Ill take the job as long as I have the freedom to work from home a few days a week.
(condition)
