Prepositions of Time
On
Days of the week on Monday
In
Months/seasons in august/in winter
Time of day in the morning
Year in 2006
After a certain period of time in an hour
At
For night at night
A certain point of time at half past nine
For
Over a certain period of time (past till now) for 2 years
Prepositions of Place
In
Room, building, town, country in the kitchen, in London
Car, taxi
in the car, in
a taxi
Picture, world in the picture, in the world
At
Meaning next to, by an object at the door, at the station
For table at the table
For events at a concert, at the party
Place where you are to do
something typical at the cinema, at school, at work
(watch a film, study, work)
with places on a page at the top of the page. At the bottom of the page
On
Being on a surface on the table
For a certain side (left, right) on the left
For a floor in a house on the first floor
For public transport on the bus, on a plane
For television, radio on TV, on the radio
By, next to, beside
Left or right of somebody or something Jane is standing by/next to/beside the car
Under
On the ground, lower than something else the bag is under the table
Below
Lower than something else but above ground the fish are below the surface
Over
Covered by something else put a jacket over your shirt
Meaning more than over 16 years of age
Getting to the other side walk over the bridge
Overcoming an obstacle climb over the wall
In / at / on the corner
We say 'in the corner of a room', but 'at the corner (or 'on the corner') of a street'
In / at / on the front
·
We say 'in the
front / in the back' of a car
·
We say 'at the
front / at the back' of buildings / groups of people
·
We say 'on the front / on
the back' of a piece of paper