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Prepositions


Prepositions of time
We use prepositions of time to say when something happens, happened or will happen. The most common ones are at, in and on.
e.g. He goes to school at eight o ’clock In the morning.

the time: holidays: in the expressions:

at 7 o’clock at Christmas at Easter at the weekend at the moment at present at dawn at noon at night at midnight

months: seasons: years: centuries: in the expressions:

in September, in March, etc. In the winter /spring/autumn, etc. in 1996, in 1998, etc. in the 20th century in the morning/afternoon/evening in an hour in a minute in a week/few days/month/year

days: dates: part of a particular day: adjective + day:

on Monday on New Year’s Day on May 6th on Tuesday evening on a hot day

Note: We do not use prepositions of time
a) with the words today, tomorrow, tonight or yesterday. e.g. Come to my house tomorrow morning.
b) before the words this, last, next, every, ail, some, each, one or any. e.g. Let’s go to the cinema next Saturday.


Prepositions of place
We use prepositions of place to say where somebody or something is.
These include: on, under, in front of, behind, beside/next to, near, at, in, between and among.
We use between to say that somebody or something is in the middle of two other things or people.
We use among to say that somebody or something is in the middle of three or more things or people.