Prepositions (part 2)
Prepositions are words that specify place, direction, and time.
There are three types of prepositions.
1} Time prepositions,
2} Place prepositions,
3} Direction prepositions,
1} Time prepositions,
Time prepositions define time. Prepositions usually come before a noun or pronoun. Prepositions never come after a verb.
After- I'll be there after work.
Around- We will be there around 3 PM.
Before- I'll be there before I go to school.
Between- I'll be there between 3:00 and 5:00.
By- I'll be there by the time that you leave for work.
During- I'll be there during your class.
For- I'll be there for your birthday.
Past- I wasn't there for the past 2 months.
Since- I didn't see her since I was 10 years old.
Until- I'll not be home until 7:00 PM.
Within- I'll be there within 2 hours.
AT ON IN
a specific time days and date period of time ,
years, months,
seasons
example:
at 2:00 on my birthday in a few days
at lunch time on the first day in a couple
of school of months
at 4:00 PM on 11/10/99 in the summer
In english we say:
in the morning- 'coz it is considered a period of time,
in the afternoon,
in the evening,
at night
2} Place prepositions,
Place propositions clarify the place, someone/ somebody.
common place prepositions:
Aboard- She is abroad the boat.
Above- The picture is above the sofa.
Across- My house is across the street.
Against- The desk is against the wall.
Around- My house is around the block.
At- Is youe house at the end of the street.
At the back of- We are going to sit at the back of the theater.
At the bottom of- The coins are at the bottom of the lake.
At the top- The books are at the top of the shelves.
Between- We sit between the two boys.
Behind- The gals sit behind the two boys.
Below- The desk is below the window.
By - The books are by the door.
In- I live in the big green and white house.
Inside- I live inside the big green house.
On the corner of- We live on the corner of 3rd avenue.
In the middle of- We live in the middle of the street.
Near- I don't live near the supermarket.
Next to- I live next to my best friend.
To the left of- The blue box is to the left of the green box.
To the right of- The orange box is to the right of the yellow box.
On- The sun heater is on the top of building.
On the side of- There is a big sign on the side of the house.
On top of- There is a man on the top of the roof.
On the other side of- Do you see what is going on over there on the other side of the roof?
Opposite- The post office is on the opposite side of the street.
Outside- The car is outside the garage.
Under- The blanket is under the bed in the box.
Underneath- The pen is underneath the box.
3} Directions propositions:
Direction prepositions are used to clarify the direction of someone or somethig .
Examples,
Under,
Over,
Right,
Left etc.....
1} Time prepositions,
2} Place prepositions,
3} Direction prepositions,
1} Time prepositions,
Time prepositions define time. Prepositions usually come before a noun or pronoun. Prepositions never come after a verb.
After- I'll be there after work.
Around- We will be there around 3 PM.
Before- I'll be there before I go to school.
Between- I'll be there between 3:00 and 5:00.
By- I'll be there by the time that you leave for work.
During- I'll be there during your class.
For- I'll be there for your birthday.
Past- I wasn't there for the past 2 months.
Since- I didn't see her since I was 10 years old.
Until- I'll not be home until 7:00 PM.
Within- I'll be there within 2 hours.
AT ON IN
a specific time days and date period of time ,
years, months,
seasons
example:
at 2:00 on my birthday in a few days
at lunch time on the first day in a couple
of school of months
at 4:00 PM on 11/10/99 in the summer
In english we say:
in the morning- 'coz it is considered a period of time,
in the afternoon,
in the evening,
at night
2} Place prepositions,
Place propositions clarify the place, someone/ somebody.
common place prepositions:
Aboard- She is abroad the boat.
Above- The picture is above the sofa.
Across- My house is across the street.
Against- The desk is against the wall.
Around- My house is around the block.
At- Is youe house at the end of the street.
At the back of- We are going to sit at the back of the theater.
At the bottom of- The coins are at the bottom of the lake.
At the top- The books are at the top of the shelves.
Between- We sit between the two boys.
Behind- The gals sit behind the two boys.
Below- The desk is below the window.
By - The books are by the door.
In- I live in the big green and white house.
Inside- I live inside the big green house.
On the corner of- We live on the corner of 3rd avenue.
In the middle of- We live in the middle of the street.
Near- I don't live near the supermarket.
Next to- I live next to my best friend.
To the left of- The blue box is to the left of the green box.
To the right of- The orange box is to the right of the yellow box.
On- The sun heater is on the top of building.
On the side of- There is a big sign on the side of the house.
On top of- There is a man on the top of the roof.
On the other side of- Do you see what is going on over there on the other side of the roof?
Opposite- The post office is on the opposite side of the street.
Outside- The car is outside the garage.
Under- The blanket is under the bed in the box.
Underneath- The pen is underneath the box.
3} Directions propositions:
Direction prepositions are used to clarify the direction of someone or somethig .
Examples,
Under,
Over,
Right,
Left etc.....














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