Types of Prepositions

Preposition

Week 1

In the English language, prepositions are words that connect nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence.

 

• A preposition is used before a noun, pronoun, or gerund to show place (prepositions of place),

•  time (prepositions of time),

• direction (prepositions of movement),… in a sentence.

Types of Prepositions

There are five different types of prepositions in English grammar.

- Prepositions of time (ago, before, since…)

- Prepositions of place (under, behind, between…)

- Prepositions of movement/ Direction (up, down, over…)

- Prepositions for agent, instruments, devices, machines…(by, with, on…)

- Prepositional phrases (in time, on time, in love...)

Prepositions of Time IN, ON, AT

IN

• In + Years

• In + Seasons

• In + Decades

• In + Centuries

• In + Weeks

• In + Periods of time

• In + Holidays

ON

• On + Days

• On + Dates

• On + Holidays with “day”

• On + Specific days

• On + Time

• On + Day + Part of day

AT

• At + Hours

• At + Parts of the day

• At + Holidays without “day”

• At + Time

Prepositions of Place IN, ON, AT

IN

• In + Countries

• In + Cities

• In + Neighborhood

• In + Enclosed Space

ON

• On + Means of transport

• On + Communications

• On + Surfaces

AT

• At + Exact Addresses or Intersections

• At + Specific Locations/ Points