Prepositions

1. Prepositions of time
Preposition Use in months Year Seasons part of the day Duration at part of the day time of day #elebrations fi%ed phrases days of the wee Date spe"ial holidays a spe"ial part of a day after ago before between by during for from ... to from... till/until past since till/untill to up to within later than sth) how far sth) happened *in the past+ earlier than sth) time that separates two points not later than a spe"ial time through the whole of a period of time period of time two points form a period time of the day point of time no later than a spe"ial time time of the day not more than a spe"ial time during a period of time Examples in July; in September in 1985; in 1999 in summer; in the summer of 69 in the morning; in the afternoon; in the evening in a minute; in two wee s at night at 6 o!"lo" ; at midnight at #hristmas; at $aster at the same time on Sunday; on &riday on the '5th of De"ember on (ood &riday; on $aster Sunday; on my birthday on the morning of September the 11th after s"hool 6 years ago before #hristmas between ,onday and &riday by -hursday during the holidays for three wee s from ,onday to .ednesday '/ minutes past 6 *60'/+ sin"e ,onday till tomorrow until tomorrow '/ minutes to 6 *50/1+ up to 6 hours a day within a day

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Exercise:

1. Peter is playing tennis ___________ Sunday. 2. My brother's birthday is _________ the 5th of November. 3. My birthday is ___________ May. . !e are going to see my parents __________ the "ee#end. 5. ________ 1$$$% a great fire bro#e out in &ondon. $. ' don't li#e "al#ing alone in the streets ________ night. (. !hat are you doing _______ the afternoon) *. My friend has been living in +anada _________ t"o years. ,. ' have been "aiting for you _________ seven o'-lo-#. 1.. ' "ill have finished this essay _________ /riday. 11. !hat are you doing _______ the "ee#end) 12. ' don't #no" yet. Maybe ''ll go to the -inema ________ Saturday. 13. 0hat's interesting. ' haven't been to the -inema ________ so many years. 1 . !e -ould go there together ________ the afternoon. 15. 0hat "ould be great. 1ut ' "ould prefer to go there _________ the evening. ' am visiting my grandma __________ Saturday. 1$. 0hat's o#ay. 0he film starts _________ eight o'-lo-#. 1(. ' -an pi-# you up _______ half ______ seven. 2o" long does the film last) 1*. 't lasts _________ t"o hours and forty3five minutes. 1,. __________ eight ________ a 4uarter ________ eleven. 2.. 0hat's right. 1ut ' must hurry home _______ the film. ' have to be home _________ eleven o'-lo-#.

1. Prepositions of place
Preposition above across Use higher than sth) from one side to the other side Examples -he pi"ture hangs above my bed) You mustn!t go a"ross this road here) -here isn!t a bridge a"ross the river)

after against along around at behind below beside between close to from in in front of into on onto opposite over through to under

one follows the other dire"ted towards sth) in a line; from one point to another in a "ir"ular way dire"tly at one point at the ba" of lower than sth) ne%t to sth)7sb) is on ea"h side near the pla"e where it starts 4nside sth) the part that is in the dire"tion it fa"es entering sth) above sth) moving to a pla"e on the other side above sth)7sb) going from one point to the other point towards sth)7sb) below sth)

-he "at ran after the dog) 2fter you) -he bird flew against the window) -hey!re wal ing along the bea"h) .e!re sitting around the "ampfire) #an we meet at the "orner of the street3 4 met John at a party) 5ur house is behind the supermar et) Death 6alley is 86 metres below sea level) 5ur house is beside the supermar et) 5ur house is between the supermar et and the s"hool) 5ur house is "lose to the supermar et) Do you "ome from -o yo3 .e sit in the room) .e arrive in ,adrid) 5ur house is in front of the supermar et) You shouldn!t go into the "astle) -he map lies on the des ) -he photo hangs on the wall) -he "at 8umped onto the roof) 5ur house is opposite the supermar et) -he "at 8umped over the wall) You shouldn!t wal through the forest) 4 li e going to 2ustralia) #an you "ome to me -he "at is under the table)

Exercise: 1. !e live ________ &ondon. 2. !ould you li#e to go ___________ the -inema tonight) 3. No% than#s. ' "as __________ the -inema yesterday.

. !e are going _________ holiday ne5t "ee#. 5. 0here is a bridge __________ the river. $. 0he flight from &eip6ig to &ondon "as ________ /ran#furt. (. _________ my "all% there are many pi-ture post-ards. *. !ho is the person ________ this pi-ture) ,. +ome ___________ the sitting room% "e "ant to "at-h 07. 1.. Muni-h lies 53. meters __________ sea level. 11. 'f you "ant to go ________ a bus% you have to go _______ the bus stop. 12. 8ou loo# _______ the time table. 13. 0hen you "ait ______ your bus. 1 . !hen the bus arrives% you get _______ the bus. 15. 8ou buy a ti-#et _________ the driver or sho" your ti-#et ________ the driver. 1$. !hen you arrive _______ your destination% you get ________ the bus. 1(. Sometimes you even have to -hange buses _________ another bus stop.

Mixed exercises:

a9 ''m Peter and ' live _______ :ermany. _______ summer ' li#e to travel ________ 'taly% be-ause ________ the "eather and the people there. &ast summer ' too# a plane _________ Muni-h to ;ome. _________ the airport "e "ent to our hotel _________bus. !e stopped _________ a small restaurant for a 4ui-# meal. 0he driver par#ed the bus __________ the restaurant. Nobody -ould find the bus and the driver% so "e "aited ___________ the restaurant __________ one hour. 0he driver "as "al#ing ____________ the small par# _________ the restaurant "hi-h "e did not #no". So "e "ere very angry _________ him. 1ut my holidays "ere great. !e sat ________ -ampfires and "ent dan-ing ________ the early mornings.

b9 1. 2enry /ord "as born ______ the 3.th _______ <uly 1*$3. 2. 2e made his first -ar% the =uadri-y-le% _________ <une 1*,$.

3. ________ 1,.3% he founded the /ord Motor +ompany. . Modern mass produ-tion ______ -ars "as developed ______ him% ______1,13. 5. /ord's Model 0 -ould then be assembled _______ >ust ,3 minutes. $. 1,2(% 15 million Model 0 -ars had been manufa-tured _______ the /ord Motor +ompany.

(. 2enry /ord be-ame one ________ the ri-hest and best3#no"n people _________ the "orld.

-9 1. ?luru is lo-ated ________ -entral @ustralia. 2. 0he large sandstone ro-# formation is also #no"n ______ @yers ;o-# _________honour ________ Sir 2enry @yers% "ho "as a Premier ______ South @ustralia _______ 1*(3. 3. ?luru is listed _______ a !orld 2eritage @rea ________ both its natural and -ultural values. . 't is sa-red ________ the @boriginal people ________ the area. 5. __________ different times _______ the day% ?luru seems to -hange -olour. $. 0he sandstone is infused _______ minerals that refle-t the red light _________ sunrise and sunset.