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PREPOSITIONS
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Presented by: Pamela Bandigan
OPENING PRAYER
PTIREPIONSOS
PREPOSITIONS
words used to show the relationship between
nouns, pronouns and other words in a sentence
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Prepositions of Time
used to indicate when a particular action takes place

Prepositions of Place
used to indicate where something is

Prepositions of Direction
used to indicate some type of movement
 EXERCISE 1

Prepositions Exercise: in, on, at

1. The meeting is scheduled ___ the afternoon.

2. I'm meeting with my boss ___ Tuesday.
3. We will be traveling to Europe ___ a few years.
4. The bird landed ___ the edge of the pond.
5. I'll meet you ___ the library ___ 3 PM.
6. She arrived ___ the airport ___ time.
 IN

In is generally used for:

Enclosed spaces I put my books in the bag.

Time periods I’ll be there in two hours.

Larger cities or She lives in Makati City.
countries
 IN

More examples:
Months: "I'll visit you in December."
Years: "She was born in 1995."
Decades: "The fashion trends in the 1980s were very colorful."
Seasons: "We'll go skiing in the winter."
Time periods: "I'll finish my work in a few hours.
Enclosed spaces: "The cat is sleeping in the box."
Countries: "He lives in France."
Cities: "We're going to a concert in New York."
Buildings: "The library is in the city center."
Specific locations: "She's sitting in the corner."
 ON

On is generally used for:

Surfaces The book is on the table.
Days of the week
I have a meeting on Tuesday.
and specific dates
Holidays We’ll see you on Christmas Day.
 ON

More examples:
Days of the week: "I have a meeting on Tuesday."
Dates: "The wedding is on May 15th."
Holidays: "We'll celebrate Christmas on December 25th."
Surfaces: "The book is on the table."
Transportation: "She's traveling on a train."
Parts of the body: "He has a tattoo on his arm."
Specific locations: "The store is on Main Street."
Conditions: "She's on a diet."
Topics: "We're talking on the phone."
Modes of communication: "I sent her a message on Instagram."
Devices: "He's playing a game on his phone."
 AT

At is generally used for:

Specific time I'll be there at 3:15 PM.

Adresses Harriet lives at 328 Sapphire Street.

Events She was at the party last night.

At: Direction - when talking about directing

something towards another person or thing
 AT

Taylor Swift was waving her hands at the crowd.

She blew a kiss goodbye at the audience.

More examples:
Mealtimes: at lunch, at dinnertime
Holiday season: At Christmas, At Easter
a point during the day: At 12 noon, all the bells rang out
referring to a specific age: Many children leave school at 16.
Talking about prices: At $200 a night for a double room, the hotel is
good value.
Talking about speeds: According to the police, he was driving at 120 mph.
MORE PREPOSITIONS OF...

Place Time Direction

under Across/Along
by, to, till,
above Around
until,
below Through
during, for,
beside Up and Down
since, from,
next to within,
between before,
among after,
near afterwards,
far from then
Prepositions of Place
Use "under" to describe something that is
below or beneath another object.

Use "above" to describe something that

is higher than another object.

Use "beside" to describe something that

is next to or beside another object.

Use "near" to describe something that

is close to another object.
Prepositions of Place

Use "among" to describe something is in or with

a group of a few, several, or many things.

Use "between" to describe something is in the

middle of two things or two groups of things.

Use "far from" to describe something

that is at a great distance away
Prepositions of Direction
Use "across" to describe the other side of something, or
from one side to the other of something which has sides
or limits such as a city, road or river

Use "along" to describe something is 'in a line next to

something long and thin' like a road or a path

Use "around" when you refer to

movements in circles or from one place
to another
Prepositions of Direction
Use "through" When we talk about movement from one
side to another but 'in something’

Use "up and down" to describe an alternate upward and

downward movement

Use "out of" when you refer to moving

towards the outside of something or
somewhere
Prepositions of Direction
Use "into" When we expresses movement of something
toward or into something else

Use "onto" to describe the direction of an object

moving toward a surface.

“The water spilled

onto the table.”
Prepositions of Time
Indicating Time Limits
Use "by" to indicate a deadline or a specific time before
which something must happen.
Example: "You must submit your report by Monday."
Use “to” to indicate a time period between two points.
Example: "The store is open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM."
Use “till” to indicate a time period up to a certain point.
Example: "I'll be here till 3:00 PM."
“Until” is similar to "till," but often used in more formal
contexts.
Example: “We'll wait until the rain stops.”
Prepositions of Time
Indicating Time Periods
Use "during" to indicate a specific time period within
which something happens
Example: "The accident happened during the storm.

Use “for” to indicate the duration of a time period

Example: "I've been waiting for two hours.
Use “since” to indicate a starting point in the past
Example: "I've lived here since 2010."
Prepositions of Time
Indicating Sequence or Position in Time
Use "from" to indicate the beginning of a time period.
Example: "Tickets for the concert are on sale from 1:00 PM on
Monday.”
Use “within” to indicate a time period that is shorter
than a specified period.
Example: "I'll finish this task within an hour."
Use “before” to indicate a time period earlier than a
specified time.
Example: "You need to arrive before 5:00 PM."
Prepositions of Time

Use "after" to indicate a time period later than a

specified time.
Example: "We'll meet after the meeting."
Use “afterwards” to indicate a time period that
follows something else.
Example: "We had dinner and went for a walk afterwards."

Use “then” to indicate a time period that follows another

in sequence.
Example: "First, we studied, then we watched a movie."
 Why is it important to
know the different usage
of prepositions?
At School vs.
EXAMPLE:

In School
Tom wasn't at home; he
was at school. (at that
It's important to remember location)
that each preposition
expresses an idea. For
example, at expresses the Fred doesn't have a job
idea of being at a specific yet because he is still in
location, whereas in school. (enrolled in the
expresses the idea of being
within the school building or
institution of school)
environment.
 In School At School

General: "I'm going to be Specific event: "I'm meeting

in school all day." my teacher at school after
Specific: "I have a math class."
Location within the school:
test in school tomorrow."
"The principal's office is at
Location: "The library is in
the front of the school."
school." Activity: "We're playing
Activity: "We're having a basketball at the school
pep rally in school." gym."
Time: "I'll be back in Time: "I'll be arriving at
school at 2:30.” school at 8:00 AM."
 On a Street EXAMPLE:

vs. In the My house was on

Walingwaling Street.
Street >> at that location, the
street is named
different prepositions have
different meanings. On is
generally used for street We were walking in the
locations (on Main Street), streets of Davao when
whereas in is used to talk I saw him.
about doing something in the
>> walking in the middle
street in general
of a street, not named
 In Water vs. EXAMPLE:

On Water
We were in the sea
all day.
>> swimming
Once again, the difference depends
on the meaning of the prepositions.
When you are in water, you are
We were on the
swimming in the water. However, sea all day.
when you are on water, you are >> in a boat
floating on the surface of the water
in a boat OR you are standing on the I have a beautiful
shore of that body of water. This
house on the sea.
applies to lakes, rivers, oceans and
>> on the shore
other bodies of water.
 On Time vs. EXAMPLE:

In Time
I arrived on time
for my English
class.
To be on time means you are not
>> as planned on the
late, punctual, as arranged or
planned, neither early nor late.
schedule

In time means you have a time to I arrived in time to

spare to do something else before have some iced coffee
the planned time, before my English
class.
>> early enough
Questions?
Thank
you!