Prepositions of Time
at
at a specific time of day (at 8:30 p.m.)
at night
at breakfast, lunch, dinner
at
at a specific time of day (at 8:30 p.m.)
at night
at breakfast, lunch, dinner
on
on a day of the week (on Monday)
on a specific date (on June 16)
on a specific ho9liday (on MLK Day)
on time (meaning “punctual”)
on my birthday
on a day of the week (on Monday)
on a specific date (on June 16)
on a specific ho9liday (on MLK Day)
on time (meaning “punctual”)
on my birthday
in
in a year (in 2008)
in a month (in October)
in the morning, afternoon, evening
in the spring, fall, summer, winter
in a year (in 2008)
in a month (in October)
in the morning, afternoon, evening
in the spring, fall, summer, winter
from…to
from one time to another (from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
for a period of time (for six hours)
for
for a period of time (for six hours)
Prepositions of Place
at
at an address (I live at 15 Maple Street.)
at a specific building (at the hospital)
on
on a specific street (The post office is on Maple Street.)
on technological devices (on TV, on the radio, on the phone, on the computer)
on a planet (on Earth)
on top
in
in a city (in Fort Lauderdale)
in a country (in the U.S.A.)
in a continent (in Europe)
from...to
from one place to another (from Miami to New York)
for
for a distance (for ten miles)
to vs. at
from one time to another (from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
for a period of time (for six hours)
for
for a period of time (for six hours)
Prepositions of Place
at
at an address (I live at 15 Maple Street.)
at a specific building (at the hospital)
on
on a specific street (The post office is on Maple Street.)
on technological devices (on TV, on the radio, on the phone, on the computer)
on a planet (on Earth)
on top
in
in a city (in Fort Lauderdale)
in a country (in the U.S.A.)
in a continent (in Europe)
from...to
from one place to another (from Miami to New York)
for
for a distance (for ten miles)
to vs. at
to=movement from one place to another
Each morning, Albert walks to the library, he goes to the coffee shop, and then he goes home. (do not put to directly before home.
at=being or remaining in one place
In the afternoon, he stays at work. He sits at his desk and stares at the computer, wondering what to do.
Common Prepositional Expressions
Accuse (somebody) of escape from prevent (someone) from
Acquainted with excited about protect (someone) from
Add to familiar with proud of
Afraid of fond of qualify for
Angry with forget about realistic about
Angry about forgive (someone) for refer to
Agree with friendly with related to
Apologize for grateful for rely on
Apply for happy about rescue from
Approve of hear about responsible for
Argue with hope for sad about
Ask for innocent of scared of
Associate with insist on search for
Aware of insulted by similar to
Believe in interested in specialize in
Belong to introduce to stop (something) from
Capable of jealous of succeed in
Care about/for keep from take advantage of
Concern about long for take care of
Confronted with look forward to thank (someone) for
Consist of opposed to think about/of
Count on participate in tired of
Deal with pay attention to willing to
Decide on pray for wish for
Depend on prepared for worry about