"Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're right."-- HENRY FORD

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Prepositions

Prepositions of Time
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                                            
in
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          
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