Prepositions
Prepositions
• at 1 o’clock • at dawn
• at noon • at sunset
• at night
• at the moment
In
-used to indicate months, years,
centuries and long periods
Examples:
in March in the past
in Summer in the future
in 2019
in the 21 century
st
on
-used to indicate days and
dates
Examples:
• on Saturday • on your birthday
• on March 6 • on Mondays
• on July 12, 1984
• o Christmas day
for
-used to indicate a period of
time
Examples:
• for six years
• for two hours
• for a week
until
-used to indicate length of
time
Examples:
• until noon
• until Thursday
during
-used to indicate an event of
time
Examples:
• during Christmas
Holidays
• during Birthday
since
-used to indicate a period
Examples:
• since yesterday
• since 1986
On the blank in each sentence below. Write the
preposition in, on, at.
Example:
He went inside his room.
Through
refers to movement within a space..
Example:
We passed through the
cemetery.
Along
is used to refer to movement
following a line.
Example:
We walked along the walls.
Past and by
Indicate movement going close to and
the going beyond something or
somewhere.
Examples:
• They did not see the sign so
they drove past the
restaurant.
• The swans flew right by our
window.