prepositions macu

PREPOSITIONSThere are three kind of

prepositions:

WHERE?TIME

PLACE

MOVEMENT

AT IN ON

• the time: at 7 o´clocK

• holidays: at Christmas, at Easter, at/on the weekend.

Months: in SeptemberSeasons: in winter, spring, autumn, fall, summerYears: in 1996Centuries: In the 20th century

Days: on Monday, On New Year’s Day, on Mother’s Day, etc.

Expressions: at present,at dawn, (parts of the day)at noon, at night, At midnight

Expressions: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, in an hour, in a minute, in a week/few days/month/year

Dates: on May 6th

Part of a particular day:On Tuesday eveningAdjective + day: on a hot day

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACEbehind

In front of

In / inside

by

over

between

under

on

PREPOSITIONS OF MOVMENT

Flying Over the cloud

Flying Past the cloud

Flying Through the cloud

Flying Under the cloud

Walking Down the stairs

Walking Up the stairs

Jumping Off

Jumping Onto

Running Across

Riding Into

Riding Out Of

Running Towards

Running Away From