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Prepositions of direction, place and time

Place1. aboard

a. How many people were aboard the ship.

2. abovea. a plane flew above our house

3. againsta. the ladder was standing against the

wall4. at the top

a. there was a restaurant at the top of the mountain

5. at the bottoma. There was water at the bottom of

the well.6. at

a. I was at workb. Where is it at?

7. behinda. it is behind the refrigerator

8. belowa. Some people live below us in the

basement9. beside

a. He was standing right beside her.10. between

a. there are about 10 meters between the houses

11. bya. This place is right by my house

12. ina. the keys are always in the drawer

13. in the middle14. in front of

a. You sit in front of your computer too much1

15. insidea. they are all inside the house

16. neara. We are near my house!

17. next to (next door to)a. She was standing next to her car

18. to the left ofa. my house is to the left of the

library19. to the right of

a. The bank is to the right of my house.

20. on top of a. the money is on top of the

refrigerator

21. ona. there is a computer on the table

22. oppositea. there is a store right opposite of my

house23. she shoes are under the bed24. outside

a. Everyone is outside

direction1. across

a. I swam across Volga2. against

a. it’s hard to run against the wind3. along (down)

a. we were walking along the street4. around

a. We went around because the road was bad

5. beyonda. there nothing interesting beyond

this door6. by

a. We just went by my friend’s house.7. down

a. The elevator is going down8. from

a. I always come home from work at 6

9. intoa. She went into the café.

10. forward (for)a. You have move forwardb. I am looking forward to it

11. outa. I was outb. There are a lot of good ideas out

there12. over

a. You have to throw the ball over the fence

13. pasta. We went past the new movie

theater14. through

a. We are going to have to go through the forest to get to my grandma’s.

15. to

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a. I went to Moscow16. towards

a. the car is moving towards the house

17. backwards a. the car is moving backwards.

18. undera. We are going under a bridge

19. upa. You have to go up to the 3rd floor.

20. upside-downa. Everything is upside-down in here

time1. after

a. I’ll be there after 4.2. about

a. it’s about 73. after

a. what are you doing after this?4. at

a. the show is at 35. before

a. I was sleeping before this6. behind

a. We are behind schedule7. between

a. it takes between 2 and 3 hours to get there

8. neara. the winter is near

9. bya. it should be finished by 4

10. duringa. I was sleeping during the whole

flight11. for

a. I haven’t been here for a long time12. from

a. She works from 9 to 5.13. in

a. he should be here in about 5 minutes

14. sincea. I have been working here since

1990.

15. pasta. it is half past 5

16. up toa. Getting there may take up to three

days.