List Of Prepositions with Examples

A preposition is a word that expresses position. It helps in showing the connection between the subject (noun or pronoun) and the rest of the words in a sentence. Different types of prepositions give us different kinds of information. Prepositions of time, place, and manner, show us when, where, or how something happens in a sentence. Some preposition can be used to express more than one situation.

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Prepositions

Preposition	When	Where	How	Who
in	I finished school in 1999.	We will spend the holidays in Germany.
on	The match will be on Monday.	The Johnson live on a farm.
at	The doctor comes at one o’ clock.	Monica works at the hospital.
to	Our school will remain closed from June to August.	Mom went to the market.		Jill served juice to the guests.
for	I waited for the train for half an hour.			The bracelets are for Julia.
since	We have been Living here since 2002.
by	Dad will be back by six o’ clock.	Cathy likes to have her coffee by the window.	You can go to Singapore by air.	This arrangement has been made by Mark.
across		The woodcutter lives across the lake.
from	The store will start selling electrical appliances from next week.	Juana is from Australia.		The sweater is from my Mom and the socks are from my grandma.
above		Tom wants to hang the clock above the shelf.
under		The homeless people sleep under the bridge.
behind		The man standing behind you is my brother.
before	I want to buy the books before school starts.	The performer fainted on stage before the audience.
through			The birds flew into the house through the open window.
towards		The storm is headed towards the coastal areas.
near		I have put the box near your bed.
between		Jim likes to sit between his parents on the airplane.