Preposition

Pre… PositionI go to the cinema.

before a place

The Preposition Describes The Relationship Between The Verb And The Place

Rules

- Prepositions Of Time- Prepositions Of Place- Prepositions Of Movement

Preposition Of MovementOr

Adverb Of Direction

He goes into the office. He goes in.

preposition

adverb

Basic Prepositions Of TimeEXACT TIME at

3 o’clockmidnight

the moment

DAYS AND DATES on

Monday4th July

my birthdayChristmas day

PERIODS inMarch

summer1997

the ’60sthe morning / afternoon / evening

EXCEPTIONS atweekends / the weekend

Christmas / Easternight

Prepositions Of Place And Movement

verbs preposition + home

place be / stay / work at / in be at home

starting and stopping

leave - leave - home

arrive at / in / on arrive - home

movement go / drive / walk to go - home

On For Technology&

In For Paperon the phoneon a computeron the radioon the TVon an iPod

in a bookin a magazinein the (news)paper

BUTon the page

dependent prepositionsafter verbs

depend onlisten towait forincrease / decrease by

dependent prepositionsafter adjectives

interested ingood / bad atafraid ofangry withangry aboutfed up withhappy withmarried tosimilar tosame as

depend onlisten towait forincrease / decrease by

dependent prepositionsafter nouns

opinion ofincrease / decrease inpossibility of

phrasal verbslook atlook forlook after

get toget into / out ofget onto / off