Prepositions English lesson learning what they are.
What will I learn from the lesson learning what prepositions are?
During the lesson learning what prepositions are, you will learn how to use them when talking about time, place, position and place.
What is a preposition? It is a word or phase that describes the relationship between the object and word.
Examples:-
Relationship between the box and the cat.
The rabbit is in the box.
The rabbit is on the box.
The rabbit is within the box.
Relationship between the box and the chair.
The cat is under the chair.
The cat is below the chair.
Relationship between the box and the cat.
The cat in on the box.
The cat is above the box.
Relationship between the books and the man.
The man is next to the books.
The man is besides the books.
Relationship between the houses and the man.
The man is running between the houses
Relationship between the sun and the cloud.
The sun is behind the cloud
The cloud is in front of the sun
How to use at for a specific place / position.
Mr Bean is waiting at the cafe for you.
You need to wait at the bus stop.
Mrs Bean lives at 10 Downing Street.
Some more examples
The dog sat on the chair.
The birds are on the roof.
I used to live on 10 Downing Street.
The cat is in the garden.
Mrand Mrs Bean are in a taxi.
Propositions of movement, to, through, across, along, around, past, towards
| He ran | across | the road. |
| We walked | along | the pavement. |
| She ran | around | the field. |
| He ran | away from | the policeman. |
| He ran | back to | the shop. |
| We ran | down | the hill. |
| He strolled | into | the room. |
| She walked | off | the stage. |
| I walked | onto | the train platform. |
| She ran | out of | the woods. |
| We drove | over | the seven bridge. |
| I ran | past | the opening to park. |
| We raced | round | the race track. |
| We drove | through | the tunnel. |
| She ran | to | the door. |
| He ran | towards | the train station. |
| We are | under | the shelter. |
| We walked | up | the hill. |
Learning how to use prepositions about time
| on | When talking about days of the week | on Tuesday we will go to the Docotors |
| in |
Talking about months/ seasons / time / year / period of time |
in 1 hour / in September / in 2013 I will be 21 |
| at | When describing a point of time | at 9pm we will go to the party / at weekend we like to rest |
| since | Used when describing a certain point of time | since last week I lost 5kg in weight |
| for | Used when describing a certain amount of time | for 6 weeks I have stopped smoking. |
| ago | Used when describing a certain time in the past | 5 years ago I started learning English |
| before | earlier than a certain point of time | before 2004 |
| to | Used when to tell the time | Quarter to three (2:45) |
| past | Used when to tell the time | five past one (1:05) |
| to / till / until | Describing the beginning and end of a certain amount of time | The shop is open from Monday till Sunday |
| till / until | How long something is going to last | She is on sick leave until next week. |
| by | latest time you will be back | By 1 o'clock, I was so tired and needed to sleep. |
