Understanding Prepositions: Types and Examples

Which preposition indicates the time when something happened in the past?

Which preposition shows the location of an object in relation to another?

Which preposition indicates the direction of movement?

Which preposition describes the typical location or place where something is found?

Which preposition shows the time when an event is currently happening?

What preposition is used in the sentence: "In the city, there are many tall buildings."?

Which preposition is used in the sentence: "John walked ___ the hill to reach the top."?

Identify the preposition used in the sentence: "The truck went ___ the bridge into the neighboring town."

Which preposition is used in the sentence: "Farmers plant crops ___ the field during the spring season."?

Identify the preposition used in the sentence: "There is a tunnel ___ the highway for bicycles and pedestrians."

Prepositions

Prepositions are a type of word that shows relationships between other words in a sentence. They answer questions such as where? what kind? how many? and when?. There are several types of prepositions including those that indicate time, location, place, and direction.

Prepositions of Time

Prepositions of time show when something happened or is happening. Some examples include:

Yesterday
Today
Tomorrow
In the morning
At noon
In the evening
Last week
Next month
Every day
During the night

Prepositions of Location

Prepositions of location describe where something or someone is located. Examples include:

Underneath
Above
Behind
Beside
Between
Inside
Outside
On top of
Nearby
Far away

Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of place describe where something or someone is usually found. Examples include:

In front of
Behind
Next to
Inside
Above
Below
Surrounded by
Close to
Overlooking
Beneath

Prepositions of Direction

Prepositions of direction show movement or motion. Examples include:

Up
Down
Through
Along
Across
Beyond
Between
Underneath
Above
Beside

One example sentence using prepositions could be: "The children played in the park every day after school until sunset".

Learn about prepositions, which are words that show relationships between other words in a sentence. Explore different types of prepositions including time, location, place, and direction, along with examples of each.