Prepositions

Prepositions are words that we use before nouns or pronouns.

There are prepositions of directions, time, place and position.
I.

Prepositions of direction

Daud is
walking up the
stairs.

Adrian is
running down th
e stairs.

The bird flew

in through the
window.

Tim
jumped over the
fence.

They
She has
walked along th returned from to
e row of houses.
wn.

I am
walking to schoo
l.

Richard
came into the
room.

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My brother is
taking off his
shirt,

The taxi
went past the
mosque.

The boys
ran across the
road.

They are
running round th
e tree.

Prepositions of time

In
Examples

a.

Jalil was born in 1986.

a.

The holidays will

be in December.

a.

We leave for Penang in a

week's time.

a.

We go to school in the
morning.

At
Examples

a.

We will meet my
father at night.

a.

The class began at three

o'clock.

a.

At what time is he leaving?

On
Examples

a.

Malaysia gained independence on 31 August 1957.

a.

He goes swimming on Tuesday.

a.

On what day is Deepavali?

During
Examples

a.

We will visit our grandfather during the holidays.

a.

It is cool during the night.

a.

We had a quiz during our History class yesterday.

For
Examples

a.

The football team trained for a month.

a.

We lived in Subang Jaya for three years.

a.

They will be in America for a fortnight.

Since
Examples

III.

a.

He has been studying in Australia since 2002.

a.

Farouk has not written to me since January.

a.

There was been no rain since last month.

a.

We have not played football since Salim left our kampung.

Prepositions of time

The book
is on the chair.

The ball
is under the
table.

The fan
is above the boy.

The cat
is between the

three and the

car.

Haiqal
The boy
sits next to Harjit
is beside the car.
in class.

The walking stick The teacher is

is against the standing among
wall.
his pupils.

There is a
The spoon
kitten in the box. is near the bowl.