PLACE

TIME

Common English Prepositions

in

years, months, weeks and part of the day

in 2001, in June, in 3 weeks, in the evening

on

days

on Friday, on June 16th, on St Valentines Day

at

hours

at 6 oclock

in

countries, cities

in England, in London

on

streets

on Oxford Street

at

specific location, public place

at 23 Oxford Street, at the hospital, at the park

in dentro de

a rabbit in the hole, a credit card in my pocket

on encima de

a cup of coffee on the table, a poster on the wall

at

exceptions

at home, at work

to a, hacia

were going to the hospital, she goes to University every day

for durante

I have been studying for 5 hours

after despus (de)

I went out after I finished the homework, I went out after lunch

before antes (de)

I studied before Christmas, I studied before they arrived

between entre

between you and me, between the shop and the park

under debajo (de)

a cat under the table

out (of) fuera (de)

a tree out of the house

from de, desde

a letter from Paris, a letter from John

to para

a present to Martha

of de

this carrot is of the rabbit,, I drank a glass of milk

for por, para

a cake for your birthday, a place for shows, Im happy for you

by por (passive use)

a painting by Velzquez

by por (means of transport)

by bus, by train, by plane

about acerca de, alrededor de a story about a lion, he knows about physics, news about the accident
with con

a girl with her boyfriend

without sin

an exam without a name

List of all the English prepositions

OTHERS

inside the hole, inside the building

PLACE

inside & in dentro de