Prepositions of Time and Place in English

Prepositions of Time and Place

Prepositions of Time

• at: at 5 o’clock, at midnight, at noon, at night
• in: in the morning, in 2024, in summer, in April
• on: on Monday, on July 4th, on the weekend (US)
• since: since 2020, since Monday (starting point)
• for: for two hours, for a week (duration)
• by: by Friday (deadline)
• until/till: until 5 PM

Prepositions of Place

• at: at the door, at school, at work (specific point)
• in: in the room, in Algeria, in the box (enclosed)
• on: on the table, on the wall, on the bus (surface)
• under: under the bed
• next to/beside: next to the window
• between: between A and B
• in front of: in front of the school

Exercise

Complete with at, in, on:

1. I go to school … 7 AM.
2. She lives … Algiers.

See Comparative and Superlative and Wh-Questions.