Lesson 8-Prepositions: Examples of Prepositions Showing Time
Lesson 8-Prepositions: Examples of Prepositions Showing Time
( 8) PREPOSITIONS
Prepositions are words placed before Nouns and Pronouns. They are used to show
time, position and direction.
Examples of Prepositions showing time:
My birthday falls in September.
Most shops are closed on Sunday.
I have an appointment at 9 o'clock.
Examples of Prepositions showing position:
He is standing at the door.
The glass is on the table.
The cat is sleeping under the chair.
Examples of Prepositions showing direction:
She got into the taxi.
The girl is walking towards her mother.
I have to go to town.
Other examples of expressions using prepositions:
The picture was drawn by his brother.
She likes to go out with her friends.
They say I walk like my father.
Her parents give her a box of sweets.
Expressions using Prepositions:
good at get up fall off interested in
clever at wake up get off involved in
bad at look up set off send in
point at clean up break off work in
stare at add up finish off fill in
fight against get into turn on made of
speak against cash into switch on built of
vote against jump into get on a box of
hit against turn into carry on half of
lean against dive into put it on many of