Prepositions Flashcards
time
at
at six o’clock
midday
at
I have my main meal at midday.
midnight
at
the bus arrived at midnight
mealtime
(breakfast, lunch…)
at
I’ll see you at dinner time.
day
on
on Friday
on his birthday
on Christmas Day
a date
on
on September 10
on 6th May
a part of a day
in
in the morning.
in the afternoon
in the evening
season
in
in the spring
in the autumn
month
in
in July
in December
year
in
in 1997.
century
in
we all live in the 21st century.
weekend
at - on
I like to relax at the weekend.
The office is closed on the weekend.
night
at
It gets cold at night.
bank
at
let’s meet at the bank.
bus stop
at
Wait for me at the bus stop.
match
at
I saw him at the match.
party
at
I met some interesting people at the party.
home
at
he wasn’t at home.
work
at
The atmosphere at work is fairly informal.
school
at
We learn not at school, but in life.
something with walls or sides
(box, room, garden, park…)
in
in our office there are no (job) openings
big area
(village, town, city, country, countryside…)
in
in the village.
in London.
something long
(road, coast, river…)
on
on the coast
on the river
phone
on
on the phone
side
on-at
There are trees on both sides of the road.
river
on- in
the boat is on the river.
the swimmer is in the river.
something flat
(table, wall, floor…)
on
on the floor
bottom
at
At the bottom of the sea
End
In the end: = Finally
-He had a tough life. But, in the end, he looked content.
At the end: =final part
-If you go straight, you’ll find a gas station at the end of this road.
By the end: =Something that has finished happening before the end happens
-All your bills should be paid by the end of this month.
hospital
in- at
in the hospital > as a patient
at the hospital > as a visitor
university
at
Both their children are at university.
war
at
They’ve been at war for the last five years
