A1 · BeginnerGrammar learning path
Basic prepositions of place and time
Prepositions are easier to learn by meaning and contrast. Start with the most common relationships, then practise the separate systems for location and time, including the expressions where English uses no preposition.
3 lessons 18 exercises
What you will learn
- Recognise the main meanings of common prepositions.
- Choose in, on, and at for place.
- Choose in, on, and at for time and avoid them after last, next, every, and this.
Before you start
- Understand basic noun phrases and everyday time expressions.
Lessons in this path
- 1Common Prepositions
Surveys high-frequency prepositions for place, time, direction, source, company, transport, authorship, and duration.
- 2Preposition of place
Focuses on in, on, at and spatial relations such as under, beside, between, above, and below.
- 3Prepositions of time
Focuses on in, on, and at for time, then adds before, after, during, ranges, and common no-preposition expressions.