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Prepositions of direction motion (To, at, from, round, across, against). Prepositions of cause, reason, and purpose (Of, for, with). Preposition of Agent, Manner or Method (In, on, for, by with, though).
A preposition is a word or group of words used to link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. Some examples of prepositions are single words like in, at, on, of, to, by and with or phrases such as in front of, next to, instead of. Prepositions in English are most frequently dictated by fixed expressions.
This list of prepositions with example sentences is very important to learn in English. This list will help you in speaking English fluently. Let us first learn what exactly the prepositions are:
Here is the most commonly used preposition list in English, grouped in a table to download as a free PDF with many examples. It's up to you to memorize them!
Prepositions are used to express a number of relationships, including time, location (place or direction), means or agent, manner, state or condition, quantity or measure, and purpose or reason.
A preposition is used to give a spatial or temporal indication, a position or a logical link between two things: Examples: I'm going to the office. He's at the bar. My pen is on the table. We meet in an hour. I saw a beautiful movie painting by Spielberg. I'm from Canada. The letter is under your book.
Here are some practical suggestions for you to try in class: Make a gap fill into a listening exercise. Keep a record of short sentences containing typical mistakes your learners make with prepositions. Read these sentences out to your class but say 'mmm' instead of the preposition.
