Valuable Preposition with their types and example

Preposition with their types and example

Chart: Prepositions, Types, and Example Sentences

Preposition	Type	Example Sentence
in	Place	The cat is in the box.
on	Place	The book is on the table.
at	Place	She is at the park.
by	Place	The house is by the river.
to	Direction	I am going to the store.
from	Direction	He came from Paris.
with	Accompaniment	She is going with her friends.
without	Accompaniment	He left without his wallet.
under	Place	The dog is under the table.
over	Place	The plane flew over the mountains.
before	Time	Finish your work before lunch.
after	Time	Let’s meet after the movie.
during	Time	We stayed quiet during the meeting.
around	Place/Time	We walked around the park.
across	Place/Direction	She walked across the street.
between	Place	The ball is between the boxes.
among	Place	He was among his friends.
behind	Place	The car is behind the truck.
beside	Place	She sat beside me.
into	Direction	She went into the room.
out of	Direction	He stepped out of the car.
towards	Direction	They moved towards the exit.
against	Place	He leaned against the wall.
within	Time/Place	Finish the work within an hour.
through	Direction	The train passed through the tunnel.
beyond	Place/Direction	The town is beyond the hills.
about	Place/Time/Topic	We talked about the weather.
above	Place	The picture is above the bed.
below	Place	The basement is below the house.
upon	Place	He placed the book upon the shelf.
outside	Place	The kids are playing outside.
inside	Place	Stay inside the house.
near	Place	The school is near the library.
opposite	Place	The bank is opposite the cafe.
along	Place/Direction	We walked along the beach.
until	Time	Wait until I return.
since	Time	He has been here since morning.
among	Place	The letter was among the papers.
beside	Place	She stood beside her friend.
off	Direction	She took off her hat.
onto	Direction	The cat jumped onto the roof.
across	Direction	We swam across the lake.
off	Direction	He fell off the bike.
via	Direction	We went to Paris via London.
alongside	Place/Direction	The dog ran alongside me.
beyond	Place	The mountains are beyond the valley.
below	Place	The river is below the cliff.
underneath	Place	The cat is underneath the bed.
upon	Place	The keys are upon the table.
over	Place/Direction	The ball flew over the fence.
near	Place	The hotel is near the beach.
across	Direction/Place	We ran across the field.
before	Time	The meeting starts before noon.
after	Time	I’ll call you after work.
until	Time	The store is open until 9 PM.
since	Time	She has lived here since 2010.
through	Place/Direction	The light came through the window.
among	Place	The book was among the papers.
between	Place	The bench is between the trees.
along	Direction/Place	We walked along the river.
towards	Direction	He walked towards the house.
upon	Place/Direction	The rain fell upon the roof.
within	Time/Place	Complete the task within an hour.
around	Place/Time	He looked around the room.
against	Place	He pushed against the door.
under	Place	The cat is under the chair.
behind	Place	She hid behind the curtain.
beside	Place	He stood beside her.
above	Place	The clock is above the door.
below	Place	The basement is below ground level.
inside	Place	The kids are playing inside.
outside	Place	The dog is outside the house.
across	Direction/Place	She ran across the street.
towards	Direction	They moved towards the exit.
near	Place	The cafe is near the station.
beyond	Place/Direction	The house is beyond the hill.
around	Place/Time	They gathered around the fire.
during	Time	We stayed quiet during the movie.
since	Time	I’ve known him since childhood.
until	Time	We waited until the rain stopped.
through	Direction	We drove through the tunnel.
among	Place	She was among her friends.
before	Time	She left before breakfast.
after	Time	I’ll meet you after class.
beside	Place	The store is beside the bank.
under	Place	The dog is under the table.
behind	Place	The car is behind the truck.
inside	Place	The phone is inside the bag.
outside	Place	The cat is outside the house.
above	Place	The plane is above the clouds.
below	Place	The fish are below the surface.
around	Place/Time	We walked around the block.
between	Place	The book is between the shelves.
along	Direction/Place	We walked along the road.
across	Direction/Place	The bridge goes across the river.
towards	Direction	He is walking towards the door.
through	Direction	She walked through the garden.
beyond	Place/Direction	The stars are beyond our reach.
near	Place	The park is near my house.
within	Time/Place	Finish the project within a week.
since	Time	She has been here since 9 AM.
until	Time	Wait until the bus arrives.
upon	Place/Direction	He looked upon the stars.
during	Time	It rained during the night.
after	Time	We’ll go out after dinner.
before	Time	He arrived before me.
without	Accompaniment	She left without her bag.
alongside	Place/Direction	They walked alongside each other.
via	Direction	We traveled via train.
inside	Place	He stayed inside the house.
outside	Place	The kids are playing outside.
beneath	Place	The river is beneath the bridge.
above	Place	The lamp hangs above the table.
below	Place	The valley lies below the mountain.
across	Place/Direction	The ferry goes across the bay.
around	Place/Time	She looked around the room.
among	Place	He stood among the crowd.
besides	Addition	Besides the rain, it was a nice day.
except	Exclusion	Everyone came except John.