Prepositions

Definition of Preposition

Preposition is a word that governs nouns or pronouns usually placed in front of, expressing a relation to another word or element.

Simple rule
A preposition is followed by a noun. It is never followed by a verb.


Preposition of Time (at, in, on)

AT
IN
ON
Precise Time
Months, Years, Centuries and Long Periods
Days and Dates
at 4 o’clock
in December
on Sunday
at 4.30 am
in spring
on Tuesdays
at midday
in the winter
on 4 December
at lunchtime
in 1963
on 21 Nov. 1962
at mealtime
in the 1970s
on New Year’s Day
at sunset
in this century
on Independence Day
at sunrise
in the Ice Age
on my birthday
at the moment
in the past/future
on New Year’s Eve
at night
in the evening(s)
on Monday morning(s)



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