1. Escuela de Educación Continua
Repaso para la Prueba de Evaluación
y Admisión Universitaria
(College Board)
INGLÉS
Parts of the Speech
Prepositions
Preparado por
Prof. Carmen Cembalest, Enero 1994
Revisado por
Prof. Thelvenitsie Hernández, Junio 2006

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Escuela de Educación Continua de UMET, enero 2012

3. VI. Prepositions – Short words that relate a noun or a pronoun to some words in a
sentence.
Use Preposition “IN” for the following:
Continents - in Europe
Countries - in Puerto Rico
Cities - in Boston
Town - in Caguas
Years - in 1995
Months - in November
Seasons - in summer
in spring
in autumn
in winter
Meaning inside - in the car
in the drawer
in the house
Parts of the day - in the morning
Use “ON” for the following:
Days - on Tuesday
Dates - on July 4th.
Streets - on Main Street
Avenues - on Ashford Ave.
Location on top of - The book is on the desk.
Special expressions - He’s on the telephone.
Use “AT” for the following:
Time - at 7:00
Special expressions - at noon, at night, at midnight
Number of streets - at 298 South Street
Special expressions - at the door, at the corner, at the movies

4. Prepositions of Place:
IN ON AT
in New York on the floor at the table
in the north on the island at the Caribe Hilton
in class on the ground at the university
in the drawer on the sofa at the movies
in front of on the page at the airport
in the book on the sidewalk at 34 De Diego Ave.
in the country on the wall
in the sky
Other prepositions of Place:
across to
along toward
around off
between near
among by
behind up
over under
Prepositions of Time:
IN ON AT
in the afternoon on July 15, 1985 at the beginning
in the morning on Monday at the end
in July on and off at 5:00 pm
in 1985 on schedule at present
in the past on the hour at night
in the future on Father’s Day at dawn
in a while at first
in time to at noon
in the summer
Other prepositions of Time:
until for on time
by during in time
since before after

5. Practice Exercise VIII
Choose the correct answer.
1. The nurse sat ________________ the counter in the hall.
a. behind
b. below
c. beside
d. between
2. We’re going _______________ Las Vegas next weekend.
a. from
b. for
c. to
d. in
3. Juan is leaving ______________ July first.
a. on
b. in
c. at
d. for
4. My uncle works ________________ a supermarket.
a. on
b. to
c. at
d. from
5. They are returning home _______________ bus.
a. for
b. by
c. in
d. on
6. I was __________________ Jamaica for a few days.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. for
7. They got her ________________a bus.
a. for
b. from
c. in
d. on

6. 8. David went __________ the hospital ____________ taxi.
a. by, in
b. to, by
c. to, on
d. for, in
9. My family took a trip ________________ the island last week.
a. around
b. behind
c. between
d. off
10. We saw the best movie ________________ town.
a. on
b. in
c. at
d. from
11. They stayed _______________ the Dorado Hilton ____________ Dorado.
a. on, at
b. in, at
c. at, in
d. at, on
12. We left Bob ________________ the airport.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. for
13. There is a dentist’s office _______________ my house.
a. across
b. at
c. on
d. since
14. They are going to the country ___________ the winter.
a. on
b. at
c. in
d. since
15. Elsie sent thank you notes _________ the wedding.
a. before
b. after
c. during
d. in

7. 16. Mary works ___________ the morning and studies __________ night.
a. at, on
b. on, at
c. in, at
d. at, in
17. The Johnson’s family always travel _____________ the summer.
a. at
b. for
c. during
d. since
18. We will not finish the job __________ May 15th .
a. during
b. until
c. in
d. for
19. The maid comes to clean the house ______________ Monday.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. for
20. The department store is ____________ Park Street.
a. on
b. in
c. at
d. for
21. We were sitting __________ the table _________ the window.
a. at, between
b. in, under
c. on, next
d. at, near
22. Their house is on Robinson Street. It’s ________the post office and the laundry.
a. from
b. by
c. on
d. between
23. She is sitting ____________the table.
a. on
b. in
c. at
d. under

8. 24. Where did you see Gloria? ___________the elevator.
a. in
b. on
c. until
d. at
25. Her boyfriend is _______________ Bogota.
a. for
b. by
c. at
d. from
26. Margaret sets the table _____________ dinner.
a. after
b. since
c. before
d. on