Prepositions are words placed before nouns or pronouns to indicate their position, time, or direction in relation to something else. Prepositions of time describe specific time periods like dates, days of the week, or when an event occurs. Examples include on, at, ago, before, later, after, until. Prepositions of place describe where something is located in relation to another thing, using words like on, in, at, below, above, under, behind. Prepositions of direction indicate something is headed toward a place, with words including to, towards, into, through, from, over.

1. PREPOSITIONS

2. Pre+ Position
• As the name suggests , PREPOSITIONS are the words that are
placed just before a noun or a pronoun to tell their position or time or
direction.
• Prepositions tell us where or when something is in relation to
something else.

3. Example

4. When?
Preposition of time
A preposition of time is a preposition that allows
us to discuss a specific time period such as a date
on the calendar, one of the days of the week, or
the actual time something takes place.

5. Examples

6. Words used as preposition of time
• On
• At
• Ago
• Before
• Later
• After
• Until
• By , and so on....

7. Use of ‘on’ ‘at‘ and ‘in’ as a preposition of
time

8. Where ?
Preposition of place
Prepositions of place describe the position of a
person or thing in relation to another person or
thing.

9. Example

10. Words used as preposition of place
• On
• In
• At
• Below
• Above
• Under
• Behind
• In front of , and so on....

11. Use of ‘in‘ ‘at‘ and ‘on‘ as preposition of
place

12. In which direction?
Preposition of direction
Prepositions of direction indicate that something is headed for or
directed to somewhere.

13. Example

14. Words used as preposition of direction
• To
• Towards
• Into
• Through
• From
• Over
• Above , and so on...

15. Prepositional phrases
Prepositional phrases are the group of words that contain preposition
in them.