Prepositions of Time, Place and Direction

What are we learning today?

You will choose the right small word for time, place and direction.

Explanation

• For time, use in with months, seasons and years. Use on with days. Use until for the end point.
• For place, use in for a big space. Use on for a surface or a line. Use at for a point.
• For direction, use words like through, along, up and down.
• Use by for a person: written by an author. Use with for a tool: cut with a knife.

Examples

1. My birthday is in May. We meet on Saturday.
2. There is a hedge on each side of the road.
3. We walked through the wood and along the river.

Remember!

• Say "on Saturday", not "in Saturday".
• Say "in the spring", not "at the winter".
• Say "go through the wood", not "go in the wood".

Check yourself

1. Complete: "I have a lesson ___ Monday."
2. Complete: "The path goes ___ the wood."