English Prepositions
Learning the English Prepositions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the English language. But first we need to know what the role of Prepositions is in the structure of the grammar in English.
English prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. Here are some examples:
| English Prepositions |
| Prepositions |
| inside the house |
| outside the car |
| with me |
| without him |
| under the table |
| after tomorrow |
| before sunset |
| but I'm busy |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Prepositions in English has a logical pattern. Locate the Prepositions above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in English.
List of Prepositions in English
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in English placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your English vocabulary.
| English Prepositions |
| about |
| above |
| across |
| after |
| against |
| among |
| around |
| as |
| at |
| before |
| behind |
| below |
| beneath |
| beside |
| between |
| beyond |
| but |
| by |
| despite |
| down |
| during |
| except |
| for |
| from |
| in |
| inside |
| into |
| near |
| next |
| of |
| on |
| opposite |
| out |
| outside |
| over |
| per |
| plus |
| round |
| since |
| than |
| through |
| till |
| to |
| toward |
| under |
| unlike |
| until |
| up |
| via |
| with |
| within |
| without |
| |
| two words |
| according to |
| because of |
| close to |
| due to |
| except for |
| far from |
| inside of |
| instead of |
| near to |
| next to |
| outside of |
| prior to |
| |
| three words |
| as far as |
| as well as |
| in addition to |
| in front of |
| in spite of |
| on behalf of |
| on top of |
| |
| demonstratives |
| this |
| that |
| these |
| those |
Time place and demonstrative pronouns have a very important role in English, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with English Prepositions, you might want to check the rest of our English lessons here: Learn English. Don't forget to bookmark this page.