Identify Prepositions of Place and Time

When do people eat dessert?

They eat it after eating their dinner.

To answer this question, you used a preposition of time.

Prepositions tell us where something is in place and in time.

Prepositions of Time

Here are some prepositions of time:

Until

During

On

In

Since

At

Can you use a preposition of time to answer this question?

When do you go to sleep?

I go to sleep at seven o’clock.

I go to sleep at night.

Prepositions of Place

Look at the picture below. 

Where is the teddy?

The teddy is between the socks and the t-shirt.

Between is a preposition of place as it tells us where something is (the teddy) in relation to something else (the washing line).

Here are some other prepositions of place:

Look at the picture again.

Can you use a preposition to say where the shorts are?

You may have come up with:

The shorts are beside the socks

The shorts are next to the socks.

The shorts are on the washing line.

In tis activity, you’ll be using prepositions to describe where things are in time and place.