Preposition List with Examples of English Grammar

Prepositions are a vital part of the English language. A preposition is a word, used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence. They are used to connect the name of people, objects, time, and location to a sentence.

Prepositions are short words, and they are normally placed in front of nouns. In some cases, cases you will find prepositions in front of gerund verbs.

FOR EXAMPLES –

1) Prepositions in front of noun

He is at school.
He is walking around my home.
What do you think about your project?

2) Prepositions in front of gerund verb

After going to school, I will play cricket.
Without working hard and smart, we cannot achieve success in life.

In this article, you will find an English preposition list with examples. You need to be about the use of prepositions to avoid error and make your speech fluent. You will be able to explain in English like a native speaker. So, let’s read and implement these prepositions in your English.

PREPOSITION LIST WITH EXAMPLES

ABOARD

We went aboard the boat.
Is there a doctor aboard the plane?

ABOUT

What do you think about Marry?
Let’s talk about science fiction.
I have just read a book about Hollywood.
The tiger was pacing about its cage (in various parts of the cage).

ABOVE

We are flying above the clouds.
We live in an apartment, 20 meters above sea level.
It is only two degrees above the freezing point.
Who came above you in test results?

ACROSS

We drove the car across the desert.
The cat ran across the road.
There is a bridge across the river.

AFTER

We had lunch after the meeting.
Let’s meet day after tomorrow.

AGAINST

Did you vote for or against the suggestion?
He put his bicycle against the wall.

ALONG

We walked along the beach for two miles.
There are trees along the road.
The toilet is along the corridor.

ALONGSIDE

Their boat came alongside our boat.
Team A worked alongside Team B during construction.

AMONG

Is there doctor among us?
There were secret police among the crowd.
I was among strangers.

ANTI

He seems to be anti my ideas.
Some people are anti-everything.
I am anti-corruption.

AROUND

We walked around the town for an hour.
They all sat around the campfire.
There is a big fence around the house.
He was born around 1570.
Let’s meet around 7 pm.

AS

He is working as a waiter.
She is working as a manager in the company.

AT

He is at school.
We first met at a party.
Let’s start a meeting at 9 o’clock.
He started work at 17 (years of age).
We are aiming at sales of $1,000.

BEFORE

We had lunch before a meeting.
We met the day before yesterday.
She was before me in the queue.
I would rather die before doing that.

BEHIND

There is a police car behind us.
We have a garden behind our house.
The child was hiding behind the tree.
I am behind the project. I will support it.
Rahul finished behind me in the race.
She is behind the other children in the class.

BESIDE

The river runs beside our house.
I was sitting beside Obama.

BESIDES

What shall we have besides coffee?

BETWEEN

Rock was sitting between Trump and Obama.
Between you and me, there is only Chris.
I can meet you between 7 pm to 8 pm.

BEYOND

Can you see someone in the distance, beyond the house?
This is too difficult. It is beyond our limit.
The meeting continued beyond midnight.

BUT

I was not wealthy but happy.
He was looking for an electronic device but not a laptop.

BY

Rules have been done by every company.
The hall is 100 meters by 150 meters.
I was going to school by bus.
He did it by mistake.
We must finish this project by 30 January 2021.
We lose a match by 23 runs.
There are so many websites that are banned by the government for safety and security.

CONCERNING

We should learn concerning science facts.
I have some queries concerning the YouTube channel.
You should think concerning your decisions of study.

CONSIDERING

The government should take some steps forward to plant trees, considering the deforestation rate.
Considering the current situation of your study, you might fail in an upcoming examination.
I am too happy considering my income.

COUNTING

There were five people counting you.
You have to pay 500$ not counting tax.

DESPITE

I ate chocolate despite the cold weather.
Despite knowing the side effects of deforestation, the government is not taking any serious major upon it.
I don’t like you despite your tall height.

DOWN

Dog ran down the hill.
They have had many wars down the years.

DURING

I like going to the beach during the summer season.
I was so happy during the match.
During winter, we went to my cousin’s home.

Hope, you are enjoying this preposition list with examples.

EXCEPT

Everybody was at the party except you.
I like every color except black.
All kind of pizzas was delicious except Italian.

EXCEPTING

Excepting you, everybody was present.
I like every color excepting black.

BAR

Everyone came bar, Angela.
Everyone likes bike bar you.

EXCLUDING

Excluding tax, you have to pay 30$ for your dinner.
There were 50 students excluding girl students.

FOLLOWING (just opposite of FOLLOWED BY)

We had coffee following lunch.
He could not work following his illness.

FOR

This special gift is for you.
Do you like to go for walk?
I purchased this pen for 10$.
I worked continues for 10 hours.
Keep running for your destination.
Is this a flight for Toronto?

FROM

I am from Canada.
We bought it from Toronto.
They prevented me from entering.
My choice is too different from yours.
Our team is working from Monday to Saturday.
The police took my driving license from me.

GIVEN (CONSIDERING)

His health is much good, given his age.
Given the time for the exam, you are too late.

IN

I live in an apartment.
He lives in Bangkok.
I will back in two days.
Let’s meet in the morning.
Trains were invented in nineteen century.

INCLUDING

You have to pay 30$, including tax.
Including my last investment, I have totally invested 100$.
There were four black cars including your black car.

INSIDE

It was dark inside the tunnel.
There are 206 bones inside the human body.

INTO

If you heat ice it turns into water.
Converting our body fat into swat is good for the body.
I like to cut the chocolate into pieces.

LIKE

I like you.
I don’t like to sing.
She sings like you.
He looks like Iron Man.
I want something spicy, like pizza.

MINUS

10 Minus 4 = 6.
Today’s temperature is minus 2 degrees centigrade.

NEAR

The school is near the post office.
It’s 22 January, we are very close to our school test.

OF

I live in the house at the end of the road.
What is the cost of this book?
He lives in the south of Canada.
I know some of you like my work.
He died of cancer.

OFF

Please take your shoes off the table.
Walk off the grass.
It fell off the table and broke.

ON

Don’t put your laptop on my bed.
This chapter is on page 54.
We live on a busy road.
Is there water on a moon?
My birthday is on 30 January.

OPPOSITE

There is a shop opposite my house.
He was sitting opposite me.

OUTSIDE

I live outside India.
There was cold weather outside the car.
This task is outside my ability.

OVER

We were flying over the mountains.
It cost over 20$.
There was rain over the whole country.
The population of this city is over 5 million.
Over the past two years, the population has increased to two times than it was before.

PENDING

Your payment from the company is still pending.
It is hard to do your pending work.

PER

The speed limit while driving a two-wheeler is 40km per hour.
The carpet costs $10 per square meter.

PRO (opposite of ANTI)

I am pro online education system.
Our team is pro your decision.

REGARDING

I have a query regarding the school timetable.
We should learn the side effects of excessive use of non-biodegradable material.
I like to write regarding Thor.

RESPECTING

Last day I read a novel respecting a strong man.
Our company is going to reveal respecting criteria of becoming a manager.

ROUND (AROUND)

I roam round the park last night.
There is play ground round my school.

SAVE (EXCEPT)

Save black color, I like almost every color.
Save you, all were present at the birthday party.

SINCE

Since 2005, I know you.
Construction of this building has been going on since I was a kid.

THAN

My rank in the exam is too much higher than yours.
I have deep knowledge of mathematics than you.
My city is bigger than some country.

THROUGH

I can see you through this pipe.
Right now so many people are passing through a difficult time.
The plan is passing through the cloud.
Water was passing through the pipe to the tank.
He passed through a red light.

THROUGHOUT

Project by the government to clean is going on throughout the past few years.
He worked throughout the day.

TILL

I write from 4 pm till 5 pm.
Construction of the building will do not complete till the end of the year.
I waited at the bus station till my friend arrives.

TO

To describe the process, I used slides on my computer.
Would you like to give me a party?
I decided to work from 10 pm to 4 am.
Working days of school are from Monday to Friday.

TOWARD/TOWARDS

He has a deep interest toward his work.
Walk toward market to get grocery shop.
It is a final step by the government toward stopping deforestation.
He is becoming better towards his study.

This preposition list with examples will help you to be accurate in English.

UNDER/UNDERNEATH

I am working under the manager of the company.
I was swimming under the water.
Father please buys it for me if it is under 10$.
Under the government’s rules, we cannot drive motorcycles without helmets.
Physics was under the discussion in the classroom.
We are under the building in the basement.
My mom put a pillow under my head.

UNLIKE

Unlike you, he is the bad guy.
Unlike previous majors, the government is taking far better decisions nowadays.
This difficulty is unlike any that we faced before.

UNTIL

They continued studying until 12 pm.
The office is open until the afternoon.

UPON

There are written essays upon the table.
There were chemicals upon the desk in a chemistry lab.

VIA

We will go to Toronto via New York.

WORTH

This pen is worth 1$.

WITH

At the party, I was with my friends.
Eating Pizza with Sauce is delicious.
Rock is my friend with curly hair.
Yesterday, My teacher discussed the toughest topic of Physics with us.
I designed the logo of the organization with the help of editing software.
I have been working with the recognized organization for three years.

WITHOUT

People should drive a car without smoking.
He completed this task without any single error.

WITHIN

We should pay the tax within the given time period.
Purchasing expensive clothes is within my budget.
Our countries economy will be at the top within two years of time span.

This is a one-word preposition list with examples which are mentioned above. To take a look at the complex prepositions list with examples then click here.

You not only have to read this preposition list with examples but also note them and make some other examples on each of them. So, you get king of idea that how to use them in different situation. There are some preposition in this list which are use in more than one way in different situation.

For example –

Rules have been done by every company.
The hall is 100 meters by 150 meters.
I was going to school by bus.
He did it by mistake.
We must finish this project by 30 January 2021.
We lose a match by 23 runs.

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