Prepositions of place and time · Year 5
Prepositions are small words that show where something is (in the box, under the bed) or when something happens (at 7 o'clock, on Monday, in June). They come before a noun or a pronoun.
Key facts
- Place: in (inside), on (touching the top or a surface), under (below), next to, between (one thing on each side), behind, in front of, above, opposite.
- at is for a point or a place where something happens: at the door, at the bus stop, at school, at home.
- Time: at for clock times and exact moments: at 6 o'clock, at noon, at night.
- on for days and dates: on Friday, on my birthday, on Saturday morning.
- in for months, years, seasons and parts of the day: in March, in 2010, in winter, in the evening.
- since + a starting point (since 2018), for + a length of time (for two years), during + an event (during the film), until + an end point (until 9 p.m.).