about: They read about the car accident in the newspaper.
above: Planes fly above the ground
across: We walked across the street
to get a slice of pizza.
across from: Across the street from the park is a hospital.
after: Tom and Sue had some ice cream after dinner.
against: She was so tired that she had
to lean against the wall.
along: I noticed
a lot of garbage along the side of the highway.
at: He needs to be at work in the afternoon.
before: Before Tom and Sue went out for dinner, they saw a movie.
behind: What's behind the door?
below: It was
41 degrees below zero yesterday. (-
41 degrees!)
beneath: Get beneath the covers and keep warm
tonight.
beside: I put the shovel beside the fence.
between: B comes between A and C.
by: You should try to be here by 10:00.
down: Let's walk down the street and get
some gyros.
for: They work for a big company.
from: Ali moved
to Minnesota from Somalia.
in: Now he lives in Minnesota.
in back of: John
parked his car in back of the store.
in front of: The
sign in
front of the
store told him to park in back.
into: When we
walked into the classroom, we met the teacher.
inside: Is
there any food inside the refrigerator?
near: Jorge lives near the place where he works, so he walks to work.
of: There are plenty of apples for everybody
to have one.
off: She got off the bus at the corner.
on: Look on the table and you'll see the books.
onto: They walked onto the airplane
and sat down.
out: A cat fell out the window, but
he survived the fall.
outside: The teachers are talking together outside the classroom.
through: Running through a waterfall is refreshing.
to: Did you go to the store yet?
with: Who did you go to movies with?
or....With whom did
you go to the movies? |