Prepositions Summary

 

of time
Preposition	Example
after	You can go after you’ve done your homework.
at	I met my friend at 4pm.
before	It’ll be done before lunch.
during	I’ll be there sometime during the afternoon.
for	He’ll be in New York for two weeks.
in	They have dinner in the evening.
on	I’m going there on Friday.
since	I’ve been up since dawn.
until	I’ll wait until tomorrow.

Prepositions of time
Preposition	Example
after	You can go after you’ve done your homework.
at	I met my friend at 4pm.
before	It’ll be done before lunch.
during	I’ll be there sometime during the afternoon.
for	He’ll be in New York for two weeks.
in	They have dinner in the evening.
on	I’m going there on Friday.
since	I’ve been up since dawn.
until	I’ll wait until tomorrow.

Prepositions of movement
Preposition	Examples
across	I swam across the lake.
along	We walked along the shore.
from	He just flew in from California.
into	I dove into the pool.
onto	She jumped onto the bed.
over	The fox jumped over the dog.
through	I pushed through the crowd.
to	He walked to the supermarket
toward	He’s walking toward us.

Prepositions with verbs
Preposition	Verb(s)	Examples
about	complain read	He complained about the delay. They read about the concert.
at	arrive look	They arrived at the venue.  He looked at me.
from	differ suffer	Her opinions might differ from his.  She’s been suffering from a bad cold.
for	account search	That doesn’t account for the differences in the numbers.  I’m searching for my lost dog.
in	result succeed	Her efforts resulted in a big success for the company.  She succeeded in winning the argument.
of	approve smell	I don’t approve of that choice. The air smells of lilacs.
on	concentrate depend	It’s hard to concentrate on my homework when there’s so much noise.  I have to depend on him for rides while my car is in the shop.
to	contribute lead	I’m looking for a way to contribute to my community.  He led the team to victory.
with	disagree argue	I disagree with your opinion on that.  I don’t want to argue with you.

Prepositions with adjectives
Preposition	Adjective	Examples
about	sorry	They’re so sorry about that.
from	different	I’m a little different from them.
for	grateful	She’s really grateful for your help.
in	disappointed	He’s so disappointed in him.
in	interested	I’m interested in learning more.
of	aware	I just became aware of that.
of	capable	I don’t think I’m capable of lifting something that heavy.
of	proud	I’m so proud of you.
to	accustomed	He was accustomed to the temperature.
with	familiar	I’m familiar with that author.

Source:  https://preply.com/en/blog/list-of-prepositions/