Prepositions of place, time, direction/movement - 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Prepositions of place & time

Voorzetsels van plaats en tijd

Prepositions of place

in

gesloten ruimtes, geografische locaties

on

oppervlaktes, openbaar vervoer

at

specifieke plek, instanties, bij...

between

tussen (2)

among

tussen (>2)

by, near

naast / in de buurt van

above

boven (hoger dan)

over

(recht) boven

below

lager dan

under 

(recht) onder

inside/outside

binnen/buiten

The cat is __ the table.

1. in
2. on
3. at
4. above

I am __ school __ classroom 114 __ my chair.

1. in, in, at
2. on, at, on
3. at, in, on
4. on, in, at

We are __ the main building of the school.

1. in
2. on
3. at

We met each other __ the bus to town centre.

1. in
2. on
3. at

Prepositions of time

in

seizoenen, jaartallen, eeuwen, dagdelen, lange periodes

on

dagen, datums

at

kloktijden, feestdagen, night, the weekend

since

sinds

for

al...

Let's meet __ the morning __ Saturday.

1. in, in
2. on, on
3. at, at
4. in, on

The manager isn't here __ present, but she'll be back __ half an hour.

1. at, in
2. in, in
3. on, at
4. on, on

You won't be working __ night __ the future, will you?

1. in, on
2. at, in
3. on, in
4. in, at

While they were hiking ___ the forest to the waterfall, Luke saw a lion.

1. over
2. through
3. across
4. to

We walked __ the river looking for a way to get __ it, but there was no bridge

1. into, over
2. across, over
3. along, over
4. through, through

The lions walked in a circle __ the baby giraffe before they attacked.

1. across
2. under
3. through
4. around

The train passed ___ nine tunnels on the way __ Denver.

1. through, to
2. under, into
3. along, in
4. through, in

Fill in the missing preposition

Type only the correct English preposition.

Zet een komma en een spatie tussen elk voorzetsel bij meer dan één  

(in, on, at, under, above, below, enzovoorts)

They walked (op) the beach.

The plane was (boven) the Grand Canyon.

We were(binnen) the building.

The man was (op) the bridge.

It was 11 o'clock (in) the morning.

My birthday is (op) the 1st of January.

(om) half past five we have dinner.

The children were (bij) the cinema yesterday.

We arrived (om) half past eleven.

The man sat (op) the roof of the school.

I always get up (om) six o'clock (in) the morning (op) Monday.

There is a poster (op) my wall.

There is a sofa (op) the floor and a clock (op) the wall.

I am waiting for you (op) the end of the street.

We always play videogames ( ) night.

Exercise

Choose the correct preposition

I flew from San Fransico __ Zurich.

1. from
2. to
3. into

Every morning I get ___ my bicycle and go to school.

1. in
2. on
3. over

The cat was __the table; then it jumped off the table.

1. in
2. on
3. at

We ran around __ the park.

1. on
2. at
3. in

He rode __ his motorbike.

1. on
2. in
3. at

The elevator didn't work and we had to walk __ the stairs to the 15th floor.

1. over
2. up
3. past

He has P.E. __ Monday morning..

1. on
2. in
3. at

We have breakfast __ the evening.

1. on
2. in
3. at

We always have our parties __ the weekend.

1. on
2. in
3. at
4. by

The children were waiting __ the door.

1. on
2. in
3. at
4. by