Some Common Prepositions Chart
Some Common Prepositions
| Expressing space relationships | Examples | |
| above | down | beyond* Dallas around* town beside* the tracks toward* every stoplight under* the bridge on* these trips in* her steady good humor |
| across | from | |
| against | in | |
| along | into | |
| among | off | |
| around | on | |
| at | over | |
| behind | past | |
| below | through | |
| beneath | to | |
| beside | toward | |
| between | under | |
| beyond | up | |
| by | within | |
| Expressing time relationships | Examples | |
| after | since | until* the last moment during* the train ride |
| before | until | |
| during | ||
| Expressing other relationships | Examples | |
| about | like | like* mine for* her despite* the weather about* my best friend from* a small town of* some forgotten old adventures |
| as | of | |
| despite | than | |
| expect | with | |
| for | without | |
| from | ||