Prepositions - created from Mind Map

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Time

POSITION

for longer periods (months/years/seasons)

In a few minutes / in six months/ in a moment

in the morning(s)/ in the evening(s)/ in the afternoon(s)

IIN time (for something / to do something) = soon enough:

IN the end = finally

in October, in 1998, in (the) winter

The train will be leaving in a few minutes. (= a few minutes from now)

Andy has gone away. He'll be back in a week. (= a week from now)

Will you be home in time for dinner? (= soon enough for dinner)

We had a lot of problems with our car. We sold it in the end. (= finally we sold it)

in a line / in a row / in a queue

in the sky / in the world/ in the country

in an office / in a department

in a book / in a newspaper / in a magazine / in a letter

in a picture / in a photo / in a photograph

in bed

in the front / in the back (of a car)

in the corner of (a room)

in hospital / in prison / in jail

in with cities, towns and vilLages

in a car / in a taxi

I was sitting in the back (of the car) when we crashed.

The TV is in the corner of the room.

Time

POSITION

for the time of day

in these expressions

AT the end (of something) = at the time when something ends

at five o'clock, at 11.45, at midnight

at weekends

at Christmas

at the moment = at present

at the same time

at the end of the month, at the end of January, at the end of the game

at the top (of) / at the bottom (of) / at the end (of)

at the front / at the back of (building / group of people)

at the corner or on the corner of (a street)

at work / at school / at university / at college

At a party / at a concert

at the station / at the airport

at somebody's house

at when we think of the place as a point or station on a journey

Write your name at the top of the page.

We were at the back, so we couldn't see very well.

There is a small shop at/on the corner of the street.

Time

POSITION

for days and dates

ON time = punctual, not late

on Friday, on 16 May 2009, on my birthday

you can leave out ON before days

I'll see you Friday

The conference was well-organised. Everything began and finished on time.

on the left / on the right / on the left-hand side

on the first floor / on the second floor

on a map / on a menu / on a list

on the front / on the back of a letter / piece of paper etc.

on the way

on a river / on a road / on the coast

on a bus / on a train / on a plane / on a bike

I wrote the date on the back of the photo.