Prepositions are words that tell you where something is located or positioned compared to something else. Aside from telling you where something is located, prepositions can also tell you when something happened. We use prepositions all the time when we are describing people, places, and things. Look at the example below.
Example: The cup is sitting on the table.
The following list includes common prepositions:
on
in
with
outside
near
by
between
under
during
after
before
across
around
beside
above