Cambridge Primary Checkpoint 0837 · Topic 5 of 10

Prepositions of place and time

Small words that say where something is (in, on, under, between) and when something happens (at, on, in).

📌 Key points

Prepositions of place say where: in, on, under, next to, between, behind, in front of, opposite.
in a box / a room / a city; on a table / the wall / the floor; at a point or place: at the door, at school.
at for clock times and night: at 7 o'clock, at night.
on for days and dates: on Monday, on 5 May, on my birthday.
in for months, years, seasons and parts of the day: in July, in 2026, in winter, in the morning.
Movement: into, out of, up, down, across, through, along, towards.
Some words have fixed prepositions: listen to, look at, wait for, good at, afraid of.
between = in the middle of two things; among = in the middle of a group.

Preposition: A small word that shows place, time or direction, e.g. in, on, at.
Place: Where something is: under the bed.
Time: When something happens: on Monday.
Movement: Where something goes: into the room.
Fixed preposition: A preposition that always goes with a word, e.g. listen to.

Complete: 'My birthday is ___ June. This year it is ___ Saturday, and the party starts ___ 3 p.m.'

💡 Test tip

Remember the time triangle: AT for exact times, ON for days and dates, IN for longer times (months, years, seasons).

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