Hoy es un lunes más alegre de lo normal, porque mañana es festivo y parece viernes, pero tenemos post de gramática como cada lunes. Repasamos las preposiciones y además hacemos algunos ejercicios para practicar con Grammar tips.
Prepositions – Time
| English | Usage | Example |
| · at | · for night
· for weekend · a certain point of time (when?) |
· at night
· at the weekend · at half past nine |
| · in | · months / seasons
· time of day · year · after a certain period of time (when?) |
· in August / in winter
· in the morning · in 2006 · in an hour |
| · on | · days of the week | · on Monday |
| · since | · from a certain point of time (past till now) | · since 1980 |
| · for | · over a certain period of time (past till now) | · for 2 years |
| · ago | · a certain time in the past | · 2 years ago |
| · before | · earlier than a certain point of time | · before 2004 |
| · to | · telling the time | · ten to six (5:50) |
| · past | · telling the time | · ten past six (6:10) |
| · to / till / until | · marking the beginning and end of a period of time | · from Monday to/till Friday |
| · till / until | · in the sense of how long something is going to last | · He is on holiday until Friday. |
| · by | · in the sense of at the latest
· up to a certain time |
· I will be back by 6 o’clock. |
Prepositions – Place (Position and Direction)
| English | Usage | Example |
| · at | · meaning next to, by an object
· for table · for events · place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work) |
· at the door, at the station
· at the table · at a concert, at the party · at the cinema, at school, at work |
| · in | · room, building, street, town, country
· book, paper etc. · car, taxi · picture, world |
· in the kitchen, in London
· in the book · in the car, in a taxi · in the picture, in the world |
| · on | · attached
· for a place with a river · being on a surface · for a certain side (left, right) · for a floor in a house · for public transport · for television, radio |
· the picture on the wall
· London lies on the Thames. · on the table · on the left · on the first floor · on the bus · on TV, on the radio |
| · by, next to, beside | · left or right of somebody or something | · Jane is standing by / next to / beside the car. |
| · under | · on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else | · the bag is under the table |
| · below | · lower than something else but above ground | · the fish are below the surface |
| · over | · covered by something else
· meaning more than · getting to the other side (also across) · overcoming an obstacle |
· put a jacket over your shirt
· over 16 years of age · walk over the bridge · climb over the wall |
| · above | · higher than something else, but not directly over it | · a path above the lake |
| · across | · getting to the other side (also over)
· getting to the other side |
· walk across the bridge
· swim across the lake |
| · through | · something with limits on top, bottom and the sides | · drive through the tunnel |
| · to | · movement to person or building
· movement to a place or country · for bed |
· go to the cinema
· go to London / Ireland · go to bed |
| · into | · enter a room / a building | · go into the kitchen / the house |
| · towards | · movement in the direction of something (but not directly to it) | · go 5 steps towards the house |
| · onto | · movement to the top of something | · jump onto the table |
| · from | · in the sense of where from | · a flower from the garden |
Other important Prepositions
| English | Usage | Example |
| · from | · who gave it | · a present from Jane |
| · of | · who/what does it belong to
· what does it show |
· a page of the book
· the picture of a palace |
| · by | · who made it | · a book by Mark Twain |
| · on | · walking or riding on horseback
· entering a public transport vehicle |
· on foot, on horseback
· get on the bus |
| · in | · entering a car / Taxi | · get in the car |
| · off | · leaving a public transport vehicle | · get off the train |
| · out of | · leaving a car / Taxi | · get out of the taxi |
| · by | · rise or fall of something
· travelling (other than walking or horseriding) |
· prices have risen by 10 percent
· by car, by bus |
| · at | · for age | · she learned Russian at 45 |
| · about | · for topics, meaning what about | · we were talking about you |
| · with | · in the same place as sth/ sb
· follows adjectives which refer to reactions and feelings · what we use to do something · having |
· I arrived with my friend
· He got angry with them · Open it with a knife · The house with the big windows. |
| · for | · purpose for something
· duration · exchange · because (very formal) |
· I go for some food
· For a couple of hours · 2 for 3€ · For it is a creature of legend |
| · down | · in or moving to a low or lower position or level
· towards the south · along |
· down the hill
· down to Granada · down the corridor |
- the picture, I can see a woman.
- The woman is sittinga table.
- She is sittinga chair.
- There is another chairthe woman.
- Her feet arethe table
- The woman is holding a cupher hands.
- the table are a laptop, a paper, a calculator, an appointment calendar, two pens and a muffin.
- The woman is lookingher laptop.
- The woman’s bag isthe table.
- Peter is playing tennis Sunday.
- My brother’s birthday is the 5th of November.
- My birthday is May.
- We are going to see my parents the weekend.
- 1666, a great fire broke out in London.
- I don’t like walking alone in the streets night.
- What are you doing the afternoon?
- My friend has been living Canada for two years.
- I have been waiting for you seven o’clock.
- I will have finished this essay Friday.
Decide whether to use »since« or »for«.
- I have been waiting4 o’clock.
- Sue has only been waiting20 minutes.
- Tim and Tina have been learning Englishsix years.
- Fred and Frida have been learning French1998.
- Joe and Josephine have been going out togetherValentine’s Day.
- I haven’t been on holidaylast July.
- Mary has been saving her moneymany years.
- I haven’t eaten anythingbreakfast.
- You have been watching TVhours.
- We have been living here2 months.
You can see more exercises and corrections on this webpage: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions
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