PREPOSITION

PREPOSITIONS

• WHAT IS?
• Prepositions are essential to sentences because they provide additional and necessary details. In this lesson, we will explore the definition and roles of the preposition. Examples of Prepositions
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PRPOSITIONS OF PLACE

• In front of
• A band plays their music in front of an audience.
• The teacher stands in front of the students.
• The man standing in the line in front of me smells bad.
• Teenagers normally squeeze their zits in front of a mirror.
• Behind Behind is the opposite of In front of. It means at the back (part) of something.
• When the teacher writes on the whiteboard, the students are behind him (or her).
• Who is that person behind the mask?
• I slowly down because there was a police car behind me.
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PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

• Between Between normally refers to something in the middle of two objects or things (or places).
• There are mountains between Chile and Argentina.
• The number 5 is between the number 4 and 6.
• There is a sea (The English Channel) between England and France.
• Across From / Opposite It usually refers to something being in front of something else BUT there is normally something between them like a street or table. It is similar to saying that someone (or a place) is on the other side of something.
• I live across from a supermarket
• The chess players sat opposite each other before they began their game.
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PREPOSITION OF PLACE

• Next to / Beside Next to and Beside mean the same thing. It usually refers to a thing (or person) that is at the side of another thing.
• At a wedding, the bride stands next to the groom.
• Guards stand next to the entrance of the bank.
• He walked beside me as we went down the street.
• In this part of town there isn't a footpath beside the road so you have to be careful.
• Near / Close to Near and Close to mean the same thing. It is similar to next to / beside but there is more of a distance between the two things.
• The receptionist is near the front door.
• This building is near a subway station.
• We couldn't park the car close to the store.
• Our house is close to a supermarket.
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PREPOSITION OF PLACE

• On On means that something is in a position that is physically touching, covering or attached to something.
• The clock on the wall is slow.
• He put the food on the table.
• I can see a spider on the ceiling.
• We were told not to walk on the grass.
• Above / Over Above and Over have a similar meaning. The both mean "at a higher position than X" but above normally refers to being directly (vertically) above you.
• Planes normally fly above the clouds.
• There is a ceiling above you.
• There is a halo over my head. ;)
• We put a sun umbrella over the table so we wouldn't get so hot.
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PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

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• AT
• Para las horas:
• at 3 o’clock = a las 3
• I’ve got an appointment with the dentist at 4.30. - Tengo una cita con el dentista a las 4:30.
• Para fiestas:
• at Christmas = en navidad
• We are going to see our parents at Christmas. - Vamos a ver nuestros padres en Navidad.
• Para momentos puntuales del día:
• At night = por la noche
• At noon / at midday = al mediodía
• At midnight - a la medianoche
• at the weekend = el fin de semana

PREPOSITION OF TIME

• ON
• Para los días de la semana:
• on Monday = el lunes
• on Friday morning / afternoon / evening = el viernes por la mañana / tarde / tarde noche
• They are coming on Sunday. - Vienen el domingo.
• Para fechas:
• On 10th June = el 10 de junio
• His birthday is on 12th May. - Su cumpleaños es el 12 de mayo.
• IN
• Meses:
• in May = en mayo
• I’m going to Paris in June. - Voy a Paris en Junio.
• años:
• in 2005 = en 2,005
• Cervantes died in 1616. - Cervantes murió en 1616.