Língua inglesa (Preposition)

Língua inglesa (Preposition)

1. at/in

   • places
     • ...in+anywhere/in the anywhere/in a anywhere. Ex.: Milan is in the north of Italy.
     • ...at+noun/at+the+noun/at+my+noun. Ex.: Why is that woman standing at the door?
     • with in/at +anywhere (be/stay/do something+in/at...). Ex.: Eaton Center is in Toronto.
     • With or whitout at (be/stay+at home...). Ex.: Im'm staying home this evening.
     • with at (work, watch TV+at home). Ex.: Dan doesn't go to work. He works at home.
   • buildings
     • at+building. Ex.: We stayed at a nice hotel.
     • in+building. Ex.: We stayed in a nice hotel.
   • time
     • ...at+time o'clock. Ex.: The stores close at 5:30 pm.
     • ...on+day of the week. Ex.: Goodbye! See you on Friday.
     • ...in+month. Ex.: I'm going on vacation in October.

2. from...to.../until/since/for

   • A period of time.
     • from...to.../from...until... Ex.: from Monday to Friday.
     • for. Ex.: Mark stayed with us for three days.
   • The end of a period.
     • till(=until). Ex.: Wait here till I come back)
   • The beginning of a period.
     • Have been/have done +since. Ex.: John has been in the hospital since Monday.
     • Since. Ex.: Since Monday.
       • not since (use for). Ex.: John has been in the hospital for three days.

3. before/during/after/while

   • before/during/after+noun. Ex.: Before/during/after the exam everybody was very nervous.
     • not during (use while). Ex. We didn't speak while we were eating.
   • before/while/after+verb-ing. Ex.: I always have breakfast before going to work. (=before I go to work)

4. on

   • on+transport(exception car).
   • on/off. Ex.: Don't put your feet on the table.
   • on+article+noun. Ex.: There are some books on the shelf and some pictures on the wall.
   • on+media/time/operative. Ex.: The house is on fire! Call the fire department.

5. under

   • under+noun. Ex.: The cat is under the table.

6. next to (or beside)/between/in front of/in back of. Ex. A is next to/beside/between/in front of/in back of/behind B.

7. across from

   • across from+noun. Ex.: The supermarket is across from the theater.

8. to/from

   • Subject+verb+to+(anywhere)+for+(anywhere)
   • Subject+verb+from+(anywhere)+to+(anywhere)

9. Into(in)/out of

   • into(in)+anywhere. Ex.: I opened the door and walked into the room.
     • put...in. Ex.: We usually say put something in...(not into)
   • out of+anywhere. Ex.:Why are you looking out of the window?
     • take...out of. I took the old batteries out of the radio.

10. up/down

    • verb+up/down+article+noun. Ex.: We walked up the hill to the house.

11. over/under

    • verb+over/under+article+noun. Ex.: The plane flew over the mountains.

12. through/around

    • noun+through+article+noun. A bird flew into the room through a window.
    • verb+around+article+noun. Ex.: We walked around the town and took some photographs.

13. along/across+article+noun. Ex.: The dog swan across/along the river.

14. by

    • by(=next to/beside). Ex.: They have a house by the sea.
    • (go) by+transport. Ex.: Do you like traveling by train?
      • not use by. Ex.: She goes to work on foot.
    • by/past+article+noun. Ex.: Go along this road, past the theater, under the bridge and the hospital is on the left.
    • title+by+writer/musician/painter etc. Ex.: Have you read any books by Agatha Chistie?

15. with/without

    • Do something with/without something. Ex.: Do you like your coffe with/without milk?
    • subject with/without something. Ex.: A man with a beard.

16. about

    • someone+talk/speak/think/know+about. Ex.: Some people talk about their work all the time.
    • something+about. Ex.: Did you see the program about computers on TV last night?

17. above/blow. Ex.: A is above/below the line.

18. A verb ends in -ing after a preposition. Ex.: Are you good at repairing things?

19. to

    • with to (go/come/return/walk+anywhere). Ex.: We're going to Toronto next week.
    • without to (go/come/walk+home). Ex.: I'm tired. I'm going home.

20. word+preposition.

    • good/bad at... Ex.: Are you good at math?
    • Interested in... Ex.: Bob isn't interested in sports.
    • different from/than... Ex.: Ann is very different from her sister
    • Sorry about(something). I'm sorry about the noise last night. We had a party.
    • fed up with.... Ex.: I'm fed up with my job.
    • nice of/kind of (somebody to do something). Ex.: It was very kind of you to help us.
      • afraid of....Ex.: Are you afraid of dogs?
    • sorry for (doing something). Ex.: I'm sorry for shouting at you.
    • (be) nice to/kind to (somebody). Ex.: They were very nice to us.
      • married to... Ex.: She's married to a very nice man.

21. verb+preposition

    • ask (somebody)/look/thank somebody/wait for... Ex.: A man stopped me and asked me for money.
    • belong/happen/listen to... Ex.: Does this book belong to you?
      • write (a letter) (to) somebody. Ex.: I never get letters. Nobody writes to me.
      • yalk/speak to somebody (about something). Ex.:Did you talk to Jack about your problem.
    • depend on... Ex.: It depends on the restaurant.
      • it depends what/where/how with/without on. Ex.: It depends (on) where you're going.