PREPOSITIONS

PREPOSITIONS

1. Positions

   • Under
     • De baixo de
       • The cat is under the chair.
   • Behind
     • Atrás de
       • I hung my coat behind the door.
   • Below
     • Embaixo de
       • The plane is just below the the cloud.
   • Over
     • Acima de alguma coisa enquanto está em contato com a superfície
       • I walked over the bridge.
   • Above
     • Mais alto que
       • A path above the lake.
   • Across
     • Do outro lado de algo
       • He sailed across the Atlantic.
   • Through
     • Através de
       • They walked through the woods.
   • To
     • Indica ação feita para alguém ou a direção “para”
       • We went to Canada last year.
   • Into
     • Se movimentando de fora para dentro de um espaço.
       • Shall we go into the house?
   • Towards
     • Em direção a
       • She stood up and walked towards him.
   • Onto
     • Se movimentando para cima de alguma coisa
       • I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.
   • From
     • Ponto de partida
       • What time does the flight from Amsterdam arrive?
   • In
     • Dentro de
       • Look at the picture in the book.
   • At
     • Indicar horário ou local específico.
       • She sat at the table.
   • On
     • Em cima de
       • My apartment is on the first floor.
   • By, next to, beside, near
     • Perto de
       • The girl who is by / next to / beside the house.
   • In front of
     • Na frente de
       • She started talking to the man in front of her.

2. Time

   • On
     • Usado para datas
       • On Sunday.
   • In
     • Usado para meses séculos e grandes períodos de tempo
       • In May.
   • At
     • Usado para um horario expecifico
       • At 3 o'clock.
   • Since
     • Desde
       • He has been here since 9am.
   • Before
     • Antes de
       • She’s always up before dawn.
   • For
     • Por uma quantidade de tempo
       • I’m just going to bed for an hour or so.
   • Ago
     • Se referindo ao passado
       • The dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago.
   • To
     • Até um tempo em específico, marcando o fim de um período
       • It’s only two weeks to Christmas.
   • From
     • Usado para mostrar o tempo quando algo se inicia
       • The museum is open from 9.30 to 6.00.
   • Till/until
     • Até que
       • We waited till / until half past six for you.
   • By
     • Um tempo não posterior, até ou antes
       • She had promised to be back by five o’clock.