GRAMMAR Prepositions

GRAMMAR
Prepositions of movement and direction

Hay ciertas preposiciones que presentan dificultades para los estudiantes de ingls,
debido a que su uso es bastante distinto del espaol.
TO: La preposicin to se usa para indicar el destino.
This plane is going to London.
Este avin va hacia Londres.
FROM: La preposicin from indica la procedencia.
This plane is coming from London.
Este avin viene de Londres.
AT: Con la preposicin at se indica un punto de permanencia.
The plane is now at London Airport.
El avin ahora est en el aeropuerto de Londres.
IN: La preposicin in indica un rea de permanencia. Con ciudades, pases, estados,
reas grandes se usa siempre in.
This plane is in London now.
El avin est en Londres.
La confusin para los estudiantes surge en cmo saber cuando deben usar at o in. La
diferencia es que at indica un punto en el espacio, mientras que in hace referencia a un
rea ms grande.
Las principales preposiciones en ingls son:
above
among
before
below
beside
but
down
for
in
like
of
on
since
throughout
to
up
with
Prepositions Time
English
on
in
at
Usage
Example
days of the week
on Monday
months / seasons
in August / in winter
time of day
in the morning
year
in 2006
after a certain period of

time (when?)
in an hour
for night
at night
for weekend
at the weekend
a certain point of time

(when?)
at half past nine
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)
English
past
to / till /
until
till / until
Usage
Example
telling the time
ten past six (6:10)
marking the beginning

and end of a period of
time
from Monday to/till

Friday
in the sense of how long

something is going to
last
He is on holiday until
Friday.
in the sense of at the

latest
I will be back by 6
oclock.
up to a certain time
By 11 o'clock, I had read

five pages.
by
Prepositions Place (Position and Direction)

English
in
at
Usage
Example
in the kitchen, in
London
book, paper etc.
in the book
car, taxi
in the car, in a taxi
picture, world
in the picture, in the

world
meaning next to, by an

object
at the door, at the

station
for table
at the table
for events
at a concert, at the party
place where you are to

do something typical
(watch a film, study,
at the cinema, at school,

at work
room, building, street,

town, country
English
Usage
Example
work)
on
attached
the picture on the wall
for a place with a river
London lies on the

Thames.
being on a surface
on the table
for a certain side (left,

right)
on the left
for a floor in a house
on the first floor
for public transport
on the bus, on a plane
for television, radio
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
covered by something
else
put a jacket over your

shirt
meaning more than
over 16 years of age
getting to the other side

(also across)
walk over the bridge
overcoming an obstacle
climb over the wall
higher than something
a path above the lake
over
above
English
Usage
Example
else, but not directly

over it

(also over)
something with limits

on top, bottom and the
sides
movement to person or
building
movement to a place or
country
for bed
walk across the bridge
swim across the lake
drive through the tunnel
go to the cinema
go to London / Ireland
go to bed
enter a room / a
building
go into the kitchen / the

house
movement in the
direction of something
(but not directly to it)
go 5 steps towards the

house
across
through
to
into
towards
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
from
Usage
who gave it
a present from Jane
who/what does it belong

to
a page of the book
what does it show
the picture of a palace
who made it
a book by Mark Twain
walking or riding on
horseback
on foot, on horseback
entering a public
transport vehicle
get on the bus
of
by
Example
on
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
rise or fall of something
prices have risen by 10

percent
travelling (other than

walking or horseriding)
by car, by bus
by
at
for age
she learned Russian at 45
about
for topics, meaning what

about
we were talking about

you

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Prepositions of movement and direction

days of the week

after a certain period of

a certain point of time

at half past nine

from a certain point of

over a certain period of

a certain time in the past

earlier than a certain

telling the time

ten to six (5:50)

telling the time

ten past six (6:10)

marking the beginning

from Monday to/till

in the sense of how long

in the sense of at the

By 11 o'clock, I had read

Prepositions Place (Position and Direction)

book, paper etc.

in the car, in a taxi

in the picture, in the

meaning next to, by an

at the door, at the

at a concert, at the party

place where you are to

at the cinema, at school,

room, building, street,

the picture on the wall

for a place with a river

London lies on the

for a certain side (left,

for a floor in a house

on the first floor

for public transport

on the bus, on a plane

for television, radio

on TV, on the radio

by, next to,

on the ground, lower

the bag is under the

lower than something

the fish are below the

put a jacket over your

meaning more than

over 16 years of age

getting to the other side

walk over the bridge

climb over the wall

higher than something

a path above the lake

else, but not directly

getting to the other side

getting to the other side

something with limits

walk across the bridge

swim across the lake

drive through the tunnel