Preposiciones en Inglés

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Las preposiciones en inglés se pueden clasificar en: Preposiciones de lugar, preposiciones de tiempo, preposiciones de dirección, etc. Las preposiciones son palabras que relacionan los elementos de una oración.

 PREPOSICIONES DE TIEMPO

Preposition Use Examples
in in months in July; in September
year in 1985; in 1999
seasons in summer; in the summer of 69
part of theday in the morning; in the afternoon; in the evening
duration in a minute; in two weeks
at part of theday at night
time of day at 6 o’clock; at midnight
celebrations at Christmas; at Easter
fixedphrases at thesame time
on days of theweek onSunday; on Friday
date on the 25th of December*
specialholidays on Good Friday; on Easter Sunday; on my birthday
a special part of a day on the morning of September the 11th*
after laterthansth. afterschool
ago how far sth. happened (in the past) 6 yearsago
before earlierthansth. before Christmas
between time that separates two points betweenMonday and Friday
by not later than a special time byThursday
during through the whole of a period of time duringtheholidays
for period of time forthreeweeks
from … to
from… till/until		 two points form a period from Monday to Wednesday
from Monday till Wednesday
from Monday until Wednesday
past time of theday 23 minutes past 6 (6:23)
since point of time sinceMonday
till/until no later than a special time tilltomorrow
untiltomorrow
to time of theday 23 minutes to 6 (5:37)
up to not more than a special time up to 6 hours a day
within during a period of time within a day

 

 

PREPOSICIONES DE LUGAR Y DIRECCION (IN, ON , AT)

 

Preposition Examples
in We sit in the room.
I see a house in the picture.
There are troutsin the river.
He livesin Paris.
I found the picture in the paper.
He sits in the corner of the room.
He sits in the back of the car.
Wearrive in Madrid.
He gets in the car.
She likes walking in the rain.
My cousin lives in the country.
There are kites in the sky.
He plays in the street. (BE)
She lives in a hotel.
The boys stand in a line.
There is a big tree in the middle of the garden.
He isin town.
I have to stay in bed.
You mustn’t park your car in front of the school.
The robber is in prison now.
at She sits at the desk.
Open your books at page 10.
The bus stops at Graz.
I stay at my grandmother’s.
I stand at the door.
Look at the top of the page.
The car stands at the end of the street.
Can we meet at the corner of the street?
I met John at a party.
Pat wasn’t at home yesterday.
I study economics at university.
The childen are at gandmother’s.
He’s looking at the park.
He always arrives late at school.
on The map lies on the desk.
The picture is on page 10.
The photo hangs on the wall.
He lives on a farm.
Dresden lies on the river Elbe.
Men’s clothes are on the second floor.
He livesonHeligoland.
The shop is on the left.
My friend is on the way to Moscow.
Write this information on the front of the letter.
When she was a little girl people saw unrealistic cowboy films on television.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREPOSICIONES DE LUGAR Y DIRECCIÓN

 

Preposition Use Examples
above higherthansth. The picture hangs above my bed.
across from one side to the other side You mustn’t go across this road here.
There isn’t a bridge across the river.
after onefollowstheother The cat ran after the dog.
Afteryou.
against directedtowardssth. The bird flew against the window.
along in a line; from one point to another They’re walking along the beach.
among in a group I like being among people.
around in a circular way We’re sitting around the campfire.
behind at the back of Our house is behind the supermarket.
below lowerthansth. Death Valley is 86 metresbelow sea level.
beside nextto Our house is beside the supermarket.
between sth./sb. is on each side Our house is between the supermarket and the school.
by near He lives in the house by the river.
closeto near Our house is close to the supermarket.
down fromhightolow He came down the hill.
from the place where it starts Do you come from Tokyo?
in front of the part that is in the direction it faces Our house is in front of the supermarket.
inside opposite of outside You shouldn’t stay inside the castle.
into enteringsth. You shouldn’t go into the castle.
near closeto Our house is near the supermarket.
nextto beside Our house is next to the supermarket.
off awayfromsth. The cat jumped off the roof.
onto movingto a place The cat jumped onto the roof.
opposite ontheotherside Our house is opposite the supermarket.
out of leavingsth. The cat jumped out of the window.
outside opposite of inside Can youwaitoutside?
over abovesth./sb. The cat jumped over the wall.
past goingnearsth./sb. Go past the post office.
round in a circle We’re sitting round the campfire.
through going from one point to the other point You shouldn’t walk through the forest.
to towardssth./sb. I like going toAustralia.Can you come to me?
I’ve never been to Africa.
towards in the direction of sth. We ran towards the castle.
under belowsth. The cat is under the table.
up fromlowtohigh He went up the hill.