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Prepositions

what is a preposition?

think about the name:

preposition

pre position

before

a place

pre position

before

a place

pre position
I go to the cinema.

before

a place

pre position
I go to the cinema.

before

a place

pre position
I go to the cinema.

the preposition
describes the
relationship
between the verb
and the place

I go to the cinema.

I go

to
into
out of
past
behind
etc.

the cinema.

preposition of movement
or
adverb of direction

He goes into the office.


He goes in.

preposition

He goes into the office.


He goes in.
adverb

He goes out of the office.


He goes out.

adverb

preposition

He goes out of the office.


He goes out.
adverb

how to study prepositions

the smaller the word


the less it translates

with prepositions
(and articles)
DONT translate

learn the rules for:


- prepositions of time
- prepositions of place
- prepositions of movement

BUT memorise:
- dependant prepositions
- phrasal verbs
- common errors

basic prepositions of time

exact time

days and
dates

periods

exceptions

at

3 oclock
midnight
the moment

on

Monday
4th July
my birthday
Christmas day

in

March
summer
1997
the 60s
the morning / afternoon / evening

at

weekends / the weekend


Christmas / Easter
night

I arrived __ 8 pm.
What did you do __ Easter?
__ summer they go to the sea.
We saw him __ Thursday.
Did you see her __ last week?
It was __ the morning.
They study __ night.
We finished __ the same time.

prepositions of place and


movement

place

starting and
stopping

movement

verbs

preposition

+ home

be / stay /
work

at / in

be at home

leave

leave - home

arrive

at / in / on

arrive - home

go / drive /
walk

to

go - home

We went __ home.
She walked __ work.
The bus left __ the station.
She arrived __ Rome.
We stayed __ a hotel.
When do they arrive __ Italy?
They came back __ home.
Did you stay __ home?

on for technology
&
in for paper

on the phone
on a computer
on the radio
on the TV
on an iPod

in a book
in a magazine
in the (news)paper
BUT
on the page

dependent prepositions
after verbs

depend on
listen to
wait for
increase / decrease by

dependent prepositions
after adjectives

interested in
good / bad at
afraid of
angry with
angry about
fed up with
happy with
married to
similar to
same as

nice / kind / rude of sb.


(be) nice / kind / horrible to sb.
eg.
It was nice of him to give you a lift.
He was horrible to his wife.

sorry about sth.


sorry for doing sth.
eg.
Sorry about the noise last night.
Im sorry for not phoning you.
NB. Sorry Im late.

dependent prepositions
after nouns

opinion of
increase / decrease in
possibility of

phrasal verbs

look at
look for
look after

get to
get into / out of
get onto / of

get on with sb.


get sb. down
get over sth./sb.
get together
check the meaning of these verbs in
the OALD or Grammar Reference

give sth. away


give sth. back
give in
give sth. out
give sth. up
give up
check the meaning of these verbs in
the OALD or Grammar Reference

no preposition in Italian

listen to ascoltare
look at guardare
look for cercare
search for cercare
wait for aspettare

no preposition in English

ask chiedere a
answer rispondere a
call / phone etc. telefonare a

some common errors

ask to sb.
married with sb.
pay sth.
on the newspaper
listen sth.
good in sth.
sorry for sth.
increase in sth.

exercise

find and correct the errors

He listens music in MTV.


I paid a beer to him into the bar.
She got married with an Indian on 64.
The article on the paper was from a
leading journalist.
We went at her home in Monday.
Sorry for my late on the morning.
I answer to the phone on weekends.

He listens _ music in MTV.


I paid _ a beer to him into the bar.
She got married with an Indian on 64.
The article on the paper was from a
leading journalist.
We went at her home in Monday.
Sorry for my late on the morning.
I answer to the phone on weekends.

He listens to music in MTV.


I paid for a beer for him at/in the bar.
She got married to an Indian in 64.
The article in the paper was by a leading
journalist.
We went to hers on Monday.
Sorry I was late in the morning.
I answer _ the phone at weekends.

translating

fino a

until [time]
up to [number]
as far as [distance]

da

from [origin; starting point]


by [passive]
for / since [in Present Perfect]

at / to mine [= my house]
at / to Bobs [= Bobs house]
at / to the Chemists
[= the Chemists shop]

homework

Module 6, parts 12, 13 & 16

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