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what is a preposition?
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
preposition
adverb
preposition
with prepositions
(and articles)
DONT translate
BUT memorise:
- dependant prepositions
- phrasal verbs
- common errors
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
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.
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
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
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
ask to sb.
married with sb.
pay sth.
on the newspaper
listen sth.
good in sth.
sorry for sth.
increase in sth.
exercise
translating
fino a
until [time]
up to [number]
as far as [distance]
da
at / to mine [= my house]
at / to Bobs [= Bobs house]
at / to the Chemists
[= the Chemists shop]
homework
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