PREPOSITIONS

JUAN’S FOURTH CLASS

 USES

The last time I saw him he was walking down the road.

It was difficult to sleep during the flight.

Give that to me.

 THERE ARE OVER 100 PREPOSITIONS IN
ENGLISH.
about beside near to

above between of towards

across beyond off under

after by on underneath

against despite onto unlike

along down opposite until

among during out up

around except outside upon

as for over via

at from past with

before in round within

behind inside since without

below into than

beneath like through

 BY

I go to school by car.

I go to work by train.

I go to the party by buss.

 AT THE WEEKEND

I go to the park at the weekend

 TO

Go to your chair.

Sometimes I go to the park at the weekend.

 AT

How many people are working at Microsoft?

Were you at Lisa’s party? (also at the cinema, at the

theatre)

She always did well at school.

I was sitting at my desk.

They once lived at number 12 South George’s Street.

 ON

I know I left my wallet on the table.

Dublin is on the east coast of Ireland.

They live on the 15th floor!

 IN

I know my book is somewhere in this room.

He found it difficult to concentrate in class.

I like lying down in the park.

We say that we arrive at a place, when we
see it as point, but we arrive in a larger area
(e.g. a city or a country). We don’t
use to with arrive:

I arrived at the station just in time.

It was 4 pm when we arrived in Italy.

In, at or under
the sun?
The sun is HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!

I stayed in the sun the whole afternoon.

QUESTIONS?
LET’S TALK!