prepositions Flashcards
to convey intent or destination
pour
what verbs do we not use pour with? (few examples)
attendre, chercher, demander, payer
preposition already built into verb
indicate an imprecise period of time or a period of time that has not been completed
pour
verbs commonly used with pour
aller, venir, partir, sortir
to express a completed period of time
pendant
during or all through
pendant
to express “for” if the period of time began in the past and continues into the present
depuis
using since to refer to a point in time
depuis
to express “since” meaning “because”
puisque
using “in” to mean “inside”
dans
on the plane
dans l’avion
on the train
dans le train
to express getting inside a vehicle
dans with the verb monter
to express being on a road/street
sur
used when “in” refers to a period of time that has not yet taken place
dans
what is dans always followed by?
an article or possessive noun
used to mean “in” or “by” when there is no article or possessive noun in cases dans would be normally used
en
to convey how much time is or was spent doing something
en
used to express “in” or “to” in front of all feminine countries and provinces
en
mean “in” as in “made of”
en
by or while + present participle
en
to mean “on” (physically)
sur
“out of” referring to numbers
sur
under (physically and historically)
sous
to express the idea of “in the rain”
sous la pluie
before exclusively for time
avant
de + infinitive
que + subjunctive
in front of
devant
behind
derrière
behind in terms of time
en retard
after
après
because of (noun/pronoun)
à cause de
because (whole clause with subject and verb)
parce que
in spite of/despite (2)
malgré, en dépit de
except, but (3)
sauf (more commonly used), excepté, hormis
between
entre
among
parmi
meanwhile/meantime
entre-temps
toward (feeling toward people)
envers
toward (direction in movement/time)
vers
according to (2)
selon, d’après
as for
quant à
prepositions followed by infinitive (6)
pour
afin de
avant de
sans
au lieu de
par
prepositions followed by past infinitive
après
de
(have to have avoir/être + past participle)
prepositions followed by present participle
en
by
en
while
en
upon
en
after
après
before
avant de
in order
afin de
without
sans
having
ayant
