Prepositions

Question 1

À

Answer 1

To, toward

Question 2

À cause de

Answer 2

Because of

Question 3

À l’arrière plqn

Answer 3

In the background

Question 4

Après

Answer 4

After

Question 5

Au lieu de

Answer 5

Instead of

Question 6

Au premier plan

Answer 6

In the foreground

Question 7

Avant

Answer 7

Before

Question 8

Avec

Answer 8

With

Question 9

Chez

Answer 9

At the home of

Question 10

Contre

Answer 10

Against

Question 11

Dans

Answer 11

In

Question 12

En cas de

Answer 12

In case of

Question 13

En haut

Answer 13

At the top of, upstairs

Question 14

Entre

Answer 14

Between (two objects)

Question 15

Environ

Answer 15

About, around

Question 16

Jusqu’à

Answer 16

Until, up to

Question 17

Loin de

Answer 17

Far from

Question 18

Par

Answer 18

Through, by

Question 19

Parmi

Answer 19

Between (several objects)

Question 20

Pendant

Answer 20

During/for

Question 21

Pour

Answer 21

For

Question 22

Près de

Answer 22

Near to

Question 23

Sans

Answer 23

Without

Question 24

De

Answer 24

Of/from

Question 25

Depuis

Answer 25

Since/from

Question 26

Derrière

Answer 26

Behind

Question 27

Devant

Answer 27

In front of

Question 28

En

Answer 28

In

Question 29

Sauf

Answer 29

Except for

Question 30

Selon

Answer 30

According to

Question 31

Sous

Answer 31

Under(neath), beneath

Question 32

Sur

Answer 32

On/about (a subject)

Question 33

Grâce à

Answer 33

Thanks to

Question 34

Depuis

Answer 34

Since/for

Question 35

À côté de

Answer 35

Next to

Question 36

What is the difference between depuis, pour and pendant?

Answer 36

All can mean ‘for’, however;
-‘Pendant’ is for the duration of events that have already happened, or will happen in the future, but aren’t happening now
>e.g. J’ai travaillé dans un hôtel pendant deux ans -> I worked in a hotel for two years
-Use ‘depuis’ for actions that began in the past, but are still continuing today, with the present tense
>e.g. J’habite dans le Cumbria depuis trois mois -> I’ve lived in Cumbria for three months.
-‘Pour’ is used similarly to English, but with time, it’s only used in the future tense
>e.g. Martine va aller en Suisse pour une semaine -> Martine is going to go to Switzerland