Prepositions Flashcards
in
time
For times of day:
▪ In the morning
▪ In the afternoon
▪ In the evening
For months:
▪ In May
▪ In April
For seasons:
▪ In spring, In summer, In autumn, In winter
For years, decades, centuries:
▪ In 2015
▪ In the 1990s
▪ In the 17th century
in
movement and place
For cities or countries:
▪ In London
▪ In Norway
For position (absence of movement) in other places: ▪ In a flat ▪ In an office ▪ In a room ▪ Etc…
For position (absence of movement) with some public places: (British)
▪ In a restuarant
▪ In the cinema
▪ In the library
▪ Etc…
on
time
For days of the week:
▪ On Monday
▪ On Thursday
▪ On weekdays
For dates or one particular day:
▪ On 1th January 1998
▪ On 4th June
▪ On Christmas
on
movement and place
For position (encima):
▪ On the table
▪ On the beach
▪ On the wall
For position: On any flat surface ▪ On the floor ▪ On a table ▪ On a plate ▪ On the wall ▪ On the blackboard Also: ▪ On your face ▪ On your head
at
time
For times of the clock:
▪ At 3 o’clock
For times of the days:
▪ At noon
▪ At midday
▪ At lunchtime
For night:
▪ At night
▪ At midnight
For holidays of more than one day:
▪ At the weekend
▪ At Easter
▪ At Christmas
at
movement and place
For position (absence of movement) in this places: ▪ At work ▪ At home ▪ At school ▪ At university
For position (the place). You are in the area (the sand, the restaurants, the shops): ▪ At the beach
For position (absence of movement) with some public places: (American) ▪ At a restaurant ▪ At the cinema ▪ At the library ▪ Etc…
to
movement and direction
For movement or direction:
▪ To work
▪ To school
▪ To the gym
no preposition
time
With NEXT, LAST and EVERY:
▪ Last week
▪ Next year
▪ Every day
With these words:
▪ Today
▪ Tomorrow
▪ Yesterday
no preposition
movement and place
For movement or direction:
▪ home
on
transport
▪ On my bike ▪ On a motorcycle ▪ On the bus ▪ On a plane ▪ On the train ▪ On the subway ▪ On a ship (big)
in
transport
▪ In a car ▪ In a taxi ▪ In a helicopter ▪ In an elevator or lift ▪ In a boat (small)
on
the communication media
▪ On TV ▪ On the radio ▪ On the internet ▪ On the phone ▪ On the computer ▪ On a pen drive ▪ On a CD ▪ On a hard drive ▪ On channel 2 ▪ On the screen
in
the communication media
▪ In the newspaper
▪ In a magazine
acerca de
sobre, alrededor de, aproximadamente
about prep [əˈbaʊt] She told me about your problem. Amelia must be about the same age as you.
por encima de, sobre
above prep [əˈbʌv] The birds were flying high above the trees. We live in the flat above the shop.
sobre, que cruza (de un lado a otro)
cruzando, enfrente
a lo largo de, entre (a través de)
across prep [əˈkrɒs] There are three bridges across this river. I walked across the road.
después de, detrás de
after prep [ˈɑːftə(r)] I went to the library after breakfast. He’s is leaving the school after 2 years teaching English.
a lo largo de
along prep [əˈlɒŋ] Go along Pine Street and turn right. There is a line of trees along the river bank.
entre (varios)
among prep [əˈmʌŋ] His house was hidden among the trees. The money was divided up among the children.
alrededor de, aproximadamente, sobre
around prep [əˈraʊnd] We walked around the big building. There must have been around 200 students there.
como
as prep [əz] He works as a hairdresser. I did it as you suggested.
