English Prepositions

Prepositions Uses Examples

 Specific times  He has class at 8:30.

 Definite place  My brother is at school.

at 


Full address

Speed

Idea of definite time and place




They live at 2388 Park Road.

He was driving at 90 miles per hour.

The exercise is at the end of the lesson.

Exception: at night: use in for the other parts

of the day.
 Inside  We are in the kitchen.

 Cities, boroughs  The school is in the UCV.

 How long have you lived in Caracas?

 States, countries
 I live in the West.
 Parts of countries

in
 We saw many interesting sights in
 Continents Europe.

 We have class in the morning.

 Parts of the day
 Graduation will be in July.
 Months, seasons, years
 You’ll have your exam in seven days.
 Time (length of time)
 I’ll be back in ten minutes.

 within

 On the surface  The book was on the table.

 Their house is on First Street.

on
 Streets, avenues

 My apartment is on the sixth floor.

 Floors
 My birthday is on October 22nd.
 Dates
 There is no class on Saturday.
 Days of the week
 He works on campus.

 On a farm, a planet, an island, campus

 He’s usually here on time.

 Punctuality  Note: in time for something)

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by  Means, by way of (pasando por; por
vía de; como; por medio de; a modo
de)



You learn by repeating.

You can get there by car.

of 


Possessive of things

Parts of a whole



The leg of the chair was broken.

I bought a pound of carrots.

The light is over jack.

over  Exact position (vertical)  The cabinets are over the counter.

 Destination  We are going to New York.

to 


Leave for

Arrive at place

Arrive in a city



The plane to Houston left an hour ago.

He got to his office at eight.

They will arrive in New York tonight.

 Degree higher than  The temperature is above 40.

above  Location higher than  There are cabinets above the sink.

 To a lower degree  Is Caracas above or below sea level?

below
 Con…  Wine with your meal.

with 


Con…

Estar harto de…




To have dinner with Alex.

To be fed up with…

 …conmigo?  What about me?

about
 Para mí  It’s for me.

 Para…  To work for a newspaper

 Trabajar para ganarse la vida  To work for a living

 De cenar
 What’s for dinner?
 Para la cena
 To be ready for dinner

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  Buscar algo
for  Hacia Tokyo
 To look for something

 To depart for Tokyo

 Ir de paseo
 To go for a walk