A Reference List of Common Expressions Using Prepositions

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A Reference List of Common Expressions Using

Prepositions

Read through the following list to see if you know each expression on it.

You may wish to memorize the ones you don't know, or to use the list forreference when you write a paper.

acceptable to someone

approve of someone or something

account to someone for something

argue about something

accuse someone of something

argue with someone for (or against something

acquaintance with someone or something

arrive at a place in a city or country

adapt to something

ashamed of something

ask someone for something

admission to a place

ask something of someone

affection for someone

afraid of something

associated with someone in some activity

agree to something, like a contract or plan

agree with someone about something

assure someone of something

alarmed at something


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at the top of

a lot of something

attraction to someone or something

amazed at something

aware of someone or something

amused at or by something

bargain with someone for something

angry with something

because of something or someone

angry at someone

believe in something

apologize to someone for something

blame someone for something

apparent to someone

blind to something

appeal to someone

by means of

apply to someone for something

call on someone socially

appropriate to something

consideration for someone

call to someone from a distance

consult with someone about or on something

call up someone on the telephone


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contempt for someone or something

capable of something

contented with something

certain of something

contrast with someone or something

challenge someone to something

contribute to something

characteristic of something

control over someone or something

cheat someone of something

converse with someone about something

close to something or someone

convict someone of something

comment on someone or something

convince someone of something

communicate something to someone

copy from someone

communicate with someone

correspond with someone

comparable to something

count on someone for something

compare to or with someone or something

cure for something

competition with someone for something


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deal with someone or something

complain to someone about something

decide on something

composed of something

dedicate something to someone

concerned about someone or something

defend someone from something or against something

concerned with something

delighted with someone or something

confess to someone

delight in someone or something

confidence in someone or something

explain something to someone

confident of something

failure of someone in something

congratulate someone on something

faithful to someone or something

conscious of something

fall in love with someone

demand something of someone

fascinated with someone or something

depend on someone for something

fearful of something

deprive someone of something


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found of someone

designed for something

for the purpose of

desire for something

for the sake of

die of a disease

full of something

different from someone or something

grateful to someone for something

disagree with someone about something

guard against something

disappointed in something

guess at something

disappointed with someone

hear about something

disgusted with someone or something

hear of something

displeased with someone or something

hint at something

distrust of someone or something

horrified at something

do something about something

in case of

doubt about someone or something


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in common with

dream of or about something

independent of someone or something

due to someone or something

in favor of

duty to someone

influence over someone

engaged to someone

inform someone of something

escape from something

on account of

excel in something

opportunity for someone or something

exception to something

opposition to someone or something

excuse for something

pay someone for something

excuse someone from something

pay something to someone

in place of

pity for someone

inquire into something

point at someone or something

in search of


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popularity with someone

in spite of

prefer something to something

in the course of

prejudice against someone or something

insist on something

protect someone from something

intent on something

provide something for someone

interested in something or someone

punish someone for something

interfere with someone or something

qualification for a job

introduce someone to someone

qualified to do something

invite someone to something

quarrel with someone over something

irrelevant to something

quote something from someone

knock at or on a door

reason for something

laugh at something or someone

reason with someone about something

lecture on something


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recover from an illness

listen to someone or something

related to someone

look at someone or something

rely on someone or something

look for something or someone

remind someone of something

look up something in a reference book

tell someone of or about something

made of something

thankful for something

make something for someone

think of or about or over something

mistaken for someone

threaten someone with something

need for something

tired of something

obligation to someone

trust in something or someone

reply to someone about something

trust someone with something

require something of someone

wait for someone or something

research in something


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weary of something

responsible to someone for something

work for someone or something

result from a cause

worry about something or someone

result in a consequence

talk to someone about something

result of a cause

take care of someone or something

rob someone of something

talk over something with someone

satisfactory to someone

take advantage of someone or something

search for something

sympathy with or for someone or something

send for something

sure of something

shocked at something

supply someone with something

shocking to someone

start with something

similar to someone or something

stare at someone or something


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smile at someone

Preposiciones de Lugar en Ingls

Preposiciones de lugar son palabras para describir donde est algo.

on - encima de

under - debajo de

in - en

inside - adentro

outside - afuera

in front of - en frente

de

behind - atrs

next to - al lado

between - entre (dos)

among - entre muchos

across from - del otro lado (tambin se

dice "opposite")

opposite - del otro lado

above - arriba

below - abajo

around - alrededoron the right - a la derecha

on the left - a la izquierda

PrcticaEstudia las preposiciones del cuadro abajo y selecciona la preposicincorrecta en las oraciones segn la posicin en el mapa.

next to - al lado

between - entre

across from - del otro lado de la calle

1. The police station is the bank andthe store.
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2. The drug store is the police station.

3. The school is the restaurant.

4. The train station is the school.

5. The drug store is the movie theaterand the post office.

PrcticaEstudia las preposiciones del cuadro abajo y selecciona la preposicincorrecta segn la posicin en el dibujo.

in front of - en frente de

behind - atrs

between - entre

above - arribabelow - abajo

on the right - a la derecha

on the left - a la izquierda


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1. The house is the

car.

2. The dog is the

sun.

3. The tree is to

the of the

house.

4. The car is the

house.

5. The sun is the

dog.

6. The house is the

dog and the tree.

7. The dog is to

the of thehouse.

PrcticaEstudia las preposiciones del cuadro abajo y selecciona la preposicincorrecta segn la posicin en el dibujo.

on - encima de

under - debajo dein - en


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1. The cat is the table.

2. The vase (florero)is the

table.

3. The flowers are the

vase.

PrcticaEscribe oraciones para describir donde estn las cosas en el dibujo.

tree = arbol

dog = perro

bicycle = bicicleta

table = mesa

ball = baln, pelota

basket = canasta

cloud = nube

Preposiciones - above/behind/between/in front of/on/under


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ejemplo ball/tableThe ball is under the table.

1. basket/table

2. tree/bicycle

3. cloud/table

4. bicycle/tree

5. dog/the bicycle and the table

Borrar

Giving Directions (Dando Direcciones)How do I get to _______? - Cmo llego a _______?Turn right. - Doble a la derecha.Turn left. - Doble a la izquierda.Go straight. - Vaya derecho.Go one block. - Vaya una cuadra (manzana).Go past _______ - Pase _______It's on the corner of ______ and ______. - Est en la esquinade _____ y _____.

PrcticaSelecciona las direcciones correctas.
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1. I'm at the police station. How do I get to the church?

Go straight on Main Street. Turn left on Second Street. Go twoblocks. It's on the right.

Go straight on Main Street. Turn left on Central Avenue. Go oneblock. Turn left. It's on the right.

Go straight on Main Street. Turn right on Second Street. Turnleft on Central Avenue. It's on the right.

2. I'm at the school. How do I get to the movie theater?

Turn left onto First Street. Go past the hospital. Go one

block. It's on the right.


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Turn right onto First Street. Go one block. Turn right on MainStreet. Go past the post office and the drugstore. It's on the right.

Go straight on Central Avenue. Turn right onto Second

Street. Go two blocks. It's on the left.

3. I'm in the movie theater. How do I get to the school?

Turn right onto Second Street. Go one block. Turn right. Gopast the restaurant. It's on the right.

Go straight on First Street. Turn left. Go one block. Go past thehospital. It's on the left.

Go straight on Main Street. Turn left on First Street. Go oneblock. Turn right onto Central Avenue. It's on the right.

Instrucciones


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Busca el error en las siguientes oraciones. Escribe la oracincorregida.

ejemploHe are a student. --> He is a student.

1. The beaty shop is opposite the bank.

2. The school is next the supermarket.

3. The library is in front the park.

4. The church is behin the hospital.

5. The movie teater is on the right.

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Prepositions of Time: at, in, on

We use:

atfor a PRECISE TIME infor MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS onfor DAYS and DATES
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at in on

PRECISE TIME MONTHS, YEARS,

CENTURIES and LONGPERIODS

DAYS and DATES

at 3 o'clock in May on Sunday

at 10.30am in summer on Tuesdays

at noon in the summer on 6 March

at dinnertime in 1990 on 25 Dec. 2010

at bedtime in the 1990s on Christmas Day

at sunrise in the next century on Independence Day

at sunset in the Ice Age on my birthday

at the moment in the past/future on New Year's Eve

Look at these examples:

I have a meeting at9am. The shop closes atmidnight. Jane went home atlunchtime. In England, it often snows inDecember. Do you think we will go to Jupiter inthe future? There should be a lot of progress inthe next century. Do you work onMondays? Her birthday is on20 November. Where will you be onNew Year's Day?

Notice the use of the preposition of time atin the following standard expressions:

Expression Example


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at night The stars shine at night.

at the weekend* I don't usually work at the weekend.

at Christmas*/Easter I stay with my family at Christmas.

at the same time We finished the test at the same time.

at present He's not home at present. Try later.

Notice the use of the prepositions of time inand onin these common expressions:

in on

in the morning on Tuesday morning

in the mornings on Saturday mornings

in the afternoon(s) on Sunday afternoons

in the evening(s) on Monday evening

When we say last, next, every, thiswe do not also use at, in, on.

I went to London lastJune. (notin last June) He's coming back nextTuesday. (noton next Tuesday) I go home everyEaster. (notat every Easter) We'll call you thisevening. (notin this evening)

See also Prepositions of Place: at, in, on
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A Reference List of Common Expressions Using Prepositions