Choose the correct adjective.

1. My nephew was (amusing / amused) by the clown.

2. It's so (frustrating / frustrated)! No matter how much I study I can't seem to remember
this

vocabulary.

3. This lesson is so (boring / bored)!

4. I'm feeling (depressing / depressed), so I'm going to go home, eat some chocolate, and
go to bed early with a good book.

5. I thought her new idea was absolutely (fascinating / fascinated).

6. This math problem is so (confusing / confused). Can you help me?

7. The teacher was really (amusing / amused) so the lesson passed quickly.

8. The journey was (exhausting / exhausted) – twelve hours by bus!

9. The plane began to move in a rather (alarming / alarmed) way.

10. He was (frightening / frightened) when he saw the spider.

11. I was really (embarrassing / embarrassed) when I fell over in the street.

12. That film was so (depressing / depressed)! There was no happy ending for any of the

characters.

13. I'm sorry, I can't come tonight. I'm completely (exhausting / exhausted).

14. We are going in a helicopter? How (exciting / excited)!

15. Don't show my baby photos to people, Mum! It's so (embarrassing / embarrassed)!

16. It's okay, it's only me. Don't be (alarming / alarmed).

17. My sister is so (exciting / excited) because she is going on holiday tomorrow.

18. I hate long flights. I'm always really (boring / bored).

19. She looked very (confusing / confused) when I told her we had to change the plan.
20. John was (fascinating / fascinated) by Mandarin when he first started learning
languages. He decided to study more and now he can speak it fluently.

The function of a preposition is to express the relationship between a noun or a pronoun

and certain other words in the sentence.

Prepositions of Place: at, in, on.

In general, we use:

at for a POINT

in for an ENCLOSED SPACE

on for a SURFACE

POINT ENCLOSED SPACE SURFACE

at the corner in the garden on the wall

at the bus stop in London on the ceiling

at the door in France on the door

at the top of the page in a box on the cover

at the end of the road in my pocket on the floor

at the entrance in my wallet on the carpet

at the crossroads in a building on the menu

at the front desk in a car on a page

Look at these examples:

Jane is waiting for you at the bus stop.

The shop is at the end of the street.

My plane stopped at Dubai and Hanoi and arrived in Bangkok two hours late.

When will you arrive at the office?

Do you work in an office?

I have a meeting in New York.

Do you live in Japan?

Jupiter is in the Solar System.

The author's name is on the cover of the book.

There are no prices on this menu.

You are standing on my foot.

There was a "no smoking" sign on the wall.

I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London.

Notice the use of the prepositions of place at, in and on in these standard expressions:

at home in a car on a bus

at work in a taxi on a train

at school in a helicopter on a plane

at university in a boat on a ship

at college in a lift (elevator) on a bicycle, on a motorbike

at the top in the newspaper on a horse, on an elephant

at the bottom in the sky on the radio, on television

at the side in a row on the left, on the right

at reception in Oxford Street on the way

See also Prepositions of Time: at, in, on

at for a PRECISE TIME

in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS

on for DAYS and DATES

PRECISE TIME MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS 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 at 9am.

The shop closes at midnight.

Jane went home at lunchtime.

In England, it often snows in December.

Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?

There should be a lot of progress in the next century.

Do you work on Mondays?

Her birthday is on 20 November.

Where will you be on New Year's Day?

Notice the use of the preposition of time at in the following standard expressions:

Expression Example

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 in and on in 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, this we do not also use at, in, on.

I went to London last June. (not in last June)

He's coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday)

I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)

We'll call you this evening. (not in this evening)

Movement Movimiento múvment

About por (alguna parte) Abáut

Across a través de, de un lado al Akrós

otro

Along a lo largo de Along

(a)round alrededor de aráund, ráund

as far as hasta (un lugar) as far as

(away) from lejos de, distante de euéi from

back from de regreso de bak from

Between entre (dos objetos o Bituín

personas)

By en, por medio de Bái

Down hacia abajo Dáun

in(to) en, dentro de ín(tu)

Off a cierta distancia de Of

on(to) en, sobre, a ón(tu)

out of fuera de áut ov

Over por encima, durante, al otro óuver

lado

Past pasado, pasadas (hora) Past

Through a través de, por Zrú

To a, hacia Tu

toward(s) hacia tóua:rd(s)

Under debajo de ánder

Up arriba Ap

Position Posición posíshn

About sobre, acerca de abáut

Above por encima de, más arriba Abáv

de

Against contra eguéinst

amid(st) entre, en medio de amíd(st)

among(st) entre (más de 2 cosas o amóng(st)

personas)

(a)round alrededor aráund, ráund-

At en At

Before antes de bifo:

Behind detrás de bijáind

Below debajo de Bilóu

Beneath bajo, debajo de Biníz

Beside al lado de bisáid

Between entre (2 cosas o personas) Bituín

In en, dentro de In

in front of delante de, ante in front ov

inside (UK) dentro de insáid (UK)
inside of insáid ov (US)
(US)

Near cerca de Níar

next to al lado de, junto a néks-tú

Off de, separado de Of

On sobre On

Opposite enfrente de óposit

underneath debajo de (en la parte ánderniz

inferior)

Time Tiempo Táim

After después de áfte:r

Before antes de bifó:

By para (fecha) Bái

During durante Diúrin

On el ... (día, fecha) On

Since desde Sins

To hasta Tu

until / till hasta ántil / tíl

Other Otras áde:r

Prepositions Preposiciones preposíshns

according to según akórdin tu

ahead of por delante de (llevar ajéd ov

ventaja)

because of a causa de bikós ov

but (= excepto bat (= iksépt)

 except)

by means of por medio de bái míns ov

due to debido a diú tu

Except excepto iksépt

For para fo:

in de acuerdo con in akórdans uíd

accordance
with

in favo(u)r of a favor de in féivor ov

in spite of a pesar de in spáit ov

instead of en lugar de instéd ov

Of de Ov

on behalf of en nombre de (alguien) on bijá:f ov

Versus Contra vérsus

With Con Uíd

Without Sin uidáut

1. Do you live on Bay Street in Newport?

2. I hung the picture above the fireplace.

3. She walked into the kitchen and put her packages on the table.

4. Is Jane at home? No, she is at the library.

5. Mary is sitting on the sofa in the living room.

6. Michigan is situated between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

7. While waiting for my train, I took a walk around the station.

8. A formation of twelve airplanes flew over house.

9. The artist spends many hours in his studio on 50 Charles Street.

10. John found a note pinned on his door which said: “Meet me at the corner of Pine and
Fifth Streets.”

11. The Blake family lives on Third Street in Cleveland, Ohio.

12. Don’t forget to put your return address on the envelope.

13. He sat near the camp fire.

14. Mr. Flanagan, who is from Ireland, is staying at his sister’s home in Boston.

15. Someone has spilled ink on this rug and has burned a hole in that one.

16. The door was locked; so I shoved the letter under the door.

17. He piled the books on top of the table.

18. He arrived in Switzerland last week.

19. You are ahead of me. Your name is at the top of the list.

20. Your score on the examination is well above average.

(B) Time

1. Does the movie begin at 6:30? No, it will not begin until 9:00; so, do not arrive

before that time.

2. He asked me to come at noon.

3. We will go to Florida during the month of January.

4. The stores stay open on Mondays until 9:00p.m.

5. Mary has been in the United States for a year.

6. John has lived in France for two years.

7. I read for three hours, from 9:00p.m. until 12:00.

8. Did you meet Mr. Green during your stay in Savannah?

9. No, I did not see him because I was there for only two hours.

10. The train is on time. It will arrive on three hours.

11. Is your birthday in April? Mine is on April 7.

12. Come by 8:00 if you can; no one will be seated at the theater after 8:30.

13. I try to get to school in time to have a cup of coffee before my first class.

14. He will leave for Thailand at the end of August. There will be a farewell party for him

on the twentieth of August.

15. Columbus discovered America in 1492.

16. The projector broke down twice during the showing of the film.

17. He had been waiting here since noon.

18. I received my bill in the middle of the month.

19. Can you be ready at six o’clock?

20. We plan to finish this project around the first of the year.

(C) Miscellaneous

1. We accept your kind invitation with pleasure.

2. I should like to read that book by Ernest Hemingway.

3. These oranges are sold by the dozen.

4. The door of the house is painted red.

5. He says he can communicate by mental telepathy.

6. Always sign important papers by ink.

7. Would you rather write with a pen or pencil?

8. Over one-third of the oranges are spoiled.

9. The first speech will be given by Mr. Steele.

10. Do you like to travel by bus?

11. He toured the country in a station wagon.

12. How would you like to go with us in our car?

13. This liquid smells likes turpentine.

14. This cake is for kunch.

15. We always buy olive oil by the gallon.

16. The sound of rain lulls me to sleep.

17. It looks like a nice day.

18. It will take four yards of material to make this dress.

19. He always speaks in a loud voice.

20. Stanley took a temporary job as a chauffeur.