ENGLISH PREPOSITIONS

FORM:
As preposicións son un tipo de palabra que indica unha relación entre substantives, pronomes e outros tipos de palabras dentro dunha
oración. Nunca cambian a súa forma.
Habitualmente van situadas diante de substantivos, pronomes ou xerundios (-ing), The book is on the table, pero tamén poden ira o final
dunha oración interrogativa ou relativa, si se omite o pronome relativo:
ℵ Where are you from? – oración interrogativa
ℵ The boy I’m talking about. – oración relativa co pronome relativo elidido
TYPES:
Prepositions of time (EN)
Preposition Use Examples
meses in July; in September
anos in 1985; in 1999
in estacións in summer; in the summer of 69
Partes do día in the morning; in the afternoon; in the evening
duración in a minute; in two weeks
Parte do día at night
Hora concreta do día at 6 o'clock; at midnight
at
Celebracións at Christmas; at Easter
Cláusulas fixas at the same time, at the end of, at the beginning of
Días da semana on Sunday; on Friday
on datas on the 25th of December*
Festividades especiais on Good Friday; on Easter Sunday; on my birthday

Prepositions expressing duration

Preposition Use Examples
after Máis tarde de (depois) after school
ago O tempo que hai dende que ocorreu algo no pasado (hai…) 6 years ago
before Antes de (antes) before Christmas
between O tempo que separa dous momentos concretos(entre) between Monday and Friday
by Non máis tarde dun momento específico (para o día...) by Thursday
during Durante un momento de tempo concreto (substantivo, Cando ocorreu a acción…?) (durante) during the holidays
for Período de tempo (how long…?) (durante canto tempo) for three weeks
from Monday to Wednesday
from ... to
Dous puntos concretos que forman un período (dende/de …. Ata) from Monday till Wednesday
from... till/until
from Monday until Wednesday
past Hora concreta do día (pasar) 23 minutes past 6 (6:23)
since Momento concreto dende o que empezou a acción (dende) since Monday
till tomorrow
till/until Non máis tarde dun momento concreto (ata)
until tomorrow
to Hora concreta do día (faltar) 23 minutes to 6 (5:37)
up to Non máis dun período concreto de tempo (ata) up to 6 hours a day
within Dentro dun período de tempo (dentro de) within a day

Prepositions of place
Diferenza entre 'at', 'in' e 'on' (EN)
'At' refírese á posición nun punto determinado, mentres que 'in' implica a posición dentro de algo e 'on' sobre algo.

At the bus-stop In the filing cabinet On the armchair

Preposition Examples
We sit in the room.
I see a house in the picture.
There are trouts in the river.
He lives in Paris, in the country, in a hotel
I found the picture in the paper.
He sits in the corner of the room, in the street
in
He sits in the back of the car.
We arrive in Madrid.
He gets in the car.
She likes walking in the rain.
There are kites in the sky.
 She sits at the desk.
Open your books at page 10.
The bus stops at Graz.
I stay at my grandmother's.
I stand at the door.
Look at the top of the page.
at The car stands at the end of the street.
You mustn't park your car at the front of the school.
I met John at a party.
Pat wasn't at home yesterday.
I study economics at university.
He's looking at the park.
He always arrives late at school.
The map lies on the desk.
The picture is on page 10.
The photo hangs on the wall.
He lives on a farm.
Dresden lies on the river Elbe.
on Men's clothes in on the second floor.
He lives on Heligoland.
The shop is on the left.
My friend is on the way to Moscow.
Write this information on the front of the letter.
When she was a little girl people saw unrealistic cowboy films on television.
above Máis alto que algo (enriba) The picture hangs above my bed.
after Un segue ao outro (tras) The cat ran after the dog. After you.
along Seguindo unha liña, dende un punto a outro (ao longo de) They're walking along the beach.
among Escoller entre un grupo (entre varios) I like being among people.
around De xeito circular (darredor) We're sitting around the campfire.
behind detrás de Our house is behind the supermarket.
Máis baixo que. Diferenza entre 'below' e 'under' (ambos significan 'por
debaixo de'): Below implica un nivel inferior ao que se fai referencia, non
é contiguo, mientres que 'under' implica unha mayor proximidade

below Death Valley is 86 metres below sea level.

Below sea level Under the covers

Debaixo do nivel do mar Debaixo das mantas
beside cerca de / ao lado de Our house is beside the supermarket.
between Un punto a cada lado (entre 2) Our house is between the supermarket and the school.
by pegado a. Emprégase tamén by car/train/taxi/plane/bus/bicycle… He lives in the house by the river. Tamén en coche/tren/avión…
close to cerca de Our house is close to the supermarket.
in front of diante de, na mesma dirección Our house is in front of the supermarket.
inside dentro You shouldn't stay inside the castle.
Near to cerca Our house is near the supermarket.
next to Reside (cerca) Our house is next to the supermarket.
off lonxe de The cat jumped off the roof.
opposite enfronte Our house is opposite the supermarket.
outside fóra Can you wait outside?
Prepositions of place and direction
Preposition Use Examples
across a través de (cruzando) You mustn't go across this road here.
against contra The bird flew against the window.
down Cara abaixo He came down the hill.
from dende Do you come from Tokyo?
into ir dentro You shouldn't go into the castle.
out of fóra de The cat jumped out of the window.
over por enriba de The cat jumped over the wall.
through polo medio de You shouldn't walk through the forest.
I like going to Australia.
to cara, a
I’ve ever been to Africa.
towards En dirección a, cara They walk towards the castle.
under por debaixo de The cat is under the table.
up cara arriba, por enriba de He went up the hill.