Prepositions Sec 1

Prepositions
Prepositions are short words that usually stand in front of nouns. These
words express spatial or temporal relations. Take a look at the following
classes of pronouns and do the exercices.
Part one - Temporal relations:
English
Usage
Example
on
days of the week
on Monday
in
months / seasons
in August / in winter
time of day
in the morning
year
in 2006
after a certain period of time
in an hour
for night
at night
for weekend
at the weekend
a certain point of time (when?)
at half past nine
from a certain point of time
since 1980
(when?)
at
si
nce
(past till now)

fo
over a certain period of time
for 2 years
(past till now)

ag
a certain time in the past
2 years ago
be
earlier than a certain point of
before 2004
to
telling the time
ten to six (5:50)
pa
telling the time
ten past six (6:10)
to
marking the beginning and end
from Monday to/till Friday
fore
time
st
/ till / until
til
l / until
of a period of time
in the sense of how long
something is going to last
He is on holiday until Friday.
English
by
Usage
Example
in the sense of at the latest
I will be back by 6 oclock.
up to a certain time
By 11 o'clock, I had read five

pages.
Exercise 1: Circle the correct prepositions to complete the sentences.

1. Im living in Canada since/for 2009.
2. I moved to Gatineau one year ago/past.
3. Before/Past 2013, I had been living in Chicoutimi.
4. From 2009 at/until 2013, I was studying at the university.
5. In/On every day seven, youre having an English class.
6. Classes start at/on two oclock in the afternoon.
7. Classes finish at/in quarter past/until three oclock.
8. You will be having English classes past/until June.
9. You will be having your last school day at/by the end of June.
10.
In / On July and August, you will be on vacation.
Exercise 2: Translate the following sentences from French into English.
1. Il y a deux ans, jtais lcole primaire.
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2. Je vais terminer mon cole secondaire en 2018.
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3. Je vais lcole du lundi au vendredi.
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4. Durant la fin de semaine, je rencontre mes amis.
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5. Je dois retourner la maison entre huit heures moins quart et huit heures et quart.
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6. Je suis souvent de retour jusqu huit heures.
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7. Une fois, je suis retourn neuf heures et ma mre tait fche.
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Part two: Spatial relations

English
in
Usage
Example
room, building, street, town, country

book, paper etc.
in the kitchen, in
London
car, taxi
in the book
picture, world
in the car, in a taxi

in the picture, in the
world
at
meaning next to, by an object

for table
at the door, at the

station
for events
at the table
place where you are to do something
at a concert, at the
typical (watch a film, study, work)
party
at the cinema, at
school, at work
on
attached
the picture on the wall
for a place with a river

being on a surface
London lies on the

Thames.
for a certain side (left, right)
on the table
for a floor in a house
on the left
for public transport
on the first floor
for television, radio
on the bus, on a plane

on TV, on the radio
by,
left or right of somebody or something
next to,
beside
und
er
next to / beside the car.
on the ground, lower than (or covered by)

something else
bel
Jane is standing by /
lower than something else but above
the bag is under the

table
the fish are below the
English
Usage
ow
ground
ove
Example
surface
covered by something else

meaning more than
put a jacket over your

shirt
getting to the other side (also across)
over 16 years of age
overcoming an obstacle
walk over the bridge

climb over the wall
abo
ve
a path above the lake
directly over it
acr
higher than something else, but not
getting to the other side (also over)
oss
getting to the other side
walk across the

bridge
swim across the lake
thro
ugh
the sides
to
something with limits on top, bottom and
drive through the

tunnel
movement to person or building
go to the cinema
movement to a place or country
go to London /
for bed
Ireland
go to bed
into
enter a room / a building
go into the kitchen /

the house
tow
ards
movement in the direction of something

(but not directly to it)
go 5 steps towards the

house
ont
movement to the top of something
jump onto the table
fro
in the sense of where from
a flower from the
garden

1.
2.
3.
4.
Im at/in Gatineau.
Gatineau lies at/on the Ottawa River.
My home is situated below/under Gatineau Park.
It is above/over Leamy Lake.
5. My best friends come from/to Dolbeau-Mistassini.

6. Each day, Im going at/to school.
7. At/In school, Im learning many interesting things.
8. I have an annoying friend who likes to jump on/onto his disk.
9. After school, Im walking across/over the street to go home.
10.
I have to go below/through a tunnel, too.
1. Je suis assis ct dun nouvel lve.
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2. Mon cahier dactivits est sur mon pupitre.
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3. Mon agenda est sous ma chaise.
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4. Quand jai faim, je vais dans la cuisine.

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5. Je vais vers le rfrigrateur.
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6. Dans la cuisine, il y a une image sur le mur.
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7. Cette photo me montre debout ct de mon ami.
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Part three: Other important Prepositions
English
Usage
Example
fr
who gave it
a present from Jane
who/what does it belong to
a page of the book
om
English
Usage
Example
what does it show
the picture of a palace
who made it
a book by Mark Twain
walking or riding on horseback
on foot, on horseback
entering a public transport
get on the bus
entering a car / Taxi
get in the car
leaving a public transport
get off the train
leaving a car / Taxi
get out of the taxi
rise or fall of something
prices have risen by 10 percent
travelling (other than walking or
by car, by bus
n
vehicle
ff
vehicle
ut of
horseriding)
a
for age
she learned Russian at 45
for topics, meaning what about
we were talking about you
bout

1. Last week, I recieved a gift from/of my best friend.
2. It was a book written by/from Dmitry Glukhovsky.
3. The story is about/on a boy who is living in the metro after a nuclear war.
4. The story is settled at/in Moscow.
5. The boy wants to get by/out of the metro.
6. At/On the age of fourteen, he meets a soldier who wants to help him.
7. The poor soldier i sleeping at/in a draisine.
8. He moves from station to station by/from train.
9. When he gets at/on a train, he is always looking for robbers.
10.
When he gets from/off the train, he is looking for other soldiers.
1. Ce matin, jai reu un cadeau de ma meilleure amie.
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2. Quand je lai vue dans lautobus, je lai remerci.
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3. Il sagissait dun film sur un tueur en srie.
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4. Mon amie lavait vu quand elle avait seize ans.
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5. Quand nous sommes descendues de lautobus, il pleuvait.
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Exercise 7: Write a short text about your activities for the upcoming
weekend. You have to write ten short sentences. You must use and
underline at least one preposition in each sentence. Good luck!
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Prepositions

days of the week

after a certain period of time

a certain point of time (when?)

at half past nine

from a certain point of time

(past till now)

over a certain period of time

(past till now)

a certain time in the past

earlier than a certain point of

telling the time

ten to six (5:50)

telling the time

ten past six (6:10)

marking the beginning and end

from Monday to/till Friday

He is on holiday until Friday.

in the sense of at the latest

I will be back by 6 oclock.

By 11 o'clock, I had read five

Exercise 1: Circle the correct prepositions to complete the sentences.

Part two: Spatial relations

room, building, street, town, country

in the car, in a taxi

meaning next to, by an object

at the door, at the

place where you are to do something

typical (watch a film, study, work)

the picture on the wall

for a place with a river

London lies on the

for a certain side (left, right)

for a floor in a house

for public transport

on the first floor

for television, radio

on the bus, on a plane

left or right of somebody or something

next to / beside the car.

on the ground, lower than (or covered by)

lower than something else but above

the bag is under the

covered by something else

put a jacket over your

getting to the other side (also across)

over 16 years of age

walk over the bridge

a path above the lake

higher than something else, but not

getting to the other side (also over)

getting to the other side

walk across the

something with limits on top, bottom and

drive through the

movement to person or building

movement to a place or country

enter a room / a building

go into the kitchen /

movement in the direction of something

go 5 steps towards the

movement to the top of something

jump onto the table

in the sense of where from