Prepositions “On”, “In”, “At” 1. Transportation Preposition
Example Nouns
Example Sentences
in
car, truck
I went to Vancouver in my car.
on
bus, train, ship, plane, bicycle
I went downtown on the bus. We travelled to Toronto on the train.
2. Time Preposition
Example Nouns
Example Sentences
in
January, February, March 1987, 1988, 1989 two minutes, three days
She arrived in February. I was born in 1988. I'll be home in three days.
on
Wednesday, Thursday weekend
The party is on Thursday. He left on the weekend.
at
7:00, 7:30, 8 o'clock, noon
I'll call you at 7.30.
3. Communications Preposition
Example Nouns
Example Sentences
on
telephone Internet radio, television
I spoke to him on the telephone yesterday. I read about it on the Internet. I heard the news on the radio.
4. Where prepositions are NOT used. We don't use prepositions with certain words and phrases: NO Preposition
Words and Phrases
Example Sentences
in, on, at
home this morning this afternoon every week last Tuesday next year
Sally went home. I met my classmates this morning. We will arrive this afternoon. We have an exam every week. Neil did his laundry last Tuesday. Betty will return next year.
Prepositions Of Place (Preposiciones de lugar) NEXT TO (BESIDE): al lado de, junto a. Uso: Tanto "next to" como "beside" se pueden utilizar =. The supermarket is next to (beside) the bank. (El supermercado está junto al banco.) Sit next to (beside) me. (Siéntate a mi lado.) BY: cerca a, al lado de, junto a. I sit by the window. (Me siento a lado de la ventana.) Our house is by the river. (Nuestra casa está cerca del rio.)
BETWEEN: entre The shop is between the bank and the train station. (La tienda está entre el banco y la estación de tren.) She is standing between Peter and John. (Permanece de pie entre Pedro y Juan.) BEHIND: detrás de The church is behind the school. (La iglesia está detrás de la escuela.) He is standing behind you. (Está de pie detrás de ti.) IN FRONT OF vs. OPPOSITE: contrario, en frente de, opuesto, delante de. Usos: La diferencia entre ellos es cuando estamos hablando de personas ya que "opposite" significa delante y cara a cara, “In front of” no. The hotel is in front of the station. (El hotel está en frente de la estación.) The bank is opposite the market. (El banco está delante del mercado.) Laura is standing in front of you. (Laura está de pie delante de ti.) She is sitting opposite me. (Está sentando en frente mío.) UNDER: debajo de The ball is under the chair. (La pelota está debajo la silla.) The dog is under the tree. (El perro está debajo del árbol.) ABOVE: por encima sin tocar (un poco más arriba) The clock is above the table. (El reloj está por encima de la mesa.) BELOW: por debajo sin tocar. (Un poco más abajo) The table is below the clock. (La mesa está por debajo del reloj.) Prepositions Of Time (Preposiciones de tiempo) BEFORE: antes, antes de. Ring [call] me before one. (Llámame antes de la una.) They arrived before me. (Llegaron antes que yo.) AFTER: después, después de, tras. We will see you after the movie. (Te veremos después de la película.) I arrived after them. (Llegue después de ellos.) DURING: durante. (en el transcurso de) Don’t talk during the movie. (No hables durante la película.) I don’t like to watch television during the day. (No me gusta ver la televisión durante el día.) FOR: durante. Se utiliza para expresar un período de tiempo ya sean días, horas, meses o años. I lived in England for three years. (Viví en Inglaterra durante tres años.) He studied for the exam for one week. (Estudié para el examen durante una semana.) WHILE: mientras I will work while I can. (Trabajaré mientras pueda.) He called while we were out. (Llamó mientras estábamos fuera.) Prepositions of Direction/Movement (Preposiciones de direccion/movimiento) TO: hacia, en dirección a (indica movimiento). Uso: Se coloca detrás de los verbos de movimiento como ir, venir, volver, caminar, volar, etc... They came to the wedding. (Vinieron a la boda.) -‐ Sofia flew to Canada. (Sofia voló a Canadá.)