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Prepositions - Time and Place
Dodane przez Tomasz H. 24 kwietnia 2014 w kategorii: Gramatyka, Język angielski
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Preposition - Time
| Preposition |
Usage |
Example |
| at |
- a certain point of time
- weekend
- night
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- at half past eight
- at the weekend
- at night
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| in |
- time of day
- year
- months/seasons
- after a certain period of time
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- in the evening
- in 2014
- in May/Summer
- in an hour
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| on |
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| by |
- up to a certain time
- at the latest
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- By 11 a.m. I had read a chapter
- She will be back by 10 o'clock
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| to |
- telling the time
- marking the beginning and
end of a period of time
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- It's five to ten (9:55)
- from Monday to Saturday
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| for |
- over a certain period of time
|
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| since |
- from a certain period of time
|
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| before |
- earlier than a certain point of time
|
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| ago |
- a certain time in the past
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| past |
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| till/untill |
- how long something is going to last
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- I'm on holiday until Monday
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Preposition - Place
| Preposition |
Usage |
Example |
| at |
- table
- events
- meaning by an object, next to
- place where you're doing
something typical
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- at the table
- at the party
- at the door
- at the cinema/at school
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on
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- TV, radio
- attached
- for a place with a river
- on a surface
- on a certain side
- public transport
- floor in the house
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- on TV, on the radio
- the paintings on the wall
- Wroclaw lies on the Odra
- on the table
- on the left
- in the bus, on a plane
- on the second floor
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in
|
- room
- building
- street
- town
- country
- book
- car
- picture
- world
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- in the kitchen
- in the building
- in London
- in the car
- in the book
- in the picture
- in the world
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| over |
- more than
- covered by something
- across, getting the other side
- overcoming an obstacle
|
- over 18 years of age
- put a t-shirt over your jacket
- walk over the bridge
- climb over the mountains
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| below |
|
- the miners are below the ground
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by/beside/next to
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- left or right of something/somebody
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- Tom is standing by/beside/next to John
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| above |
- higher than something else
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- the shelf is above the bed
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| under |
- lower than something else
|
- the cat is under the chair
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| into |
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| to |
- movement to a place
- movement to a country
- movement to a building
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- go to bed
- go to Poland
- go to cinema
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| towards |
- movement in the direction,
but not directly to it
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- walk toward the city hall
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| across |
- getting to the other side
|
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| through |
- something with limits on bottom, top and sides
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| from |
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