English 4 Monday, 15th October, 2007

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
in / inside
dentro de /dentro
There is a pink elephant in the
box.

out of / outside fuera de / fuera

The elephant is out of the box.
on
sobre, encima (tocando elobjeto)
There is a lamp on the table
under
debajo There is a cat under the table.

above directamente encima sin

tocarlo
Write your name above the line.
around
alrededor Write a circle around the answer.
below
por debajo de Write your name below the line.

within
dentro de
Write within the circle.
near, by
cerca de
There are some trees near the
house.
with
con Tom is with Peter.

next to
al lado de There is a leaf next to the snail.

between
entre dos cosas u objetos
The monkey is between the
palms.
opposite
de frente a The elephant is opposite the
horse.
behind
detrás The elephant is behind the wall.

in front of
en frente de
There is a bird in front of the
house.
on the left
a la izquierda Turn on the left.
on the right a la derecha
Turn on the right.
PREPOSITIONS OF DIRECTION
to a, en dirección hacia
up hacia arriba
down hacia abajo
towards hacia
backwards hacia atrás
from de, desde

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME ( AT / ON / IN)

the time (hora) At one o´clock
AT night At night / at midnight (medianoche)
vacations of more than a day At Christmas / Easter (Navidades / Pascua)
On Sunday / On Monday morning
ON days (días) On 25th April
On New Year´s Day
years(años) In 1996
IN months (meses) In April
seasons (estaciones) In spring
parts of the day In the morning /in the afternoon /in the evening
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE (IN /AT)

IN

In a room In a garden In Spain / In Rome In the water

In a shop in a park In the city centre In the sea
In a box in a town In my coffee
At the top (of the page)

A
T

At the door At the bottom

At the traffic At the bus stop
lights
OTHER EXPRESSIONS
At home / at work / at school / at university
At the station / at the airport
At the doctor´s / at the dentist´s
At Jane´s (house) / at my sister´s house
At a concert / at a conference / at a party / at a football match
By train / by car / by plane / on foot
1. COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT PREPOSITION “IN”, “ON”, “AT” OR “-“:
a. _________ the bus-stop 1. _________ half past eight
b. _________ home 2. _________ August
c. _________ the sea 3. _________ 1990
d. _________ France 4. _________ Sunday morning
e. _________ the park 5. _________ the weekend
f. _________ my tea 6. _________ Christmas
g. _________ school 7. _________ Christmas Day
h. _________ a football match 8. _________ the summer
i. _________ a box 9. _________ the morning
j. _________ the door 10. _________ night
k. _________ the sky 11. _________ this afternoon
l. _________ Huelva 12. _________ last Friday
m. _________ the dentist´s 13. _________ the morning
n. _________ school 14. _________ last Sunday
o. _________ the doctor´s 15. _________ 3th April
p. _________ the traffic lights 16. _________ the bus stop
q. _________ swimming-pool 17. _________ evening
r. _________ my coffee 18. _________ Monday morning
2. COMPLETE WITH A PREPOSITION:
- They came _______ train; then they went back _______ the farm.
- Uncle Richards lives _______ a farm. The farm is _______ a Church and a shop.
- A plane is flying _______ the farm.
- The children were _______ home all day, not _______ school.
- He is looking _______ the traffic lights.
- My book is _______ the table. There is another book _______ your chair.
- The ball-pens are _______ the drawer. My shirt is _______ the bed.
- I am looking _______ my gloves. I have lost them.
- I will be _______ London tomorrow. I´m travelling _______ plane tonight.
- They are looking _______ that beautiful picture _______ the wall.
- I was talking _______ my teacher _______ twenty minutes.
- I hardly ever go _______ the mountain _______ the weekend.
- He has worked here _______ 1998.
3. PUT IN THE RIGHT PREPOSITIONS: NEAR - ON - IN – UNDER - BY.
- The pencil is ________ the bag.
- The rabbit is ________ the tree.
- The children are ________ the park.
- The cat is ________ the roof.
- Your cat is ________ your house.
- There are three men ________ the street.
- The picture is ________ the wall.
- Phil and Jane are ________ the garden.
- My mother goes to work _________ foot.
- The carpet is ________ the old bed.
- Where is the key? Is it _______ your bag?
- We live ________ George Street
- Is there a bank ________ the station?
-I go to school __________ car.