Prepositions
Prepositions are words that show the relationship of one word (usually a noun or pronoun) to another word (usually another noun or pronoun) in a sentence.
Example
: Javier has an appointment after school.\ \
preposition object of preposition
The noun or pronoun following the preposition is called the
object of the preposition. The preposition plus its object is called a prepositional phrase.
Prepositions showing location:
Paul was
in the car.The books are on the table.
The students came from class.
The car is in front of the house.
The child is behind the tree.
Prepositions showing time and date:
Many Spanish people go on vacation
in August.On
Mondays, they attend the university.I am meeting her
at four o’clock this afternoon.We are going to study
before the exam.Most people work
from nine to five.Frequently used prepositions are
: during, since, with, between, of , about, because of, in front of, next to, instead of, due to, in spite of, on account of, etc.
The Big Picture:
Heavy rotation prepositions
: a (to, at) , de (from, of, about) , sin (without), con (with).| Entre | between, among |
| Al lado de | beside, next to |
| Frente a | opposite, facing |
| Enfrente de | in front of, opposite |
| Detrás de | behind |
| Delante de | in front of, ahead of |
| Debajo de | beneath, under |
| Encima de | on top of, above |
| Dentro de | inside |
| Fuera de | outside |
| Cerca de | near, close to |
| Lejos de | far from |
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these should be used with the verb Estar (form of Estar + preposition)Examples: México está muy lejos de aquí.
Clemens Hall
está entre los edificios Baird y Lockwood.Mi hermanita piensa que unos monstruos
están debajo de sucama.
Nuestro apartamento está muy cerca de la universidad.
Las galletas
están encima del refigerador.
More prepositions
:| Acerca de | about |
| Sobre | about |
| Antes de | before |
| Después de | after |
| Durante | during |
| En vez de | instead of |
| Al + infinitive | upon +(doing something) |
Examples: La novela es una historia acerca de la mala fortuna de una
famila que vive en Colombia.
Yo no sabía nada
sobre lo que pasó.Me dormí
durante mi clase de química.Antes de salir de la casa, ella siempre besa su esposo.
Después del concierto ellos fueron a Denny’s para comer.
En vez de estudiar por su examen, Javier pasó toda la
noche chateando por la internet.
Al entrar en la casa, el ladrón fue atrapado por la policía.