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PREPOSITIONS OF TIME In English as in Spanish prepositions of time are used to indicate when an action happens and how much it last. All these prepositions answer the question “When?”. They are used with nouns and pronouns. According to Poehland these are the prepositions of time in English: Preposition
in
Use
Examples
in months
in July; in September
y ea r
in 1985; in 1999
seasons
in summer; in the summer of 69
part of the day
in the morning; in the afternoon; in the evening
duration
in a minute; in two weeks
part of the day at
on
at night
time of day
at 6 o'clock; at midnight
celebrations
at Christmas; at Easter
fixed phrases
at the same time
days of the week
on Sunday; on Friday
date
on the 25th of December* December*
special holidays
on Good Friday; on Easter Sunday; on my birthday
a special part of a day
on the morning of September the the 11th*
after
later than sth.
after school
ago
how far sth. happened (in the past)
6 years ago
before
earlier than sth.
before Christmas
between
time time tha thatt sep separ arat ates es two two poin points ts
betw betwee een n Mon Monda day y and and Fri Frida day y
by
not later than a sp special ti time
by Thursday
during
through the whole of a period of during the holidays time
for from ... to from... till/until
period of time two points form a period
for three weeks from Monday to Wednesday from Monday till Wednesday from Monday until Wednesday
past since
time of the day
23 minutes past 6 (6:23)
point of time
since Monday
till/until
no later than a special time
till tomorrow until tomorrow
to
time of the day
23 minutes to 6 (5:37)
up to
not not more ore than a special time
up to 6 hours a day
within
during a period of time
within a day
According to UniLang Wiki these are the time prepositions in Spanish an its equivalents in English. Span Spanis ish h Time Time Prep Prepos osit itio ions ns
Engl Englis ish h Time Time Prepo Preposi siti tion onss
antes [de]
before
dentro [de
in
después [de]
after
desde
since
durante
during / for
entre
between
hasta
until
Exam Exampl ples es in English/Spanish Te vi antes de hoy / I saw you before today Te veré dentro de algunos minutos / I will see you in several minutes Te veré después de mañana / I will see you after tomorrow Te conozco desde ayer / I know you since yesterday Te veo durante dos minutos / I see you during two minutes Te encontraré entre las once y las doce / I will meet meet you between 11:00 and 12:00. Te visitaré hasta mañana / I will visit you until tomorrow
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE AND LOCATION In English as in Spanish these prepositions are used to specify the place or the location of a noun. According to Poehland these are the prepositions of place and direction in English. Preposition
Use
Examples
above
higher than sth.
across
from one side to the other You mustn't go across this road here. side There isn't a bridge across the river.
after
one follows the other
The cat ran after the dog. After you.
against
directed to towards sth.
The bi bird fl flew against the window.
along
in a line; from one point to They're walking along the beach. another
among
in a group
I like being among people.
around
in a circular way
We're sitting around the campfire.
behind
at the back of
Our house is behind the supermarket.
below
lower than sth.
Death Valley is 86 metres below sea level.
beside
next to
Our house is beside the supermarket.
between
sth./sb. is on each side
Our house is between the supermarket and the school.
by
nea r
He lives in the house by the river.
close to
nea r
Our house is close to the supermarket.
down
from high to low
He came down the hill.
from
the the pla place ce wher wheree it it sta start rtss
Do you you com comee from Tokyo?
in front of
the part that is in the direction it faces
Our house is in front of the supermarket.
inside
opposite of outside
You shouldn't stay inside the castle.
into
entering sth.
You shouldn't go into the castle.
near
close to
Our house is near the supermarket.
next to
beside
The picture hangs above my bed.
Our house is next to the supermarket.
off
away from sth.
The cat jumped off the roof.
onto
moving to a place
The cat jumped onto the roof.
opposite
on the other side
Our house is opposite the supermarket.
out of
leaving sth.
The cat jumped out of the window.
outside
opposite of inside
Can you wait outside?
over
above sth./sb.
The cat jumped over the wall.
past
going near sth./sb.
Go past the post office.
round
in a circle
We're sitting round the campfire.
through
going from one point to
You shouldn't walk through the forest.
the other point I like going to Australia. to
towards sth./sb.
towards
in th the di direction of of st sth.
under
below sth.
up
from low to high
Can you come to me? I've never been to Africa. We ra ran towards the castle. The cat is under the table. He went up the hill.
According to http://www.proprofs.com/fl http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/tableview.php?title=preposiciones-deashcards/tableview.php?title=preposiciones-delugar here are some of the place/location prepostions in Spanish and English. Spanish a la derecha (de) a la izquierda (de) al lado (de) cerca (de) debajo (de) delante (de) detrás (de) encima (de) enfrente (de) lejos (de)
English to the right of to the left of beside near under in front of behind on top of facing, across from far from
REFERENCES Bradley, P. T., and Mackenzie, I. Spanish, An Essential Grammar. New York. Routledge Poehland, J. Prepositions of time. Retrieved on September 8th 2009,from: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/preposition_time.htm Preposiciones de Lugar. Retrieved on September 8th 2009, from: http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/tableview.php?title=preposiciones-de-lugar Spanish: Prepositions. Retrieved on Septembe 8th 2009, from: http://www.unilang.org/wiki/index.php/Spanish:_Prepositions
