Prepositions of moment

 

Prepositions of moment:

 

About = acerca de

Above = en lo alto (encima)

Across= al otro lado/ atravesar

After = despues   

Among = entre algo

Around = alrededor

As = como

At = a las / en (la casa, la esc)        

Because of = por que, devido a

Before= antes

Behind= detras

Below = por debajo

Beside= entre personas/ al lado de

Between = entre

By = por             

During = durante

Down = abajo

Except = excepto

For = para / por  

From = desde/ de

Forward = adelante

In = en 

In back of = devuelta               

In front of = enfrente    

In spite of = sin importar

Into = dentro de

Like= como (yo)

Near = cerca     

Next to = enseguida        

Of = de/ del

On = sobre /

On to= sobre algo/ encima(en)

Over = sobre / por encima(arriba)/ suspendido en el aire      

Through=  a traves de/ pasar (x mi mente)

To = para/ hacia   / a   

Top= por encima

Toward =hacia

Untill = hasta

Under = debajo   

Up = arriba

Up on = sobre

With = con      

 

 

Joining sentences or connecting words:

 

And= y

Because of = debido a, xq

Cause= xq

First= primero

Next= siguiente

Finally= finalmente

So= tal como, asi como, asi, entonces

Then= entonces, luego, después

After that= después de eso

After = despues

Before= antes

When= cuando

But=pero

 

 

And .- indicates an addition

But .- indicates a contrary idea

So .- indicates a result

Or .- indicates an alternative

 

I like apples or orange

I like apples but I don’t like orange

I like apples so I like fruits

I like oranges and apples

On.- se usa para indicar dias, semanas; on weekend

In .- in the morning, in the evening (tiempos)

 

Connecting exercise

 

She doesn’t think about that boy but

Does he love me? So

I don’t love him and

He does not have more words cause

He is not in love anymore but

Do you love me?

 

 

Singular               Plural

Man                       men

Woman                 women

Child                      children

Boy                        boys

Person                   people

Fish                        fish

Tooth                    teeth

Foot                       feet