Prepositions
Fill in the spaces with the appropriate preposition: in, at, on, to.
I went 1)___ the movie theatre last night because I wanted to see the new Star Trek movie. When I arrived 2)___ the box office*, the line was out the door: apparently, I wasn’t the only one. So I waited 3)___ the line for ten minutes. When I finally got to the window, the sales clerk told me that there was only one seat left: 4)___ the first row, 5)___ the far right of the room. I was desperate, so I took it, even though I knew it wouldn’t be a fun experience.
Complete the text with of, from, since, for.
Mark is originally (1)___ South Africa, but he moved to Barcelona when he graduated college, and has lived there (2)___ fifteen years. He moved into and has lived there (3)___ he arrived. His girlfriend, Helena, is also an immigrant: she is (4)___ Athens, the capital (5)___ Greece. They’ve been going out (6)___ 2008, and they’ve lived together (7)___ six months; in fact, she was one (8)___ the first people he met in Catalonia. (9)___ they’ve been going out, he’s met a lot (10)___ new people, and now he really likes living in Barcelona.
What word, if any, goes in each space? We’re meeting up __ 5:00 __ Tuesday, so don’t be late! ___ next week, I’m flying to Australia. I can’t wait to see a kangaroo! My sister called me __ Saturday morning, and woke me up! I graduated college __ 2005, and started working __ New York […]
¿Te atreves a completar las siguientes frases con for o since?
1. We haven´t seen each other _________________ a long time.
2. I have lived in Bilbao ________________ I was a little girl.
3. Mark has lived in this town ___________________ 2006.
¿Cuántas veces has dudado si decir in, on o at? Queremos compartir con vosotros estas normas básicas que os ayudarán a elegir la preposición correcta sin dudas.
Utilizamos at para las horas y para ciertas expresiones:
at 8,30
at the weekend
at night
at Christmas
Since y for son dos palabras que se suelen confundir pero éstas se utilizan en casos diferentes.
Since va seguido de un punto específico en el pasado. Por ejemplo:
I´ve been living in Spain since 1999
For, Since and During are often confused by non-native English speakers.
Let’s have a look at why.