PREPOSITIONS

Prepositions are words that connect nouns or pronouns to verbs or adjectives in sentences.

Example: I am returning home with my friend Megan

Usually prepositions show a relationship in space or time or a logical relationship between two or more people, places or things. They are most commonly followed by a noun phrase or pronoun.

Example: The church is opposite the theatre

I will send the email to you in due course

In this section we will look at the following types of prepositions:

Prepositions of time
Prepositions of place
Prepositions of movement (to, towards, into, out of, etc.)

We will also explore the use of :

Common Verbs + prepositions (listen to, apologize for, agree to, etc)
Common Adjectives + prepositions (afraid of, different from, angry with, etc.)

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Teachers can start by showing the video What is preposition-Type of Preposition-Part of Speech, that explains what prepositions are and the link that they create in a sentence between words.

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For schools teaching in Spanish

El video Todas la preposiciones en Inglés explica el significado y el uso de las preposiciones en la lengua inglesa. En el video se habla de las preposiciones más usadas y más comunes en Inglés.

Este video sirve para explicar a los alumnos qué preposición usar después de ciertos verbos.

Prepositions of time

Prepositions of time are prepositions that allow you to indicate a specific time period such as a date on the calendar, a day of the week, or the actu...