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Prepositions

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We have made every possible effortto | AGAINST select and illustrate the most used prepo- |_ CONTRA sitions in English. Special note must be made in understanding that many words used as prepositions are also used as adjectives and adverbs. We made every effort to ensure that the user is not con- fused, as to its use as a preposition. Las preposiciones son palabras usadas para establecer una relacién entre el sujeto y otras palabras de la misma oracién, Hemos hecho grandes esfuerzos para seleccionar e ilustrar las preposiciones mas usadas en Inglés. Es importante tomar nota. de que muchas palabras usadas como preposiciones, también se usan como adverbios 0 adjetivos. Hemos puesto cuidado en la presentacién de las preposiciones y sus ejemplos para evitar confusiones para el usuario de este libro. BEHIND DETRAS A plant is against the wall. Una planta esta contra la pared. ACROSS AL OTRO LADO The teacher is behind the desk. La maestra esta detrds del escritorio. The clown is across the street. El payaso esta al otro lado de Ia calle. AT THE BACK ‘AL FONDO DE The apple is between the bananas. She sat at the back of the bus. La manzana estd entre los platanos. Ella se sento al fondo del cam ion. IN FRONT ENFRENTE| ie The girl is in front of the blackboard. | The slide is in the park. La nifa esta enfrente del pizarrén. La resbaladilla esta en el parque. IN DENTRO DE} ON - EN The toy car is in the box. El carrito de juguete esta dentro de la caja. The hat is on his head. El sombrero esta en su cabeza. FOR PARA This book is for the teacher. The party will be on Saturday. Este libro es para la maestra. La fiesta serd el sdbado. ON SOBRE Fi The lollipop is on the table. The dog jumps through the hoop. La paleta de dulce esté sobre la mesa. | El perro salta a través del aro. WITH CON | like my ice cream with chocolate chips. | There’s a dog among the sheep. Me gusta el helado con chispas de chocolate. | Hay un perro en medio de las ovejas. a oanyy She rode the horse for a while. The dog jumped over the fence. Ella monté el caballo por un rato. El perro salt6 sobre la cerca. OVER ENCIMA aaa (Pansies ARRIBA The big cloud was over the city. See the paragraph above. La gran nube estd encima de la ciudad. | Vea el parrafo de arriba. Did you come by plane? Ineed it by tomorrow. ¢Llegaste por avién? Lo necesito para mafiana _|AT THE END AL FINAL DE The bus passes by the candy shop. The lady is at the end of the line. El camion pasa por la dulceria. La sefora esta al final de Ia fila. The plane Is flying below the clouds. The giraffe is near the tree. El avion esté volando debajo de las nubes. La jirafa estd cerca del arbol. 1 UNDER FROM DEBAJO The teddy bear is under the chair. | sxe walks from her house to school. El oso de peluche esta debajo de Ia silla. Ella camina desde su casa a la escuela. Sugar comes from the sugar cane. The bee goes from flower to flower. El azucar viene de la cafia de azucar. La abeja va de flor en flor. INTO DENTRO He puts the candy into the bag. The car went into the tunnel. El pone los dulces dentro de la bolsa. El auto esta en (dentro) el tunel. Classes begin at 8:00 o’clock The sun rises at dawn. Las clases comienzan a las 8 en punto. EI sol sale al amanecer. 0 aoe co soe ooo age The bat flies at night. He is always at school. EI murciélago vuela por la noche. El esta siempre en la ecuela. He looked at the sky. EI vio hacia el cielo. He arrived first at the finish line. El llegé primero a la meta. AFTER DESPUES EC 2}. Look at your father. Ve a tu papa. Wash your teeth after lunch. Cepillate los dientes después de comer. 1 1am happy since you arrived. The dog came down the stairs. Estoy contenta desde que llegaste. El perro venia bajando las escaleras. ANU | put the ball down. The flower pot is above the table. Puse la pelota abajo. La maseta esta encima de la mesa. He has a bump at the back of his head. Tiene un golpe atrds de la cabeza. BEFORE She can see a ballerina through the scr Ella puede ver una bailarina a través de la pantalla. Look before crossing the street. Fijese antes de cruzar la calle. The submarine is under the water. EI submarino esta bajo el agua. 13 ABOUT ALREDEDOR| He talked about his dog. Habl6 acerca de su perro. He walked about the classroom. El camino alrededor del salon de clases} TO - PARA He likes going to Teotihuacan. A él le gusta ir a Teotihuacan. 14 This medicine is good to cure her. Esta medicina es buena para curarla. | will lend you up to 100 pesos. Te presto hasta 100 pesos The baby cried throughout the night. El bebé Ilor6 a lo largo de la noche. UNTIL HASTA var yt! I waited for him until noon. Lo esperé hasta el medio dia. He pointed his rifle down to the floor. E/ apunto su rifle hacia abajo. Do not speak during mass. The cookie is made of chocolate. No hable durante la misa. La galleta esta hecha de chocolate. mone AROUND [, . ALREDEDOR) The boat went along the river The children walked around the tree. El barco naveg6 a lo largo del rio. Los nifios caminaron alrededor del arbol. 16 She likes all animals except cats. A ella le gustan todos los animales excepto los gatos. He left his house without his trousers. Salié de su casa sin sus pantalones. LIKE como John walked toward his car. Juan camin6 hacia su coche. He looks like he is tired. Se ve como que estd cansado. She Tikes all animals except cats. A ella le gustan todos los animales excepto los gatos. He left his house without his trousers. Salié de su casa sin sus pantalones. LIKE como John walked toward his car. He looks like he is tired. Juan camin6 hacia su coche. Se ve como que esta cansado. 17

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