Prepositions in Englis.
Types Applications The adverbial clauses in English
Types Applications USE OF PREPOSITIONS The prepositions can perform different functions: - To serve as a link between two words or different elements in the sentence: I'll see you at five o'clock - They can accompany a verb serving as a link to its complement. In this case, they may not alter the meaning of the verb or alter it with what constitutes a distinct word. To look (does not alter the meaning of the verb) To look after (to change the meaning of the verb) - When we put a verb after a preposition, in English normally the form 'ing' is used and not the infinitive. You should not go to India without visiting the Taj Mahal. You should not go to India without visiting the Taj Mahal. I'm interested in studying psychology. The main prepositions in English are: About about After after, after, among, between, three or more, At in, before before before, in front of Behind behind below Beneath underneath next to Between (two or more) but except, but By by, along with down down Except for for, for, for, for a while From within Into, like, like Near near of
Off (off), off on, on Over over, on the other side since Through through Till = until until a, until, towards Under under up up To put on with Without sin POSITION OF THE PREPOSITIONS Generally, they are placed before the noun or the pronoun, except in the following cases: A.) With the relative pronoun, when followed by preposition, it can be placed in the final position. The girls I study with B.) In interrogative phrases when they begin with an interrogative pronoun: Who were you speaking to? PREPOSITION AND CONTRACTION The Spanish contraction, that is to say, the fusion of a preposition with the definite article (al, del) do not exist in English. They are always translated by the preposition followed by the definite article and separated from it (al = a el) (del = de el): Tell it to the chairman
Types of prepositions in English The prepositions are classified, according to their meaning, in three great groups, time, place and direction. This is when we begin to think that the prepositions in
the Anglo-Saxon language only serve to complicate us, because many are repeated Time prepositions They are used to indicate when something happened. They are, among others, Before, after, during, for, beyond, by. I will take a nap after work I won't stay beyond Monday - I do not think this is beyond Monday Try to be there by Friday - Try to be there on Monday Prepositions of place The prepositions of place are located behind the main verb, which is usually the verb To be (verb estar, ser) in all its verbal forms. Some prepositions of place are: next to (beside), by, between, behind, in front of, opposite, under, above, below The child is behinde the horse - The child is behind the horse The car is in front of the house The cat is under my desk - The cat is under the table Prepositions of direction or movement The prepositions of direction are used to indicate that there has been a movement from one place to another. They are placed behind the verb and are used primarily with verbs of movement. (To, across, along, around, down, into, off, over, past, through, towards, towards) Dad is walking up the stairs - Dad is walking up the stairs The motorbike is going through the tunnel There is a picture above the table.
Other Prepositions There are other basic prepositions in English that do not correspond to these three groups, as they are about or as. The preposition about can have several meanings. Here are the most common ones. It means "about", but be careful !, is not another preposition of place, this envelope refers to "about", "about" ... Also used to talk about what a book or a movie is about. It is also very common that we find the structure about + verb in infinitive where it acquires the meaning of "to the point of." Adding at before about, we want to indicate "approximately to the ..." is a very common preposition, used in Colloquial language, to ask how a certain topic is going, or how someone is The teacher spoke about the exam. - The teacher talked about the exam The movie is about World War II - The movie is about World War II The class is about to finish I go to work on the three What about you? - What about you? The preposition a means "as", which has a multitude of meanings, but its most common use is when it is used as a comparison "as .... As "" as ... as ", expressing similarity or equality between a person or a thing. Another common usage of the preposition as is to refer to a "function" or "someone's role" The weather this summer is as bad as last year - The weather this summer is as bad as the anerior
Mary sometimes works as a personal trainer - Maria sometimes works as a professional trainer. What is your role as a director? - What is your role as director? Meaning and uses of adverbial clauses: "before", "after" and "when" Share In this lesson we will give an explanation of the meaning and use of the words: "before", "after" and "when" to structure adverbial clauses of time.
To take into account the meaning of each of these adverbs:
These three adverbs will help us form clauses of time which, in short, will express when (at what moment) the action indicated by the verb of the sentence occurs. Examples: I buy a present before I go to a party. (I buy a gift before going to a party)
I play video games after I finish my homework. (I play video games after I finish my homework) I feel great when I sleep well (I feel great when I sleep well) In these examples the first clause (sentence) that is before the adverb is called "main clause" and the clause that begins with the adverb is called "clause of time."