More important Prepositions

About – sobre, aproximadamente.

Ex.: We are talking about politics. I left at about 6 o’clock.

Above – acima de, superior a, mais de.

Ex.: Imagine above us only sky. There were above 50 people  

at the lecture.

Bellow – abaixo de. Ex. The temperature is bellow zero.

Along – ao longo de; por. Ex. She’s walking along the street now.

After – depois de; atrás de; após (tempo).

Ex.: I’ll meet him after lunch. The dog runs after the cat.

Before – antes de (tempo); diante de(lugar).

Ex.: Peter was brought before the judge. I have to clean  my house

before dinner.

Across – do outro lado de; de um lado a outro). Ex. They live across

The street. A dog ran across the street.

Beside - ao lado de. Ex. The school is beside the market.

Besides - além de. Ex.We study English besides Portuguese.

For – para; por (com o objetivo de; duração de algo).  Ex. We’ll

wait for you. He runs for president. Bake the cake for 50 minutes.

Upon–sobre (proximidade de tempo) Ex.  Xmas is almost upon us.

By - perto de,; junto a. Ex. We sat by the river.

    - de, por(indicando autoria) Ex.This book was written by Dickens.

    - de (meio de transporte) Ex. We went to school by bus.

Of – de (posse) Ex. This book is of Peter.

Off – de (indica afastamento, desligamento) Ex. Turn off the radio.

From –de (origem) Ex. She comes from New York City.

Until – Till – até (tempo). Ex. I’ll wait until / till 4 o’clock.

With – com. Ex. She went to school with her sister.

Without – sem. Ex. Lonely is the night when I am without you.

Beyond – além de; em adição a.Ex. Beyond the door there’s peace.

But – exceto. Ex. Nobody but you can solve this problem.

Over – acima, sobre, mais de. Ex. Over sixty people were present.

The picture is over the fireplace.

Within – dentro de. Ex. The bus will come within an hour.

Towards – em direção a.Ex. He walks towards the front door.

Like – como (semelhante). Ex. Your house is just like mine.

Despite – apesar de, não obstante. Ex. We went shopping despite

the bad weather.

Down – para baixo (movimento). Ex.  We climbed down the hill.

Up – para cima. Ex. He climbed up the hills.

Under – embaixo de Ex. The ball rolled under the table.

Through – através de. Ex. She walked through the park.

Between – entre (dois ou três pessoas ou objetos)

Ex. She sat between Mary and Jane.

Into – para dentro de algo, profissões, contato, transformação. Exs. 

He fell into the river. I want to go into teaching. The car crashed into

a tree. Break the chocolate into pieces./Heat changes ice into water.

Against – contra, oposição. Ex. This book is against Darwin.

Charles Darwin

Outside – do lado de fora Ex. The dog is outside the house.

Inside – do lado de dentro. Ex. Mary is inside the house.

Since –desde (momento que algo veio a acontecer)

 Ex. I’ve been here since 5 o’clock.

During – durante. (no decorrer de um período ou evento) .  

Ex. I don’t have time during the week.

Now, let’s complete some sentences. (Copy in your notebooks)

I. Insert the proper preposition:

1. The car is ………………………….. the house.

2. The book is ……………………….. the desk.

3. Sit ………………. that chair.

4. The thief climbed ……..…..….. the house…..………… an open window.

5. I have known Smith ……..………. many years.

6. I will be absent …………………….. February.

7. I’m going to travel ……………….. my mother.

8. Please, go ………………………. and see if the bird is on the tree.

9. They will arrive ………………… ten o’clock.

10. Your composition is …………………… average.

(bellow/on/near/in front of/into/by/ through/outside/for/till/with/of)