PREPOSIES DE TEMPO / LUGAR

LUGAR
AT lugar especfico:

Hes at the bank.

He lives at 59 Park Ave.

ON rua, avenida (o que se parece com uma linha):

The bank is on Park Ave.

He lives on Park Avenue.

IN cidades, estados, pases:

He lives in New York.

TEMPO
AT horas:

Hes arriving at 5 pm.

ON datas, dias da semana:

Hes arriving on Monday.

His birthday is on Dec 2nd.

IN meses, anos:

It happened in 1989

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
AFTER depois de algo:

Were going to the movies after class.

AGO h quanto tempo, no passado:

He died 5 years ago.

AROUND por volta de; no exatamente:

Dinner is served around 7.

AT horrios especficos; datas comemorativas:

Come at 6.

At Christmas, theres an exchange of gifts.

BEFORE antes de algo:

Make sure its the right size before buying it.

BETWEEN indica dois pontos-limite:

Please hand in your papers between Monday and Wednesday.

BY no mais tarde que; limite mximo da ao:

Ill have finished all the reports by Friday.

DURING por todo um perodo de tempo:

Hes staying with us during the holidays.

FOR durao:

Katie has been married for 4 years.

FROM TO / FROM UNTIL / FROM TILL durao entre dois

pontos especficos no tempo:

Extra classes in the afternoon, from 2 to 6 / from 2 until 6. / from 2

till 6.

IN meses, anos, estaes:

He was born in July / in 1973 / in the summer.

ON dias da semana, datas:

He was born on a Monday / on July 20th.

PAST mais tarde do que:

Its twenty past five.

He arrived past midnight.

SINCE incio da ao/situao:

Shes been having dance classes since last year.

TILL/ UNTIL final da ao / situao:

Jennas staying in Brazil till / until November.

UP TO limite mximo da durao:

You can play computer games up to 1 hour a day.

WITHIN dentro de um determinado perodo de tempo:

This problem must be solved within two hours.

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
ABOVE posio mais elevada, no necessariamente numa linha vertical:

The sun was shining above us.

ACROSS de um lado para o outro:

Theres a beautiful bridge across that river.

AFTER seguindo:

The fat cat ran after the little mouse.

AGAINST diretamente oposto:

Sailing against the wind.

ALONG numa linha paralela a algo, ou num ponto desta linha:

Lets walk along the beach.

A tiny house along the river.

Three checkpoints along the road.

AMONG em um grupo:

They came across in the homecoming, among other former students.

AROUND em um crculo; no distante:

The athletes ran around the square.

He lives around here.

AT local especfico:

Why dont we meet at school?

BEFORE na frente de:

There he was, standing before me.

I promise before Almighty God that the evidence which I shall give
shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

BEHIND numa posio anterior:

She couldnt see the play because she was sitting behind a bulky
man.

BELOW posio inferior:

Hypothermia, which is body temperature below 95 degrees, is lifethreatening.

BESIDE contguo; adjacente, ao lado:

Come on, sit here beside me.

BETWEEN entre dois pontos de referncia:

Park your car between those two poles.

BY prximo; ao lado:

He sat by the window, grabbed his book and forgot about the world
outside.

CLOSE TO uma pequena distncia:

I wish you were so close to me.

DOWN de posio mais elevada para outra abaixo:

We watched the sun go down.

FOR destino:

This ship is leaving for Indonesia.

FROM local de origem:

Where are you from?

IN num espao interior:

Somebody had left a wallet in the taxi.

IN FRONT OF diretamente em frente:

Avoid standing in front of doors. You could get knocked down

unexpectedly.

INSIDE num espao anterior (enfatiza o contraste com espao exterior):

Come inside. Its very cold out there.

INTO movimento para dentro:

Three dogs ran into the small garden.

NEAR a uma curta distncia:

Due to a restraining order, he cant come anywhere near here.

NEXT TO contguo; adjacente, ao lado:

Who sits next to you at school?

OFF longe de algo, no exterior:

She put on her hat and off she went!

ON em uma superfcie:

Put all those books back on the shelf.

ONTO movimento numa superfcie:

There was a myriad of worms crawling onto the dead body.

OPPOSITE de frente para algo:

Her grandparents used to live opposite the bank; thats how they saw
the robbery.

OUT OF indica movimento de sada ou lado externo:

Get out of my room!

OUTSIDE exterior:

He parked outside so as not to pay $20.

OVER posio mais elevada, sem haver contato:

Your cat has jumped over my fence again!

PAST aps algo:

Go past the supermarket; the bank is the second building.

ROUND num movimento circular:

The scouts were sitting round the campfire.

THROUGH de uma extremidade a outra:

Theres a shortcut to the nearest taxi rank. Just walk through the
park and youll be there in five minutes.

TO destino:

This ship is going to Indonesia.

TOWARDS em direo a algo:

The thief walked towards me and I ran away.

UNDER verticalmente numa posio inferior:

She found his wallet under the bed.

UP indica movimento para ou em uma posio mais elevada:

Stand up and say your name.