Herhaling Prepositions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Prepositions

Welke prepositions zijn er?

Prepositions of time: deze zeggen iets over wanneer iets gebeurt.

Prepositions of place: deze zeggen iets over waar iets gebeurt.

Prepositions of movement: deze zeggen iets over waarheen/naartoe  iets gebeurt.

Prepositions of time

in

maanden, jaren, eeuwen, lange periodes

on

dagen en datums

at

precieze tijd

for

hoe lang

since

sinds wanneer

during

tijdens

in

maanden, jaren, eeuwen, lange periodes

on

dagen en datums

at

precieze tijd

for

hoe lang 

since

sinds wanneer

during

tijdens

Prepositions of time

on time

op de geplande tijd

in time

met genoeg tijd over

from...till / until

van...tot (dat)

around

rond

by

tegen

before / after

voor / na

Prepositions of place

in

gesloten ruimtes, geografische locaties

on

oppervlaktes, openbaar vervoer

at

punten, instituties, bij...

next to / beside

naast

between

tussen (2)

among

tussen (>2)

behind

achter

in front of

voor

above

boven (hoger dan)

over

boven (verticaal hoger)

near / close to

dichtbij

below

lager dan

under (underneath / beneath)

recht onder

Prepositions of movement

through                                               walk by 

door (heen)                                              langs lopen

up                                                          across

omhoog                                                    over

down                                                     along

omlaag                                                      langs

over                                                        away from

beweging over iets                                 weg van

under                                                     towards

beweging onder iets                              naartoe

into / out of                                           from

naar binnen / naar buiten                     vandaan

step on/off                                             for

opstappen / afstappen                           voor

Kies het juiste voorzetsel
I am ____ school on Monday.

1. in
2. on
3. at
4. between

Kies het juiste voorzetsel
John walked ____ the room.

1. on
2. at
3. over
4. into

Kies het juiste voorzetsel
We are exactly ____ just as planned.

1. on time
2. in time
3. during
4. since

Kies het juiste voorzetsel
I got my homework done ____ for the lesson, I even had some time left.

1. on time
2. in time
3. between
4. during

Kies het juiste voorzetsel
I am ____ my friend's house.

1. by
2. at
3. over
4. up

Kies het juiste voorzetsel
You need to go ____ the stairs.

1. up
2. under
3. above
4. over

Exercise

Type the missing preposition

Only use in on and at and only type the missing word

___ the kitchen

___ the floor

___ Japan

___ work

___ home

___Christmas

___ the evening

___ Christmas evening

___ the weekend

___the first of April

Exercise

Type the whole sentence with the correct preposition filled in

Only use in on and at

1. There's some coffee __the shelf ___the cupboard.

2. My friend works___a chemist's___the town centre.

3. There's a cinema___the corner___the end of the street.

4. On Sundays Mr. Smith stays___home and works ___the garden.

5. She's going to a conference in Spain ___ a week.

6. Do you enjoy driving ____night?

7. I'm taking my driving test____ten to four ____ September first.

8. Did he send you a card____your birthday?1

Exercise

Type only the missing preposition

Choose the most logical preposition for each sentence

1) He's swimming __the river.

2) Where's Julie? She's __school.

3) The plant is __the table.

4) There is a spider __the bath.

5) Please put those apples __ the bowl.

6) Frank is __holiday for three weeks.

7) There are two pockets __this bag.

8) I read the story __the newspaper.

9) The cat is sitting __the chair.

10) Lucy was standing __the bus stop.

11) Lucy is arriving __February the 13th __eight o'clock __the morning.

12) The weather is often terrible __London __January.

13) It's better to get taxi if you are out alone __night.

14) She got married __September.

15) They usually go to the south of France __the summer.

16) Columbus sailed __ the Americas
__the 16th century.

17) The Beatles were popular
__the 1960s.

18) I graduated __university
__2001.

19) His birthday is __June.

10) I usually go __my parents' house __
Christmas. We eat turkey together __
Christmas Day.