Prepositions

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

Prepositions

Voorzetsels

Goals

I know what prepositions are and I know how to apply them correctly.

Which prepositions do you know?

Welke prepositions zijn er?

Voorzetsels:

Prepositions of time: zeggen iets over wanneer iets gebeurt.

Prepositions of place: zeggen iets over waar iets gebeurt.

in, at, on

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

I was born in 2010

on

dagen en datums

I was born on a Tuesday.

at

precieze tijd

I was born at 12:15.

Prepositions of time

Prepositions of place

in

gesloten ruimtes, geografische locaties

I am in jail at the moment.

on

oppervlaktes, openbaar vervoer

My card is on the table.

at

specifieke locaties

I am at the station.

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

Exercise

Type the missing preposition

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

___ the floor

1. In
2. At
3. On

___ Japan

1. In
2. At
3. On

___ the evening

1. In
2. At
3. On

___ home

1. In
2. At
3. On

___ the first of January

1. In
2. At
3. On

There's some coffee __ the shelf in the cupboard.

1. In
2. At
3. On

I know what prepositions are and I know how to apply them correctly.

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What now?

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:) --> Extra opdrachten Prepositions 2 and 3. 

Write a sentence about this weekend including a preposition.