2. Prepositions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4,5

Grammar :

Prepositions - voorzetsel

What is preposition?

 a word(or group of words) used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. Some examples of prepositions are words like "in," "at," "on," "of," and "to."

Prepositions of Place:

in (in)      next to (naast)     between (tussen)     on (op)
between (tussen)   opposite (tegenover)    behind (achter)
near (dichtbij)    above (boven)     below (onder)     by (bij)
at (op/bij)    in front of (voor)    on the top of (bovenop)
in front of (vooraan)

To refer to a location, use the prepositions "in" (an area or volume), "at" (a point), and "on" (a surface).

They live in the country. (an area)

She will find him at the library. (a point)

There is a lot of dirt on the window. (a surface)

Prepositions of Movement/direction:

across (over)    onto (boven op)    up (omhoog)    down (omlaag)
into (naar binnen)    out of (naar buiten)    past (langs) 
round (omheen)   towards (naar toe)    through (door heen) 
off (van af)    under (onder)    over (over)    to (naar)
from (van weg)

Examples:

She drove to the store.

Don’t ring the doorbell. Come right in(to) the house.

Drive on(to) the grass and park the car there.

Prepositions of Time:

on (dagen / data) : on wednesday.
at (tijdstippen + feestdagen & weekend)
in (dagdelen / jaren / maanden / seizoenen)

since (sinds)      from ... to/until (van ... tot) 
within (binnen)      for (voor

"in" - parts of the day (not specific times), months, years, and seasons

He reads in the evening.

The weather is cold in December.

She was born in 1996.

We rake leaves in the fall.

Use "at" with the time of day. Also use "at" with noon, night, and midnight.

I go to work at 8:00.

He eats lunch at noon.

She often goes for a walk at night.

They go to bed at midnight.

Prepositions after verbs / adjectives:

Break in (inbreken)
Cut off (afsnijden)
Get away (wegkomen)
Ask for (vragen om)
Waiting for (wachten op)
Travel to (reizen naar)
.... 

after verb

double FF

1. I'm growing tomatoes ____ my garden.

1. In
2. between
3. On
4. By

2. What's ___ the menu tonight?

1. In
2. At
3. On
4. By

3. Jaimy is waiting for you ___ the corner.

1. In
2. At
3. On
4. By

5. I didn't see the dog lying on the floor and I fell _____ it.

1. Across
2. Along
3. Into
4. Over

4. Every morning I go for a stroll ____ the beach.

1. Across
2. Along
3. Into
4. Over

6. I'll see you ____ Friday.

1. On
2. At
3. In
4. For

7. I'm going to my grandmother ___ the weekend.

1. Into
2. At
3. In
4. For

8. We used to live ___ Berlin when I was younger.

1. On
2. At
3. In
4. For

9. He apologised ___ being late.

1. For
2. On
3. Of
4. From

10. He recently recovered ___ a very serious disease.

1. For
2. On
3. Of
4. From

Linking / transition words

join ideas, sentences and paragraphs together. They should be used within sentences and to move from one idea to another (between sentences).  

11. That woman is sitting ___ the table.

1. On
2. At
3. In
4. Across

12. Do you know who that girl ___ the painting is?

1. On
2. At
3. In
4. Across

13. What time do you usually go ____ bed?

1. To
2. Off
3. Into
4. Across

14. He fell ___ his motorbike last week.

1. To
2. Off
3. Into
4. Across

15. Do you remember what happened ____ 2009?

1. At
2. In
3. On
4. Of

16. I usually have dinner with my family ____ Easter.

1. At
2. In
3. On
4. Off

17. Sir, could you please comment ___ the events of last week?

1. On
2. To
3. From
4. With

18. I don't think you can rely ___ him helping you. He's not as good as you think.

1. On
2. To
3. From
4. With

19. It can be really difficult to communicate ___ him.

1. On
2. To
3. From
4. With

20. I think you could really benefit ____ practising more often.

1. On
2. To
3. From
4. With

Let's practice some more!

Do the exercises from the attached slides !
GOAL: better knowledge achieved on prepositions

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