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Prepositions

place · time · movement · dependent · complex

9 lessons from A1 to C1 · 33 grammar points

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# 6 Prepositions ## A1 - in, on, at for place (in the box, on the table, at the door) - under, next to, between, behind, in front of, near, opposite - at + address, on + street, in + city - at (times), on (days, dates), in (months, years, seasons, parts of the day) - No preposition with next, last, this, every, tomorrow, yesterday - from … to / until - at night, on the weekend (UK at the weekend), in the morning ## A2 - Prepositions of movement: to, into, out of, onto, off, across, along, through, past, towards, up, down, over, around - go home / come home (no to) - arrive in (a city) / arrive at (a place) - by + transport (by bus), on foot; with + tool (cut with a knife) - about (a book about cats) - between vs among - above / over, below / under - in a car / on a bus, train, plane - Adverbs of place and direction (here, there, up, down, back, away, upstairs, abroad) - before / after + noun (before lunch, after class) - with / without for description (a girl with long hair, coffee without sugar) - in / on / at: other uses (on the left, on TV, in the newspaper, in the rain, at the age of) - Verbs that need a place adverbial (live, put, stay, keep + where) ## B1 - Adjective + preposition (good at, interested in, afraid of, proud of, responsible for, angry with) - Verb + preposition (depend on, listen to, wait for, belong to, look at, apologize for) ## B2 - Noun + preposition (reason for, increase in, solution to, effect on, advantage of, demand for) - Verb + object + preposition (accuse sb of, thank sb for, remind sb of, blame sb for) - Prepositional phrases (in time / on time, at the end / in the end, by mistake, on purpose, in advance, at first) - except, besides, apart from, instead of, according to - Verbs with no preposition (discuss, enter, marry, contact, call, reach; explain sth to sb) - during vs while; because of vs because; despite vs although; like vs as - due to, owing to, because of - Prepositions before wh- and that-clauses (depending on whether…; sure that…) ## C1 - Complex prepositions (in terms of, with regard to, by means of, on behalf of, as opposed to, by virtue of, in light of) - Preposition at the end (Who…to?) vs formal To whom…? - Prepositions in academic style (in relation to, with respect to)

Lessons in this pillar

A1.31Prepositions of placeCoreSoonComing soon
A1.32Prepositions of time: at, on, inCoreSoonComing soon
A2.44Prepositions of movementCoreSoonComing soon
A2.45by, with, about; between, among; above, overMiniSoonComing soon
B1.36Dependent prepositions 1CoreSoonComing soon
B2.41Dependent prepositions 2CoreSoonComing soon
B2.42Prepositional phrases & zero-preposition trapsCoreSoonComing soon
B2.43Preposition or conjunction? during/while, despite/althoughMiniSoonComing soon
C1.33Complex prepositions: in terms of, by virtue ofCoreSoonComing soon

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A1

in, on, at for place (in the box, on the table, at the door)
under, next to, between, behind, in front of, near, opposite
at + address, on + street, in + city
at (times), on (days, dates), in (months, years, seasons, parts of the day)
No preposition with next, last, this, every, tomorrow, yesterday
from … to / until
at night, on the weekend (UK at the weekend), in the morning

A2

Prepositions of movement: to, into, out of, onto, off, across, along, through, past, towards, up, down, over, around
go home / come home (no to)
arrive in (a city) / arrive at (a place)
by + transport (by bus), on foot; with + tool (cut with a knife)
about (a book about cats)
between vs among
above / over, below / under
in a car / on a bus, train, plane
Adverbs of place and direction (here, there, up, down, back, away, upstairs, abroad)
before / after + noun (before lunch, after class)
with / without for description (a girl with long hair, coffee without sugar)
in / on / at: other uses (on the left, on TV, in the newspaper, in the rain, at the age of)
Verbs that need a place adverbial (live, put, stay, keep + where)

B1

Adjective + preposition (good at, interested in, afraid of, proud of, responsible for, angry with)
Verb + preposition (depend on, listen to, wait for, belong to, look at, apologize for)

B2

Noun + preposition (reason for, increase in, solution to, effect on, advantage of, demand for)
Verb + object + preposition (accuse sb of, thank sb for, remind sb of, blame sb for)
Prepositional phrases (in time / on time, at the end / in the end, by mistake, on purpose, in advance, at first)
except, besides, apart from, instead of, according to
Verbs with no preposition (discuss, enter, marry, contact, call, reach; explain sth to sb)
during vs while; because of vs because; despite vs although; like vs as
due to, owing to, because of
Prepositions before wh- and that-clauses (depending on whether…; sure that…)

C1

Complex prepositions (in terms of, with regard to, by means of, on behalf of, as opposed to, by virtue of, in light of)
Preposition at the end (Who…to?) vs formal To whom…?
Prepositions in academic style (in relation to, with respect to)