Wednesday, February 13, 2008

37 Prepositions (algunas preposiciones)

antes de / before
después de / after
detrás de / behind
enfrente de, delante / in front of
arriba / above
abajo, debajo de / below, under
adentro de / inside
afuera de / outside
sobre / over
encima de / on top of
par de / even with
cerca de / near, close to
para, por / for
con / with
sin / without
hasta / until
alrededor de / around
a / to
de / of
a través de / across
lejos de / far from
al lado de / next to, beside

*In Spanish, when a preposition is followed by a verb, the verb is usually in infinitive form (En español, cuando un preposición es antes un verbo, el verbo is normalmente en la forma infinitiva): Salieron sin tomar el café.

In English, the verb following a preposition is in –ing form (Pero en ingles, el verbo después un preposición es en la forma –ing): They left without drinking the coffee.

Una serpiente es adentro del edificio. / A snake is inside the building.
Tengo clase con Alex. / I have class with Alex.
Practicamos fútbol hasta a las seis de la noche. / We practiced soccer until 6 o’clock pm.
Ella tiene la llave de la escuela. / She has the key to the school.
La mantequilla esta encima de la mesa. / The butter is on top of the table.

Vamos a practicar hablando en ingles:
1. Did you play outside today?
2. Who lives across the street?
3. Are you feeling tired?
4. How old is your dog?
5. Do you work around here?
6. Who did you visit with?
7. Is Antigua close to Villa Nueva?
8. Who works with you in the morning?
9. Is the bank even with the grocery store?
10. Did he cook hot dogs in the kitchen?

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