Friday, December 20, 2013

the sentences with prepositions

how to use... At

  • Lisa got married at 21 (or...at the age of 21).
  • The car was travelling at 50 kilometres an hour when the accident happened.
  • Water boils at 100 degrees celsius

how to use by?

by car/ by bus/by plane/by bike..etc..
  • do you like travelling by train?
  • Jane usually goes to work by bike.
a book by/a painting by/a piece of music by/...etc..
  • have you read any book by Charles Dickens?
  • who is that painting by picasso?
by after the passive.
  • I was bitten by a dog.

how to use.. in..

be/stay/ do something (etc..) ..in
  • my brother lives in Italy.
  • The main shops are  in the city centre.
  • I like reading in bed.

how to use ..on..

  • Jane isn`t at work this week.she`s on holiday.
  • we watched the news on television.
  • we listened to the news on the radio.
  • I spoke to Carol on the phone last night.
  • The house on fire! call the fire brigade.
  • 'was the train late ?`'no it was on time.`

how to use.. to..

  • we are going to London next week.
  • I want to go to Italy.
  • we walked from my house to the city centre.
  • what time do you go to the bed?

how to use ..with/without.
  • did you stay at a hotel or with friends?
  • wait for me. please don`t go without me.
  • do you like your coffee with or without milk?.
  • do you know that man with the beard?
  • I like to have a house

Thursday, December 19, 2013

English - prepositions

what are the prepositions ?

A prepositions in a word placed before a noun or pronoun show it`s relation to some other word in the sentence.

prepositions word 

At  ,  by , in , on  ,  to  ,  with  ,  for, from , off ,  out  , after,  before  ,under , through, about ,.......






How to use ..at..
  • Lisa got married at 21 (or..at the age of 21..)
  • The car was travelling at 50 kilometres an hour when the accident happened
  • water boils at 100 degrees celsius.
how to use ..by..

  • do you like travelling by train ?
  • Jane usually goes to work by bike.
  • have you read any books by Charles Dickens?
  • who is that painting by? Picasso?
  • I was bitten by a dog.
how to use ..in..

  • My brother lives in Italy.
  • the main shops are in the city centre.
  • I like reading in the bed.

how to use ..on..

  • Jane isn`t at work this week. she`s on holiday.
  • we watched the news on television.
  • we listened to the news on the radio.
  • I spoke to the Carol on the phone last night.
  • The house on fire! call the fire brigade.

how to use ..to..

  • we`re going to London next week.
  • I want to go to Italy.
  • we walked from my house to the city center.
  • what time go to bed.
how  to use ..with..

  • did you stay at the hotel or with friends?
  • I cut the paper with a pair of scissors.
  • do you know that man with the beard?
  • I`d like to have a house with a big garden

how to use ..for..



  • George stayed with us  for three days.
  • I`m going to away for a few weeks.
  • I`m going to away for the weekend.
  • they`ve been married for ten years.
how to use ...from .
  • we lived. in Canada from 1982 to 1990.
  • I work from Monday to Friday.



how to use ..under..

  • The cat under the table.
  • the girl is standing under a tree.
  • I`m wearing a jacket under my coat.

how to use ..through..

  • A bird flew into the room through a window.
  • the old  road goes through the village.

how to use ..about..


  • Some people talk about their work all the time.
  • I don`t know about cars.
  • did you know see the programe  about computers on TV last night?