Prepositions
As principais preposições são:
• About – sobre; a respeito de We are talking about the math test. • After – após; depois (de) She arrived after the class. • Against – contra I God is us, who could be agaist us? • Before – antes The children before. • Behind – atrás The dog’s house is behind the garden. • Beside – ao lado de John seated beside his girlfriend. • Besides – além de My citie is besides that hills. • During – durante; é usado para expressar períodos de tempo conhecidos pelo nome ou períodos que já foram definidos: The students were laughing during the class. During the Christmas During the summer During my holidays • From – de; proveniente de; desde de; a partir de Where are you from? • In front of – em frente de That school is in front of the gas station. • Inside – dentro; do lado de dentro There was some money inside that wallet. • Instead of – ao invés de Why don’t you work instead of oppose? • Near = next to – perto de The bank is next to the post Office. • Outside – fora; lado de fora My cat is outside the house. • Since – desde I live here since 1997. • With – com Linda travelled with some friends. • Without – sem I can’t stand without your presence by my side. • To – para; em direção a ; a; ao; à; até; para; a fim de; em; com; de; da ... I’m going to school. • For – por; em lugar de; a favor de; de; em nome de; para; a fim de ... I’ll buy a new dress for my mother. • Under – embaixo There is a ball under the chair. • Beneath – debaixo Paulo went beneath the rain.
Normalmente são colocadas antes de substantivos ou pronomes. De qualquer forma, em dois tipos de construção é possível, no