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Some Prepositions confused
Between and among
Between is used for two people or things, among- for more than two. Between is also used when the speaker sees the surrounding objects separately, there are not many of them, and each one is clearly distinct from the other.
Words like divide and share are followed by between when we use several singular nouns.
Prepositions with the forms of transport
| Types of vehicles or transport we use to travel | Physical position of the person (what transport he is in/on) |
| By car/by bus/by bicycle-by road By boat/by ship/by sea By train-by rail By plane-by air | In the car/in a van/in a taxi/in a lorry On the bus/on my bicycle/ on a big ship/on a liner/ on a ferry/on the train/on the 6.45train/on the plane/on a jet |
| NB! On foot | In for cars and taxis |
| On for bicycles and public transport |
Get in(to)/out of a car/taxi, get on/off a bicycle/bus/train/plane.
Prepositions of time
| At | On | In |
| exact time at ten o’clock meal times at lunch points of time at night festivals at Christmas (but! On Christmas day) age at the age of… moment/time at present beginning/end at the end of… | days of the week on Monday parts of the day on Monday morning dates on July 1st anniversaries on your birthday festivals on New Year’s Day particular occasions on that day | parts of the day in the evening(but! On Monday morning) months in May years in 2050 seasons in (the) spring centuries in the 20th century periods in a few minutes |
NB! We do not use at/on/in before:
-this
-last
-next
-every
Prepositions for, during, while.
For+period of time
For six days
During+noun
During the war
While+subject+predicate
While he was eating
Prepositions before, till/until, by
Before- ранее, чем, перед. (E.g. Think twice before doing something).
Till/until – пока, до, до того времени, когда, до тех пор, как, пока. (E.g. Don’t do it until he comes)
Till now- до сих пор. (E.g. I cannot understand it till now)
Under- о возрасте.
E.g. My sister is under sixteen).
By- к определенному моменту.
By the time-к тому времени, как. (E.g. By the time you come I will have finished it).
Prepositions since, from, in time/on time
| С, от | |
| Since | Действие началось в прошлом и продолжается до настоящего момента. Употребляется с Perfect Tenses. I’ve been working since 12 o’clock. |
| From | Указывает на начальный момент действия, уже не совершающегося в настоящий момент. He works from eight till four. |
From употребляется с наречиями места и времени.
From there -оттуда
From here -отсюда
From nowhere -ниоткуда
From then – с тех пор
From now – с этих пор, отныне.
Сочетания с from:
From (the) beginning to (the) end
From day to day – со дня на день
From morning till night – с утра до ночи
From time to time – время от времени
Since является также союзом со значением с тех пор как, так как/поскольку.
I haven’t seen him since he returned from Kiev.
| On time | In time |
| The train left on time. (According to the schedule). I’ll meet you at 7.30. Please, be there on time. | Will you be home in time for dinner? I want to get home in time to see the football match. |
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