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PREPOSITIONS
AT
at three o’clock
late at night
at midnight
at sunrise
at sunset
at the weekend
at the New Year
at Christmas
at that time
at that moment
at present
at the appointed time
at the beginning
at the end (of the week, of the month, of the term, of the school year)
IN
in winter
in early October
in late September
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
in the twenty-first century
in ancient times
in the Middle ages
in Shakespeare’s time
in the 1970s
FROM… TILL
from ten till six o’clock
from 1960 till 1980
from January till March
from early in the morning till late at night
BUT: To indicate a period of time use from… till… . If the action is still going on, use the preposition since. When referring to place use from… to… .
COMPARE
1). Он работал здесь с 1975 по 1980 год.
He was working here from 1975 till 1980.
2).Он работает здесь с 1982 года.
He has been working here since 1982.
ON
on Sunday
on Monday
on the third of May
on the fifth of June
on a cold (wet, rainy, hot, windy, summer, winter) day
on the night (morning, evening, day) of smb.’s arrival (departure)
on smb.’s birthday
on the appointed day
on the same day
on Sunday evening (morning)
on New Year’s day
on New Year’s Eve
on the eve of …
on this festive occasion
on the occasion of …
on what occasion … ?
Note the translation of the following phrases denoting time:
that year в тот год
this time tomorrow (yesterday) завтра (вчера) в это время
now, at present , nowadays сейчас, в наше время
presently вскоре, незамедлительно
this time на этот раз
Translate into English:
1.Они пришли в назначенное время. 2. Джорж жил в Африке с 1978 по 1983 год. 3. Элис живёт в Дублине с 1980 года. 4. Джеймс приехал в Лондон холодным зимним вечером. 5. В тот год семья Браунов жила в Брайтоне. 6. Завтра в это время вы будите уже купаться в Средиземном море. 7. Сейчас никто не верит в чудеса. 8. Сейчас он работает на каком-то заводе. 9. В то время мы ничего об этом не знали. 10.От Москвы до Праги они ехали поездом. 11. Это имя стало знаменитым в начале тридцатых годов. 12. Вот что произошло в день нашего приезда. 13. Накануне нового года все были заняты. 14. Это пьеса была написана ко дню (по случаю) открытия пролива Ла-Манш. 15. На этот раз мне повезло.
Fill in the gaps with prepositions:
1. Piccadilly Circus derives its name from “pickadille”, a type of neckwear popular … the eighteenth century. 2. They returned late … night. 3. … weekends there is a lot of traffic on the road. 4. The travelers set out … sunrise. 5. His name became famous … the early 1950s. 6. They came … the appointed day. 7. I saw her … New Year’s Day. 8. This is what happened … Ann’s birthday. 9. … this time tomorrow you’ll be taking your examination. 10. … a clear day you can see the top of the mountain.
ABOUT
How do you feel about that?
to be happy about
to be enthusiastic about
to be glad about
to be optimistic about
to be pessimistic about
to be sulky about
to be sad about
to be concerned about
to be fussy to be uneasy about smth.
Note: There is smth. funny (strange, odd, unusual, suspicious) about him (her).
AT
at a bus stop
at a taxi stand
at the crossing
at the entrance
at the exit
at the airport
at the railway station
at the top of a hill
at the top of the mountain
at the bottom of a hill
at the bottom of a mountain
at the top of a staircase
at the bottom of a staircase
at the top of a page
at the bottom of a list
at a conference
at a congress
at a session
at a lesson
at a performance
at the theatre
at school
at college
at (the) university
at an office
at home
at dinner
at lunch
at supper
look at
glance at
stare at
laugh at
shout at
grumble at
shoot at
swear at
smile at
at a discount
at fifty cents (pence, roubles)
at a loss
sell (buy) smth. at a profit
to be surprised at
to be amazed at
to be astonished at
to be annoyed at
to be shocked at
to be frightened at what smb. did
to be indignant
to be disgusted
to be good at
to be clever at
to be awkward at
at the beginning of a road
at the end of a street (corridor)
at a speed
at full speed
at a distance
at a high temperature
Note:
in a distance вдали
They saw an approaching car in a distance.
at sbm.’s call
at smb.’s arrival
at smb.’s suggestion
BY
travel (go smwh.) by land
by air
by train
by boat
by plane
by bus
by underground
by taxi
come down by parachute
write smth. by hand
happen by chance (by accident)
by mistake
by coincidence
sent smth. by post (by telegraph)
judge by words
by deeds
by the results
by appearances
know smb. by name (by sight, by reputation)
call smb. by name
decide smth. by secret
vote by ballot (by a show of hands)
FOR
love for
sympathy for
respect for
contempt for
have smth. for breakfast (lunch, dinner, supper)
to be important for
to be necessary for
to be convenient for
to be (im) possible for
to be enough for
to be good (bad) for smb.’s health
shout for help
call (ring) for an ambulance
call (ring) for a bill
call (ring) for a taxi (a porter, a maid)
a cry for help
What are your plans for today? (for a holiday)
What are you going to do for your birthday?
FROM
know smth. from experience
speak from memory (from notes)
as is clear from …
from what you say …
IN
end in smb.’s victory
end in failure
end in a consonant
end in a vowel
a rise in prices
a fall in prices
speak in a loud (soft, low) voice
in a whisper
in a tone of surprise
in ink
in pencil
in small (capital) letters
in the sun
in the shade
in the sky
in the photo
in the picture
OF
to be kind of
to be wise of
to be nice of
to be bad of
to be silly of
to be thoughtful of
to be thoughtless of
to be loyal of
to be clever of
to be sensible of
to be (un) fair of
to be (im) polite of
It was nice of you to come.
expect smth. of smb.
require smth. of smb.
demand smth. of smb.
ask smth. of smb.
*****
OFF
fall off a ladder
fall off a tree
fall off a bicycle
fall off a roof
fall off a horse
jump off a bridge
jump off a fence
to be situated off the coast
off the main street (off Broadway)
ON
a book on
a textbook on
a composition on
an article on
an essay on
a talk on
a conference on
a debate on
a lecture on
NOTES:
1.A test ON prepositions (articles, tenses)
BUT: A test (an examination) IN grammar (history, math)
2.”рецензия на книгу, пьесу и т.д.” - “ a review of a book, play”.
go on business/ fishing trip
go on a cruise (a voyage, an expedition, an excursion)
BUT: go for a walk (a drive, a ride, a swim)
set out on a journey/ a sightseeing tour
to be on leave/ on holiday
go smth on business
on sb’s advice/ sb’s order/ sb’s instructions
hear smth on the radio/ on the BBC
show (see) smth on TV
speak on the phone
You are wanted on the phone.
OUT OF
do smth out of gratitude
do smth out of curiosity / love / respect /jealousy /fright /pride / envy /sympathy / charity
OVER
disagree over smth.
argue over smth.
quarrel over smth.
clash over smth.
fall out over smth.
have differences over smth.
go on strike over smth.
break (off) diplomatic relations over smth.
TO
to be kind to
to be nice to
to be rude to
to be (im) polite to
to be cruel to
to be (un)fair to
to be loyal to
to be friendly to
to be (un) faithful to
to be hostile to smb.
to be thankful to smb.
to be grateful to smb.
to be obliged to smb.
smb.’s attitude to
smb.’s reaction to
smb.’s reply to
smb.’ answer to smb.
to be a shock / a great loss / a danger / a challenge / a mystery to smb.
to be of great (no) value / of great (no) use / of great (no) importance to smb.
to be unexpected / unknown / familiar / clear to smb.
to be all the same / make no difference to smb.
to be a stranger to smb.
to be dear to smb.
to be sensitive / vulnerable to smth.
UNDER
under communism / socialism / capitalism / feudalism
under smb.’s regime / military rule / foreign rule (Turkish, Stuart and etc.)
BUT: in Stuart times and etc.
under international (British) law / the Constitution
WITH
shiver with cold
tremble with fear (excitement, weakness)
cry with pain
BUT: sing / dance / cry for joy
