THE PREPOSITIONS

At ten o'clock

A las diez

Jane goes across the street

Jane camina a través de la calle

He looked back and saw the cat

Miró hacía atrás y vio el gato

The boy is behind them

El niño está detrás de ellos

Mary is between Tom and Harry

María esta entre Tom y Harry

In the computer

En (Dentro) del ordenador

The tray is in front of Lucy

La bandeja está delante de Lucy

Look down!

¡Mira hacía abajo!

Carla is next to Claudia

Carla está al lado de Claudia

The ladybird is on the mushroom

La mariquita está encima del hongo Lydia is sitting opposite the baby

Lydia está sentada enfrente del bebe

The letters are flying over me

Las letrAs están volando sobre me

The balls are going round his head

Las bolas van alrededor de su cabeza

He looked through the newspaper

Él miró a través del periódico

The turtles are under the turtle

Las tortugas están debajo de la tortuga

Mary is up the slide

María está arriba en el tobogán

I like playing with you

Me gusta jugar contigo

I hate to study without you

Odio estudiar sin ti

-Las preposiciones son unas partículas muy importantes que se colocan normalmente delante de la palabra que rige.

with Carmen con Carmen

for the boy para el chico

-Las diferencias entre At, in ,on:

Lugar:

at=en(posición en un punto

determinado) at the school en el colegio

in=en(Dentro de algo) in the box en la caja

on=en(sobre encima de algo) on the box encima de la caja

Tiempo

at=a las(hora o momento de tiempo) at four o'clock a las cuatro

at=a la(un momento de día at noon/at midnight al medio día/a la media noche

at=en(Un fecha importante, una fiestas at Christmas en Navidad

in=en(mes del año o estación) in May en mayo

in(dentro de) in an hour dentro de una hora

on=en(días de la semana) on Tuesday el martes

in=por la(con las partes del día

in the morning por la mañana

in the afternoon por la tarde(12pm)

in the evening por la tarde(6pm)

at=por la (sólo con la noche) at night

Verás una forma peculiar de usar las preposiciones

To be at home en casa (la casa donde uno vive)

To be at in the house en la casa

To be at school en el colegio

go home ir a casa

go to school ir al colegio

go to bed ir a la cama

-Aquí tienes una lista de las preposiciones más comunes en inglés

about a cerca de beside al lado de from desde under debajo

above sobre besides además in dentro de over sobre

acros a través between entre inside dentro toward hacia

after después beyond más alla like como unlike no como

against contra but pero near cerca until hasta

around alrededor despite a pesar of de with con

as como/tanto during durante off fuera de without sin

at en except excepto on encima upon sobre

before antes for por than que up arriba

behind detrás out fuera through a través

below por debajo opposite lo opuesto/en

frente since desde hace

along a lo largo de by por next to al lado de

till hasta to a /hacia round alrededor

FUTURE – GOING TO —> PLANS

Syntax:

Subject + to be + going to + infinitive

USE:

We use the future with “GOING TO” to talk about plans

POSITIVE FORM

Subject Verb To be Going to Infinitive

I Am

Going to

Dance

He / She / It Is Study

We / You / They Are Go shopping

Examples:

- Maria’s going to travel this holiday.

- They’re going to go to a very expensive restaurant.

- I’m going to come home late.

NEGATIVE FORM

Subject Verb To be + not Going to Infinitive

I Am not

Going to

Clean

He / She / It Is not (isn’t) Cook

We / You / They Are not (aren’t) Travel

- I’m not going to go to the party.

- Juan isn’t going to work today.

- They aren’t going to stay at that hotel.

QUESTION FORM

Question Word Verb To Be Subject Going to Infinitive

What Am not I

Going to

Do

Where Is not (isn’t) He / She / It Go

—————– Are not (aren’t) We / You / They travel

Ejemplos:

- What are you going to do later?

- What is she going to cook?

- Are they going to attend the meeting?

- Where is Maria going to study?

Short answers are with the to be verb

- Yes, I am – Yes, you are – No, he isn’t – No, they aren’t ETC

Errores típicos

Recuerden de NO USAR el do/does (para preguntas) & el don‟t y doesn‟t (para

negativos). NO SE USAN porque usamos el verbo to be.

- INCORRECTO: I don’t going to study.

- CORRECTO: I„m not going to study.

- INCORRECTO: Where do you going to go?

- CORRECTO: Where are you going to go?

Recuerden de NO OLVIDAR de poner el verbo TO BE

- INCORRECTO: Juan going to buy beer.

- CORRECTO: Juan is going to buy beer.

The weather

cloudy

nublado

sunny

soleado

raining

lloviendo

cold

frio

hot

calor

foggy

con niebla

snowing warm windy

nevando calido viento

stormy

tormenta

tornedo

tornado

misty

neblina

What is the time?

En punto se dice: o'clock Y cuarto se dice: quarter past

Menos cuarto se dice:quarter to y media se dice half past

Un buen truco para decir la horaen ingles es este:

Empieza a traducir tu frase por el final y no pongas el artículo.Así siempre lo harás bien.

Las siete y veinte =Twenty past seven

Y cinco,y diez, y veinte, e y venticinco se dicen:

five past,ten past,twenty past,twenty-five past

Menos cinco,menos diez,menos veinte y menos veinty cinco

se dicen:

five to,ten to,twenty to,twenty-five to

Si los minutos no terminan en cinco o en cero hay que decir minutes

Las seis Y siete Seven minutes past six

Las siete menos seis Six minutes to seven

A las siete se dice así: At seven o'clock

A Las seis At six o'clock

A las seis y media At half past six

La hora es siempre singular en inglés

Para preguntar la hora se hace así:

¿Que hora es? What time is it?

¿Que hora es? What is the time?

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS TO LEARN

ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS

Excuse me...

Where is ...?

How do I get to ...?

What's the way to ...?

Can you tell me the way to... ?

GIVING DIRECTIONS

movement:

Go straight on (until you come to ...).

Turn left/right (into ...-street).

Take the 1st turning on the left/right

Take the first/second road on the left/right

Go along/down [a street]

Go on for 3 blocks and then...

Cross [a street]

Go straight on/ahead

Go past the traffic lights

You can't miss it.

location:

It's on the left/right.

It's opposite X

It's near X

It's next to X

It's between X and X

It's at the end of [a street]

It's on/at the corner of X

It's behind X

It's in front of X

It's (just) around the corner

careful!: it's right here/there = it's exactly here/there (different from: it's

here on the right)

EXAMPLE

- Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the station?

- Sure. Go straight ahead and take the second turning on the right.

Then go down the street until you see a church. Turn left at the church

and the station is on the right, next to the post office and opposite a big

bank. You can't miss it.

- Thanks a lot. Bye.