Prepositions

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1,2

Grammar test

- Future tenses

- Prepositions

- Linking words

Goals for the lesson

After this lesson I...:

- know what prepositions are

- know how to use prepositions 

- Can use prepositions correctly

Prepositions

What are prepositions in Dutch?

1. voegwoorden
2. voorzetsels
3. lidwoorden
4. bijvoeglijke naamwoorden.

Kastwoorden

Prepositions

Prepositions (time and place)

in shows: the “largest” time or place

on shows: dates and time

at usually shows: the “smallest” time or place.

I have never been .......... TV.

1. In
2. On
3. At
4. To

IN

ON

AT

The Evening, The morning

Winter, 2006, July

Wednesday, My birthday,

Sunday morning, Saturday, 

July 2nd, Christmas

the tapas restaurant, night, midday, 12:30

I was born ............ January.

1. In
2. On
3. At
4. By

I always go skiing ........ the winter.

1. In
2. On
3. At
4. To

The exercise is ........ page 53.

1. In
2. On
3. At
4. To

What 's the difference between 'in' and 'at'?

1. There is no difference
2. 'In' means in the building and 'at' in front of the building
3. 'In' means you're inside and 'at' means the general area
4. 'At' means inside and 'in' means the general area

Prepositions

Er zijn prepositions die richting aangeven.

into

onto

to

from

All my friends are coming ............... my party.

1. In
2. On
3. To
4. By

I drive _____ work ________ my town everyday.

1. in, to
2. from, to
3. for, to
4. by, to

1.From 1 March our prices will be raised                  3%. (met)

2. He was listening                   the radio (naar).

3.               the whole we were quite satisfied (over).

4. I am waiting                 the bus.

5. They left                  France, yesterday. (naar)

6. Why are you angry                    me.

by

to

for

on

for

with

Prepositions of place

Prepositions of place

in

gesloten ruimtes, geografische locaties

on

oppervlaktes, openbaar vervoer

at

specifieke plek, instanties, bij...

between

tussen (2)

among

tussen (>2)

by, near

naast / in de buurt van

above

boven (hoger dan)

over

(recht) boven

below

lager dan

under 

(recht) onder

(Voorzetsels van beweging)

Geven aan dat je ergens vandaan beweegt:

They told us to move away from the fire.

Can you take the DVD out of the computer?

I jumped off my bike after the accident

From = van

Out of = uit

Off = van...af

Geven aan dat je in de richting van iets beweegt:

I walk to school every morning. 

The dog ran after the cat.

The bus is driving towards the city centre.

To = Naar

After = Achterna

Towards = naar...toe

Geven aan dat jij je ergens voorbij beweegt:

Don't walk across the street when the light is red.

We walked around the lake to get to the other side.

The plane flew over our city.

I walked past your house this morning.

The bird flew through my room.

Across = naar de overkant

Around = om...heen

Over= overheen

Past = voorbij

Through = door

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Overige veelgebruikte prepositions of direction:

They cycled along the river for hours. 

She always walks alongside her mother.

Rain is pouring down from the sky. 

He disappeared into the crowd of people.

I climbed onto the stage to sing a song.

The bird flew round my head.

You have to climb up  the stairs. 

Along= langs

Alongside= gelijk op met

Down= naar beneden

Into= in

Onto= op

Round= rond

Up= omhoog

Use the correct preposition, write down

My mum studied ____ a university.

There is a spider ____ the corner of my room.

Death Valley is 56 metres ___ sea level.

The train to London stopped _____ the station.

Emily sits ______ Susan and Greg.

There was an accident _____ the crossroads.

Would you buy a coffee ____ credit card?

Answers

My mum studied at a university.

There is a spider in the corner of my room.

Death Valley is 56 metres below sea level.

The train to London stopped at the station.

Emily sits between Susan and Greg.

There was an accident at the crossroads.

Would you buy a coffee by credit card?

Hamlet was written_____ Shakespeare.

John is a student ____ Oslo university.

The temperature was ______ zero.

You have to write the paper ____ hand.

The trains are seldom ___ time.

There were a lot of people ___ our party.

Your room is ______ the second floor.

Can you translate this from English _____ French?

_____ August 1st we'll go _______ Stratford.

Answers

Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.

John is a student at Oslo University.

The temperature was below zero.

You have to write the paper by hand.

The trains are seldom on time.

There were a lot of people at our party.

Your room is on the second floor.

Can you translate this from English into French?

On August 1st we'll go to Stratford.

What to do next

• Worksheet prepositions
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