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6 - Prepositions
6 - Prepositions
For
Por = · Thank you for coming to see me · I sold my bike for 5€ · Benidorm is famous for its
beaches
Para = · I will open the door for you · There is a message for him · that is a good job for you!
Contraste con “to”: “For” sugiere que la persona se beneficia de la acción, mientras que “to” indica
sólo un traspaso de algo.
Compara:
I sang the song to you / I sang the song for you
I will speak to you / I will speak for you
Combinación con “to”: lo combinaremos con “to” en la construcción “it is adjective FOR someone TO
do something. Ejemplos:
· It is important for me to study ·It is beneficial for you to bake a cake · It was risky for him to go
there.
Contraste con “since”: Cuando hacemos referencia al tiempo, “for” significa “durante, desde hace”,
mientras que “since” significa “desde”.
· I have been running for 3 hours · Let’s stay here for a week · I has not rained for 3 years
· I have lived here since 1991 · I have been waiting for him since 10pm
Contraste con “during”: Tanto “for” como “during” significan “durante”. “For” lo usaremos con
cantidades (como hemos visto en el contraste con “since”) y “during” con acontecimientos, periodos
de tiempo
· There was a famine for three years · I missed my girlfriend for 1 year when I was in England.
· The famine happened during the war · I missed my girlfriend during my stay in England
Oposición con “against”: “for” significa “a favor de” y “against” significa “en contra de, contra”:
· I voted for the republicans · He will vote against that proposition
From = Indica el punto de partida de algo tanto en el tiempo como en el espacio. Ver imagen 28.
Tiempo: We open from 8 to 10 Espacio: We are going from Spain to Italy
También indica la fuente, el origen de algo:
· What do you want from me? · I got a present from my parents · I learned it from a book
Other prepositions:
· of = de · Throughout = Durante/a lo largo de · With = con · Without = Sin
· Inside = Dentro · Outside = Fuera · About = sobre / aproximadamente
· Between = Entre · Among = Entre · Beside = Al lado de · Beyond = Más allá de
· Through = Por = A través de ·Near = Cerca · Next to = Al lado de
· In front of = delante de · Behind = Detrás de · Over = sobre/encima
· Under = Debajo · Above = Arriba, por encima de · Below = Abajo de
· Out of = Fuera de / Introduces source · Against = Contra, en contra de
· Towards = Hacía Forwards = Hacia delante · Backwards = Hacia atrás
· Into = Indicates a change of state/condition/form · By = introduces manner/agent
· By means of = Mediante