IN
1. Se emplea para localizar algo o a alguien en un lugar grande que tiene límites, aunque estos no sean muy precisos.
She grew up in Spain
He
lived in de desert for two years
They
are in the street, square, town, etc..
My children are playing in the street now (en una calle que conozco)
I
saw Peter in the street yesterday (en
una calle concreta)
People
use those slang words every day on the street (en
las calles)
I
don’t have a garage and park my car on the street (en
la calle en general)
The
shirt is in the drawer
The
children are playing in the garden
I
am in the swiming-pool, river, lake, sea... (si estoy dentro del agua)
There
is a misprint in line 6 on page 22
I’m
afraid he’s not in (me temo
que no está)
ON
Leave
the box on the ground
The
book is on the table
The
picture is on the wall
There
is a spider on the ceiling
She
spread cream on her face
There
is a large stain on the carpet
Alberite
is on Iregua’s river
Chus’
house is on the way from Villamediana to Alberite
I
withdrew money from the bank on (in) the Main Street
I
flew on a jet plane to N.Y.
Hop on the
train quickly
She
rode on a white horse
They climbed on their bikes
Para decir que nos montamos o viajamos en el resto de los transportes privados y taxis utilizamos in y para bajarnos de ellos, out of.
Jump in my car and I’ll drive you to the station
I
got in an electric taxi yesterday
He fell into the river when he was getting out of his canoe
4.- Se utiliza siempre en las siguientes expresiones:
On the border; on the radio; on the T.V.; on the internet; on the phone; on the (second...) floor; on the beach; on the island; on the coast; on Earth; on the elevator; on the street; on page; on the side (of); on right/left ...
AT
They
are waiting at the bus stop
Let’s
meet at the crossroads / at the bridge
She is at the
swiming-pool (deseamos
manifestar que ella se encuentra en las instalaciones de la piscina, no tiene que estar
forzosamente metida en el agua)
I
should find the time for working out at the gym everyday
John
had to do some business at the ministry vs.
Susan works as a civil servant in the ministry
We
usually have dinner at a restaurant in Market Street
because in it there is good meal
Tim
was at the museum yesterday and told me that there are fabulous paintings in it
No
wonder they didn’t stay at the hotel, it costs an arm and a
leg
5. Para señalar una dirección concreta con su número.
He
lives in (on) Albert Street
6. Para expresar el lugar donde alguien estudia, incluso cuando nos referimos a la ciudad donde esta actividad tiene lugar.
He
is a student at Oxford
8. Se utiliza siempre en las siguientes expresiones:
She is at the cinema; I’m at the garden; We are at the street; They are at Tokyo; We all were at the table.
DOWN
He went down the hill
The
rain was running down the trunk
2. Indica una posición estática más baja respecto a un plano vertical o inclinado.
He lives down the street (from us)
They
found a big turtle down the river
The
sun is down
She
isn’t down for breakfast yet
BELOW
Significa 'debajo de', 'por debajo de' indicando una posición concreta, en un nivel inferior.
Below zero; below 5$; below average
The
walley below the hill
I
am below the lamp
Se utiliza en documentos.
Please don’t write below the line
ABOVE
The
lamp above me.
Above es lo contrario a below
UNDER
Significa 'debajo de' indicando la situación de algo o alguien que está directamente debajo o cubierto.
She
is hidding under the covers
Fishes
live under the sea
Under es lo contario a over
OVER
He
was bending over the book
He
held a handkerchief over his eyes to protect them
También significa 'al otro lado de'; 'por todo'.
Her
house is over the hill
She
walked over the street (cruzó)
They
are going to travel over Brazil
NEXT TO, BESIDE, BY
I
live beside Antonio’s
Come
and sit by me
I
live close to a hardware shop
I
live near the sea
BETWEEN,
AMONG
There
is a motorway between Cadiz and Seville.
Among se emplea para situar algo dentro de un grupo de más de dos lugares, cosas o personas.
BEHIND
There
were two boys sitting behind me (Opposite
of ‘in front of’).
Hamilton
ran behind Alonso for the whole race (Oposite
of ‘ahead’)
They'd
been forced to leave behind their businesses and possessions.
Who
could be behind Kennedy’s assassination?
Research
in our country is way behind of the States
Excepción: He doesn’t love you, he is only after your money
IN
FRONT OF
Significa 'delante de'.
There
is a bus stop in front of the school (It’s on the same side of
the road as the school)
OPPOSITE
Tom
is sitting opposite Mary (Tom is
sitting at one side of the table and Mary at the other = Tom is facing Mary)
BEFORE
There
she stood before my eyes
They
knelt before the throne.
Before you
is a list of the points we have to discuss.
The
Constitution declares that all citizens are equal before law
and are entitled to equal protection of law
He is due to appear before the court next week
2. 'Antes de', 'delante de' (dentro de un orden: ahead of).
Your
name is before mine on the list.
He
puts his work before everything.
The bus stop is just before the school (antes de llegar a la escuela)
3. 'Delante de' (en presencia de).
He was brought before the judge.
She said it before witnesses.
They had to speak before a huge crowd.
I swear before God that I told the truth.
AHEAD (adverbio)
I
could see the end of the tunnel ahead.
The car ahead of us stopped suddenly
We
have some difficult problems ahead of us.
She
is a young woman with a brilliant career ahead of her
There
were four people ahead of me at the doctor’s
Alonso
ran ahead Hamilton for the whole race
He
is way ahead of the rest of his classmates (muy
por delante)
BEYOND
His
music is known far beyond the borders of Europe.
Is
life on other planets beyond our solar system?
Democracy
and governance extend beyond the ballot box.
The
situation is beyond our control.
AWAY (adverbio)
It's
six miles away (desde aquí)
The
mountains are not far away (lejos de aquí)
She
works away from the office
We
are six hundred miles away from home
When
do you go away (on holiday/on business trip)?
He
was walking away when they called him
Try
to keep away from him
I
wish he'd go away!
THROUGH (preposición)
THROUGHOUT (preposición)