Preposition In front of (opposite) Behind Explanation/translation Перед/навпроти/попереду Examples A car stopped in front of the house. Please, go in front of me. За/позаду/ззаду Walk close behind me. The boy was hiding behind a tree. Beside/ Біля/поряд із Sit beside me. next to/near The hotel is near to the station. to/by/close by My house is by the river. Under/ Під/нижче/внизу We passed under a bridge. underneath/below I looked underneath the bed. The temperature was five degrees below zero. Over/above Над/на поверхні There was light above/over my head. Between When boundaries are concerned, Germany lies between Poland, France, they may be more than two limits Switzerland and Austria Між (двома окремими The Mediterranean Sea in between предметами) Europe and Africa. Among Посеред I saw him among the people. Round За (поворотом) The shop is round the corner. Inside Всередині/в Don’t let the dog come inside the house. Outside Надворі The telephone box is just outside the bank. At Недалеко від чогось At the bus-stop At the table At the blackboard В публічному місці At the station At school At cinema Коли даємо адресу з номером At 5 Weston Road будинку Вдома у когось At Mike’s Is used for: 1. exact time at 10 o’clock; at half pat two; 2. meal times at lunch; at dinner; 3. points of time at night; at dawn; 4. festivals at Christmas; at Easter; 5. age at the age of 14; 6. moment/time at present/at the same time In 7. beginning/end at the end of the month В країні, регіоні, місцевості In Spain In the park In London In a village In the house В місті, селі, селищі To Всередині чого-небудь Is used for: 1. parts of the day 2. months 3. years 4. seasons 5. centuries 6. periods На поверхні чого-небудь у вигляді витягнутої лінії Is used for: 1. days of the week 2. parts of the day 3. dates 4. anniversaries 5. festivals 6. particular occasions Mean “concerning” in a formal way, for example, to describe a textbook. At в публічному місці In всередині будівлі At адреса з номером будинку In назва вулиці В Into Всередину Out of Toward(s) From Із середини В направленні до З (якогось моменту) On At or In In the evening/in the afternoon In May In 2050 In (the) spring In the 20th century In two year’s time; in the end On the A34 road On the north coast on Monday; on Sunday on Monday morning; on July 1st; on the 3d of March; on your birthday on New Year’s Day on that day a textbook on physics I had a hard day at the office I left my coat in the office The University is at 25 Booth Street They live in Garden Lane He went to school/the door/the meeting Don’t wait outside! Come into the house. I took it out of water He was walking slowly towards the sea He travelled from Rome to London Indicates the starting point of an He works from 8 till 4. Tomorrow he’ll action which is no longer going on work from ten. at the present moment. He studied English from the age of 5. Off Onto/on to З (чого-небудь) На (у направленні на) Past Мимо Across Over Through Along Up/down На поверхні, впоперек Через (щось високе) Через На протязі Вгору/вниз (A)round, about Навколо Beside Besides Alongside of, at the side of In addition to Except Excluding Across For large areas Over Through In Into For Movement through water For verbs like “wander” For the obstacles like a wall/a fence Refers to smth like a tunnel Smth dense Is used only when no change from outside to inside in meant Should be used when the area or a substance is penetrated + period of time He got off the train The actor stepped onto the stage She tripped on a rock and fell on to the ground He walked past the house and turned right I live across the road He jumped over the wall The road went through a forest There are trees along the road The elevator was moving noisily up and down We were walking around/about the town We sat beside the water I haven’t the time, and besides, I am not interested They are all relatives of mine except Olivia They are laying a pipeline across Siberia She swam across the Channel We wandered over the countryside He jumped over the low fence Through a pipe Through a forest Walking in the garden He walked into the room without knocking I’ve lived in this house for twenty years. During + noun While + subject + predicate Before Раніше; перед Till/until till now till then Поки/до До цих пір До тих пір Under From .. to .. By By the time smth happens Since Про вік Від .. до .. До певного моменту До того часу як On time З якогось моменту The action started in the past and is still going on at present. Вчасно (як заплановано) In time До визначеного часу (устигнути до, не пізніше ніж) By Refers to method, means or agent With Indicates tools or instruments As Means ‘in the role of’, ‘in the capacity of’ We watched the game for two hours. We met a lot of interesting people during the holiday. It must have been raining during the night. We swam a lot while we were on holiday. I fell asleep while I was watching the film. Two days before Christmas Before the war/revolution Let’s wait till the rain stops. I’ll wait until ten o’clock. Children under sixteen (діти до 16) From Romulus to our time You should have received my letter by Monday. By the time I finished, I was very tired. I’ve been working since 12 o’clock. I haven’t seen him since Monday. The train left on time. I’ll meet you at 7.30. Please, be there on time. Will you be home in the time for dinner? I want to get home in time to see the football match. This church was designed by Wren. He makes a living by teaching. The car was broken by a fallen tree. I can’t cut it with this knife, it’s dull. I saw it with my own eyes. I work as a receptionist. He acted as usher at his brother’s wedding. Like Is used to compare things. It can also mean ‘such as’ or ‘similar to’ About Mean “concerning” in informal way, for example, to describe a book. Згідно з According to In accordance with Відповідно до As compared with Порівняно з As far as As to/as for До (про відстань) Що стосується Because of By means of Через За допомогою Due to; owing to Через; завдяки Thanks to Завдяки Except for In spite of За винятком; якщо не враховувати Незважаючи на Instead of Замість Irrespective of Незалежно There is no one like John. We don’t invite people like the Frost. It was like a dream. A book about animals According to the schedule, the streamer arrives at 7 o’clock. He acted in accordance with our instructions. The output has greatly increased as compared with the last year. I’ll go with you as far as the station. As to (as for) our plans, we’ll speak about the later. We didn’t go there because of the rain. It can be done by means of heat treatment. Our delay was due to the heavy traffic. We couldn’t get there owing to the storm. Thanks to his help, we could finish the work in time. Your essay is good, except for a few mistakes. We finished the work in time in spite of all the difficulties. We bought a new car instead of the old one. In the US every person can study at University, irrespective of age.
