PREPOSITIONS
(ΠΡΟΘΕΣΕΙΣ)
ΤΙΜΕ
at + time
of the day: eg. at 5
o’clock
at lunch time
on + days and
dates: eg. on Christmas
on Friday
in + longer
periods(months,years etc.)
eg. in 1966
in (the)
winter
at night,at
the weekend/at weekends,at Christmas/at Easter (but on
Christmas Day),at the moment/at present/at the same time
We say:in the morning(s),in
the afternoon(s),in the evening(s) BUT
on Friday morning(s), on Sunday afternoon(s), on
Monday evening(s) etc.
On time: Ακριβώς, χωρίς καθυστέρηση. Αν
σε μία πρόταση υπάρχει η έκφραση “on time”,σημαίνει ότι κάτι έγινε ακριβώς την ώρα
που είχε προγραμματιστεί.
In time:
Σύντομα, εγκαίρως.
Το αντίθετο του “on time”είναι “late” και του “in time”
είναι “too late”.
At the end: Στο
σημείο που κάτι τελειώνει.
In the end: Τελικά. Χρησιμοποιείται
αυτή η φράση για να μιλήσουμε για τα τελικά αποτελέσματα μιας κατάστασης.Το
αντίθετο του “at the end” είναι “at the beginning”
και του “in the end”είναι
“at first”.
PLACE
in a line, in a row, in a queue, in
a street, in a photograph, in a picture, (look at yourself) in
a mirror, in the sky, in the world, in a book, in a
newspaper, in a magazine, in a letter
on the left, on the right, on
the ground floor, on the first floor, on the second floor, on
a map, on the menu, on a list, on a farm
•
in the corner(γωνία)
BUT
on/at the corner
in the
front/ in the back of a car BUT at
the front/ at the back of the
building/ cinema/ group of people
on the
front/ on the back of a letter/ piece of paper
in bed/at home,in hospital,in prison,at University,at college,at work,at sea(=on
a voyage)at a party/concert,at the station/at the airport,at
the doctor’s/at the hairdresser’s
in + cities/ towns and villages eg. in Paris
on a bus,on
a train,on a plane,on a ship BUT
in a car/taxi,on a bicycle,on a motorcycle/ on a horse
go/ come/ travel to a place or
event
on my way
to…/ on a journey to/ on a trip to…
on
holiday/ on business/ on a trip/ on a tour/ on a cruise
on
television/ on the radio on the phone/ telephone, on a strike, on
a diet, on fire,on the whole(=in general),on
purpose(=intentionally),by mistake,by chance,by accident
in the
rain, in the sun(=sunshine),in the shade, in the dark, inbad
weather, in ink, in pencil,in words,in figures,in BLOCKLETTERS, in cash, fall /be in
love with somebody, in (my) opinion, at the age of, at a
speed of, at a temperature of…
by= > Χρησιμοποιούμε την πρόθεση
αυτή για να εκφράσουμε πώς κάναμε
μία πράξη.
by post,by hand,by cheque,by
credit card,by mistake,by accident,by chance,by car,by
train by plane, by boat, by ship, by bus, by bicycle, by road, by rail, by air, by sea, by underground,on
foot
Λέμε by car BUT
in my car
by train BUT on the train
Η πρόθεση by χρησιμοποιείται και με την έννοια “next to”(=δίπλα
σε) αλλά και χρονικά έχοντας την έννοια
«κατά τη διάρκεια».
Please, fill in the
blanks with the
right prepositions of
time and of
place.
(Σας παρακαλώ,
συμπληρώστε τα παρακάτω
κενά με τις
σωστές προθέσεις του
τόπου και του
χρόνου)
i.I have to
leave ……. 7:35 p.m..
ii. ……. Saturdays, I
visit my friends.
iii. She was born
…….. 1989. She’s
very young!
iv. …….. the morning she
never drinks coffee.
v. …….. the weekend
he goes to
his village.
vi. You live
…….. Aridaia.
vii. I’ve seen
this ad ……..
a newspaper.
viii. His name
is ……. the list.
ix. ……. the
end he died.
x. …… the end
of the film,
we left because
we were very tired.
