Preposition-Dependent Verbs and Adjectives

Ricardo Schütz
Última atualização: 4 de dezembro de 2008

Tanto em inglês como em português existem certas palavras, especialmente verbos e adjetivos, que quase sempre são acompanhados de uma determinada preposição, tornando-se dessa forma inseparáveis. Uma vez que dificilmente pode-se estabelecer uma correlação direta e consistente entre preposições do inglês e do português, uma lista dessas palavras dependentes de preposições pode ajudar o aluno a evitar o uso incorreto de preposições.
A diferença entre preposition-dependent verbs (PDV) e multi-words verbs, é que nos primeiros, a ocorrência da preposição não altera o significado do verbo, enquanto que nos multi-word verbs, o verbo pode também ocorrer sem a preposição, mas quando ocorrer com a preposição, haverá provavelmente uma significativa alteração de significado. PDVs podem ser considerados um subcategoria de prepositional verbs (inseparable two-word verbs).

PREPOSITION-DEPENDENT VERBS

abide by
abstain from
accuse someone of
add something to something
adhere to
advise someone to
agree on/with
aim at/for
allow for
apologize for
apply to/for
approve of
argue with/about
arise from
arrest someone for
arrive in/at
ask for
attend to

beg for
believe in
belong to
beware of
blame someone for
boast about
borrow something from someone
brag about
buy something for someone

call for
care about/for
choose between
comment on
compare to/with
complain about/of
comply with
conceal something from
concentrate on
condemn someone for
conform to
congratulate someone on/for something
consent to
consist of
contribute to
cook something for someone
count on/upon
cure someone of a disease

deal with
decide about/on/upon
depend on/upon
disagree on/with
discriminate against
distinguish from
do research on/into/about
do something for someone
dream of/about

escape from
excel in
exchange something for
excuse someone for
expect someone to

face up to
find something for someone
fine someone for
forget about
forgive someone for

get something for someone
give something to someone

hide from
hope for

insist on/upon
interfere with/in
introduce to
invite someone to

joke about

laugh at
leave for some place
leave something for someone
lend something to someone
listen to
long for

make something for someone
mistake someone for

object to
offer something to someone

participate in something
pay for something
pay something to someone
persist in
praise someone for
pray for
prepare for
present someone with
prevent someone/something from
prohibit someone from
protect someone/something from
protest about
provide someone/something with
punish someone for

recover from
refer to
rely on/upon
rescue from
respond to

save someone from

sell something to someone

send something to someone

sentence someone to

show something to someone

smile at

stare at

stop from

subscribe to

substitute for

succeed in

suffer from

take advantage/care of

talk with/to someone about something

thank someone for

think of/about

volunteer to

vote for

wait for

warn someone about

worry about

PREPOSITION-DEPENDENT ADJECTIVES

abreast of
absent from
accused of/by
accustomed to
acquainted with
addicted to
adjacent to
afraid of / to (infinitive)
angry at
annoyed with/by
associated with
aware of

blessed with
bored with/by

capable of
close to
cluttered with
committed to
compatible with
composed of
concerned about
confronted with
connected to
conscious of
consistent with
content with
contrary to
convinced of
coordinated with
covered with
crowded with

dedicated to
devoted to
disappointed with
discriminated against
divorced from
done with
dressed in

engaged in/to
envious of
equipped with
equivalent to
excited about
exhausted from
exposed to

faithful to
familiar with
filled with
finished with
fond of
friendly to/with
frightened of/by
full of
furnished with

gone from
grateful to/for
guilty of

innocent of
interested in
invited to
involved in

jealous of

known for

limited to
located in

made of/from
married to

opposed to

patient with
pleased with
polite to
prepared for
protected from
proud of

qualified for

related to
relevant to
remembered for
responsible for

satisfied with
scared of/by
suitable for

terrified of/by
tired of/from

upset with
used to
useful to

worried about

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Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs

Preposition Basics

Phrasal Verbs

Mixed Prepositions

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Prepositions:
Locators in
Time and Place

A preposition describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. In itself, a word like "in" or "after" is rather meaningless and hard to define in mere words. For instance, when you do try to define a preposition like "in" or "between" or "on," you invariably use your hands to show how something is situated in relationship to something else. Prepositions are nearly always combined with other words in structures called prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases can be made up of a million different words, but they tend to be built the same: a preposition followed by a determiner and an adjective or two, followed by a pronoun or noun (called the object of the preposition). This whole phrase, in turn, takes on a modifying role, acting as an adjective or an adverb, locating something in time and space, modifying a noun, or telling when or where or under what conditions something happened.
Consider the professor's desk and all the prepositional phrases we can use while talking about it.

You can sit before the desk (or in front of the desk). The professor can sit on the desk (when he's being informal) or behind the desk, and then his feet are under the desk or beneath the desk. He can stand beside the desk (meaning next to the desk), before the desk, between the desk and you, or even on the desk (if he's really strange). If he's clumsy, he can bump into the desk or try to walk through the desk (and stuff would fall off the desk). Passing his hands over the desk or resting his elbows upon the desk, he often looks across the desk and speaks of the desk or concerning the desk as if there were nothing else like the desk. Because he thinks of nothing except the desk, sometimes you wonder about the desk, what's in the desk, what he paid for the desk, and if he could live without the desk. You can walk toward the desk, to the desk, around the desk, by the desk, and even past the desk while he sits at the desk or leans against the desk.

All of this happens, of course, in time: during the class, before the class, until the class, throughout the class, after the class, etc. And the professor can sit there in a bad mood [another adverbial construction].

Those words in bold blue font are all prepositions. Some prepositions do other things besides locate in space or time — "My brother is like my father." "Everyone in the class except me got the answer." — but nearly all of them modify in one way or another. It is possible for a preposition phrase to act as a noun — "During a church service is not a good time to discuss picnic plans" or "In the South Pacific is where I long to be" — but this is seldom appropriate in formal or academic writing.

Click HERE for a list of common prepositions that will be easy to print out.

You may have learned that ending a sentence with a preposition is a serious breach of grammatical etiquette. It doesn't take a grammarian to spot a sentence-ending preposition, so this is an easy rule to get caught up on (!). Although it is often easy to remedy the offending preposition, sometimes it isn't, and repair efforts sometimes result in a clumsy sentence. "Indicate the book you are quoting from" is not greatly improved with "Indicate from which book you are quoting."

Based on shaky historical precedent, the rule itself is a latecomer to the rules of writing. Those who dislike the rule are fond of recalling Churchill's rejoinder: "That is nonsense up with which I shall not put." We should also remember the child's complaint: "What did you bring that book that I don't like to be read to out of up for?"

Is it any wonder that prepositions create such troubles for students for whom English is a second language? We say we are at the hospital to visit a friend who is in the hospital. We lie in bed but on the couch. We watch a film at the theater but on television. For native speakers, these little words present little difficulty, but try to learn another language, any other language, and you will quickly discover that prepositions are troublesome wherever you live and learn. This page contains some interesting (sometimes troublesome) prepositions with brief usage notes. To address all the potential difficulties with prepositions in idiomatic usage would require volumes, and the only way English language learners can begin to master the intricacies of preposition usage is through practice and paying close attention to speech and the written word. Keeping a good dictionary close at hand (to hand?) is an important first step.

Prepositions of Time: at, on, and in

We use at to designate specific times.

The train is due at 12:15 p.m.

We use on to designate days and dates.

My brother is coming on Monday.

We're having a party on the Fourth of July.

We use in for nonspecific times during a day, a month, a season, or a year.

She likes to jog in the morning.

It's too cold in winter to run outside.

He started the job in 1971.

He's going to quit in August.

Prepositions of Place: at, on, and in

We use at for specific addresses.

Grammar English lives at 55 Boretz Road in Durham.

We use on to designate names of streets, avenues, etc.

Her house is on Boretz Road.

And we use in for the names of land-areas (towns, counties, states, countries, and continents).

She lives in Durham.

Durham is in Windham County.

Windham County is in Connecticut.

Prepositions of Location: in, at, and on and No Preposition
IN (the) bed* the bedroom the car (the) class* the library* school*	AT class* home the library* the office school* work	ON the bed* the ceiling the floor the horse the plane the train	NO PREPOSITION downstairs downtown inside outside upstairs uptown
* You may sometimes use different prepositions for these locations.

Prepositions of Movement: to
and No Preposition

We use to in order to express movement toward a place.

They were driving to work together.

She's going to the dentist's office this morning.

Toward and towards are also helpful prepositions to express movement. These are simply variant spellings of the same word; use whichever sounds better to you.

We're moving toward the light.

This is a big step towards the project's completion.

With the words home, downtown, uptown, inside, outside, downstairs, upstairs, we use no preposition.

Grandma went upstairs

Grandpa went home.

They both went outside.

Prepositions of Time: for and since

We use for when we measure time (seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years).

He held his breath for seven minutes.

She's lived there for seven years.

The British and Irish have been quarreling for seven centuries.

We use since with a specific date or time.

He's worked here since 1970.

She's been sitting in the waiting room since two-thirty.

Prepositions with Nouns, Adjectives, and Verbs.

Prepositions are sometimes so firmly wedded to other words that they have practically become one word. (In fact, in other languages, such as German, they would have become one word.) This occurs in three categories: nouns, adjectives, and verbs.

NOUNS and PREPOSITIONS
approval of awareness of belief in concern for confusion about desire for	fondness for grasp of hatred of hope for interest in love of	need for participation in reason for respect for success in understanding of

ADJECTIVES and PREPOSITIONS
afraid of angry at aware of capable of careless about familiar with	fond of happy about interested in jealous of made of married to	proud of similar to sorry for sure of tired of worried about

VERBS and PREPOSITIONS
apologize for ask about ask for belong to bring up care for find out	give up grow up look for look forward to look up make up pay for	prepare for study for talk about think about trust in work for worry about

A combination of verb and preposition is called a phrasal verb. The word that is joined to the verb is then called a particle. Please refer to the brief section we have prepared on phrasal verbs for an explanation.

Idiomatic Expressions with Prepositions

agree to a proposal, with a person, on a price, in principle
argue about a matter, with a person, for or against a proposition
compare to to show likenesses, with to show differences (sometimes similarities)
correspond to a thing, with a person
differ from an unlike thing, with a person
live at an address, in a house or city, on a street, with other people

Unnecessary Prepositions

In everyday speech, we fall into some bad habits, using prepositions where they are not necessary. It would be a good idea to eliminate these words altogether, but we must be especially careful not to use them in formal, academic prose.

She met ~~up with~~ the new coach in the hallway.
The book fell off of the desk.
He threw the book out of the window.
She wouldn't let the cat inside of the house. [or use "in"]
Where did they go to?
Put the lamp in back of the couch. [use "behind" instead]
Where is your college at?

Prepositions in Parallel Form

(Click HERE for a definition and discussion of parallelism.) When two words or phrases are used in parallel and require the same preposition to be idiomatically correct, the preposition does not have to be used twice.

You can wear that outfit in summer and in winter.

The female was both attracted by and distracted by the male's dance.

However, when the idiomatic use of phrases calls for different prepositions, we must be careful not to omit one of them.

The children were interested in and disgusted by the movie.

It was clear that this player could both contribute to and learn from every game he played.

He was fascinated by and enamored of this beguiling woman.

Recognizing Prepositions

Quiz on Prepositions

Prepositions at the Crossword

Prepositions at the Crossword II

Prepositions at the Crossword III

Guide to Grammar
and Writing

Principles of
Composition

Index

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Por: English for all

In

* no, na, em, dentro de Usos
cidades
estados
países
regiões
bairros
meses
anos
estações
séculos
períodos do dia [ morning, afternoon, evening]
Exemplos:
The machine is in the box. (dentro)
(A máquina está dentro da caixa)
Paul lives in Boston. (cidade)
(Paul mora em Boston)
He works in Texas. (estado)
(Ele trabalha no Texas)
They study in England. (país)
(Eles estudam na Inglaterra)
They will leave in November. (mês)
(Eles partirão em Novembro)
My brother was born in 1960. (ano)
(Meu irmão nasceu em 1960)
Mary will visit us in (the) Spring. (estação do ano)
(Mary nos visitará na primavera)
That author died in the nineteenth century. (século)
(Aquele autor morreu no século 19)
You walk in the morning. (período do dia - manhã)
(Você anda de manhã)
I sleep in the afternoon. (período do dia - tarde)
(Eu durmo à tarde)
He studies in the evening. (perído do dia - noite)
(Ele estuda à noite)
On * no, na, em, sobre
Usos
dias de semana
mês e ano
só o dia
ruas(sem número), avenidas e praças
estradas, rios, lagos, costa, sobre superfícies e fronteiras
Exemplos:
He goes to the beach on Mondays and Fridays. (dias da semana)
(Ele vai à praia as segundas e sextas)
Peter was born on April 18th. (dia e mês)
(Peter nasceu em 18 de abril)
We live on Summer trees street. (rua s/ número)
(Nós moramos na rua Summer trees)
They live on Texas avenue. (avenida)
(Eles moram na avenida Texas)
The show will be on Madison square. (praça)
(O show será na praça Madison)
Those people are sailing on the Mississipi river. (rio)
(Aquelas pessoas estão navegando no rio Mississipi)
Casos especiais
on page three
on television
on the radio
on the third floor
* * * *
on the(a) plane
on the(a) ship
on the(a) train
on the(a) boat
on the(a) bus
* * * *
in bed
in the (a) car
in the (a) truck
in the (a) taxi
At * no, na, em, junto a, posição em um ponto
Usos
lugares públicos
atividades de grupo (jogos)
casas, lojas
endereço(rua e número)
só número da casa
horas
festividades
idade
Exemplos:
We were at the bus station yesterday. (lugar público)
(Nós estivemos na estação de onibus ontem)
Our friends will be at the volley ball game tonight. (atividade de grupo)
(Nossos amigos estarão no jogo de volley esta noite)
Elizabeth was at her sister's last night. (casa)
(Elizabeth estava na casa da irmã dela na noite passada)
She bought her dress at Monica's . (loja)
(Ela comprou o vestido dela na Monica's)
They live at 72 Washington street. (rua e número da casa)
(Eles moram na rua Washington número 72)
They live on Washington street at number 72. (somente o número da casa)
(Eles moram na rua Washington no número 72)
The meeting will be at 8 o'clock. (horas)
(A reunião será às 8 horas)
The show will be at Christmas. (festividade)
(O show será no natal)
My brotherleft the navy at the age of 32. (idade)
(Meu irmão deixou a marinha com a idade de 32 anos)
Expressões com "at"
At first (no princípio)
At last (finalmente)
At once (imediatamente)
At times (às vezes)
At home (em casa)
At least (pelo menos)
At night (à noite)
At noon (ao meio dia)
At midnight (à meia noite)
Over * no, na , sobre
Usos
posição superior
Exemplos:
There are some birds flying over those trees.
(Exitem alguns pássaros voando acima daquelas árvores)
The lamp is overthose tables.
(A lâmpada está acima da mesa)
In front of * em frente de
Exemplos:
The boxes are in front ofthe store.
(As caixas estão em frente da loja)
She was in front of those people.
(Ela estava em frente daquelas pessoas)
Behind * atrás de
Exemplos:
Paul is behindthe building waiting.
(Paul está atrás do prédio esperando)
The child is behind the door.
(A criança está atrás da porta)
Beyond * além de
Exemplos:
Looking beyond this year, I see a good future.
(Olhando além deste ano, eu vejo um bom futuro)
She is living beyond the border.
(Ela está morando além da fronteira)
Under * embaixo de
Exemplos:
The equipment is under the tree.
(O equipamento está embaixo da àrvore)
The new employees are under our responsibility.
(Os novos empregados estão sob nossa responsabilidade)

Without * sem
Exemplos:
A city without history.
(Uma cidade sem história)
They drove into town without talking to each other.
(Eles dirigiram naquela cidade sem conversarem um com o outro)
Beside * ao lado de
Exemplos:
The telephone is beside the radio.
(O telefone está ao lado do rádio)
Peter is beside my son.
(Peter está ao lado do meu filho)
Above * acima de
Exemplos:
The student's name was written above my name.
(O nome do estudante estava escrito acima do meu nome)
Above us only the president.
(Acima de nós somente o presidente)
Below * abaixo de
Exemplos:
Below us, at our left, there was a big lake.
(Abaixo de nós, a nossa esquerda havia um grande lago)
Peter's name was there, below the others.
(O nome de Peter estava lá, abaixo dos outros)
Across * através, do outro lado
Exemplos:
The children swam across the river yesterday.
(As crianças nadaram através do rio ontem)
The library is across the street.
(A biblioteca é do outro lado da rua)
Along * ao longo
Exemplos:
The teachers were walking alongthe street.
(Os professores estavam andando ao longo da rua)
The boys were sailing along the river.
(Os garotos estavam navegando ao longo do rio)
Among * entre vários
Exemplos:
There was a stranger among us.
(Havia um estranho entre nós)
They are among friends.
(Eles estão entre amigos)
Between * entre dois
Exemplos:
Mary is sitting between the two boys.
(Mary estava sentada entre os dois garotos)
My mother put the document between two books.
(Minha mãe colocou o documento entre os dois livros)
Before * antes, perante
Exemplos:
Before seven o'clock he will be here.
(Antes das sete horas ele estará aqui)
I will be there before midnight.
(Eu estarei lá antes da meia-noite)
After * após
Exemplos:
George will be there after 7 o’clock.
(George estará lá após às sete horas)
We had dinner after the meeting.
(Nós tivemos o jantar após a reunião)
To * para (destino)
Exemplos:
My sister went to London.
(Minha irmã foi para Londres)
I asked someone the way to the town centre.
(Eu perguntei a alguém o caminho para o centro da cidade)
For * para (favor, benefício, propósito, fim, intenção)
* para (duração de tempo)
Exemplos:
My uncle brought this present for you. (benefício)
(Meu tio trouxe este presente para você)
People have come for participating. (finalidade)
(Pessoas têm vindo para participar)
That employee has been working here for ten years. (duração de tempo)
(Aquele empregado tem estado trabalhando aqui por dez anos)
She stayed there for a long time. (duração de tempo)
(Ela ficou lá por um longo tempo)
Since * desde
Exemplos:
I have been working here since 1984.
(Eu tenho estado trabalhando aqui desde 1984)
She has been waiting for you since three o’clock.
(Ela tem estado esperando por você desde as três horas)
From * de (procedência)
Exemplos:
They are from another country.
(Eles são de outro país)
The beer is imported from Germany.
(A cerveja é importada da Alemanha)
By * por, pelo, de
Exemplos:
This film was directed by Charles Chaplin.
(O filme foi dirigido por Charles Chaplin)
That book was written by Jorge Amado.
(Aquele livro foi escrito por Jorge Amado)
They went to Rio by bus.
(Eles foram para o Rio de onibus)
Of * de (posse)
Exemplos:
That necklace is made of pearls.
(Aquele colar é feito de pérolas)
The car of the company.
(O carro da companhia)

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Prepositions

Preposições são palavras usadas com nomes para mostrar sua relação com outras palavras da sentença. A seguir, apresentamos as principais preposições em inglês e seu uso:

	Time	Place
In	Meses: In January	Cidades: In London
	Anos, séculos: in 1995	Estados: In Arkansas
	Estações: in winter	Países: in Nicaragua
	Partes do dia: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening	Continentes: In Asia
On	Dias da semana: on Sunday	Ruas, avenidas, praças: on Portugal Avenue
	Datas (mês +dia) on April the 3^rd
	Determinadas datas: On Christimas day
At	Horas: at 7	Endereços (rua +número): at 456 Lincoln St.
At	Certos feriados: At Christmas	Lugares públicos: at the club, at the airport, at a party

Na dúvida, as sugestões abaixo podem ajudá-lo a resolvê-la, mas lembre-se: o uso nem sempre segue a regra geral.

Use in para indicar “dentro de alguma coisa”:

In the box

In the fridge

In a shop

In a garden

In France

Use on para indicar contato:

On a shelf

On a plate

On the grass

Use at para indicar um lugar definido. Nesse caso, seu sentido é o de “junto a”, “na”:

At the bus stop

At the top

At the bottom

Outras preposições:

About: sobre, a respeito de: Tell me about your life.

Above: acima de: John’s apartment is above Mara’s.

Across: através de, do outro lado: The dog swam across the river.

After: depois de: She always arrives after 9 o’clock.

Against: contra: The motorbike was against the wall.

Among: entre (vários): The pencil was among the books.

Around: em volta de: They travelled all around the world.

Before: antes de: She never arrives before 7 o’clock.

Behind: atrás de: Tim is behind Peter.

Below: abaixo de: Mara lives below John.

Beside: ao lado de: The earphones are beside the monitor.

Besides: além de: Besides English, she can also speak Russian.

Between: entre (dois): He was sitting between the two old ladies.

Beyond: além de: The valley is beyond the mountains.

But: exceto: Everybody went to the party, but Philip.

By: por, junto, ao lado de: Let’s rest by the fireplace.

They live by the sea.

Down: abaixo, para baixo

Up: acima, para cima Their house is halfway down/up the hill

During: durante: He was in the army during the war.

For: a favor de: He who’s not for us is against us.

For: por, para, há (tempo) The train for Moscow leaves at noon.

Fresh air is good for health.

They’ve lived here for ages.

From: de (origem): Where are you from?

In front of: na frente de: Peter is in front of Tim.

Inside/outside: dentro de/fora de: Let the dog sleep inside/outside the house.

Instead of: em vez de: You should be studying instead of playing video-games.

Into: para dentro, em: The cars disappeared into the mist.

Like: como: What’s that like?

Near: perto de: The post office is near the cathedral.

Off: para fora (de uma superfície): Marky fell off his bike.

Out of: para fora de: Take these books out of the box.

Over: sobre, acima de, por cima de:

There were over 1.000 people in the concert

Throw the stone over the wall

Since: desde: I’ve known her since 1995.

Through: através de: The soldiers walked through the forest.

Till/until: até (tempo): The book won’t arrive till tomorrow.

To: para: People say that Teresa will go to France next week.

Towards: para, em direção a: The nasty boy threw the stone towards the window.

Under: em baixo de: the cat lays under the bed.

With/without: com/sem: Go with us!

I can’t live without you.

Within: dentro de : The noise came from within the stable.

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Prepositions - Preposições

IN: indica que algo está DENTRO de alguma coisa

Exemplos:

There is some water in the bottle. (Há alguma água dentro da garrafa)

Look at those people swimming in the river. (Olhe aquelas pessoas nadando dentro do rio).

AT: indica o LOCAL EXATO no qual uma coisa está.

Exemplos:

There is somebody at the door. Shall I go and see who it is? (Há alguém na porta. Eu deveria ir e ver quem é?)

Who is that man standing at the bus stop? (Quem é aquele homem de pé no ponto de ônibus?).

When you leave the hotel, please leave your key at reception. (Quando você deixar o hotel, por favor, deixe sua chave na recepção).

Linda’s house is the blue one at the end of the street. (A casa de Linda é a azul no final da rua).

ON: indica que algo está na SUPERFÍCIE de alguma coisa.

Exemplos:
There is a label on the bottle. (Há um rótulo na garrafa).

There is a notice on the door. It says ‘Do not disturb’. (Há um aviso na porta. Ele diz ‘Não incomode’).

BEHIND: indica que algo está ATRÁS de alguma coisa.

Exemplos:
There is a gas station behind the hotel. (Há um posto de gasolina atrás do hotel).

The parking lot is behind the bank. (O estacionamento está atrás do banco).

UNDER: indica que algo está DEBAIXO de alguma coisa.

Exemplos:

The wallet is under the newspaper. (A carteira está debaixo do jornal).

The notebooks are under the dictionary. (Os cadernos estão debaixo do dicionário).

NEXT TO: indica que algo está PRÓXIMO, AO LADO de alguma coisa.

Exemplos:

The comb is next to the hairbrush. (O pente está ao lado da escova de cabelo).

There is a gas station next to the parking lot. (Há um posto de gasolina ao lado do estacionamento).

IN FRONT OF: indica que algo está NA FRENTE de alguma coisa.

Exemplos:

The briefcase is in front of the television. (A maleta está na frente da televisão).

There is a newsstand in front of the hotel. (Há uma banca de jornal na frente do hotel).

NEAR: Indica que algo está PERTO de alguma coisa.

Exemplos:

The umbrella is near the keys. (O guarda-chuva está perto das chaves).

The supermarket is near the store. (O supermercado é perto da loja).

BETWEEN: indica que algo está ENTRE duas coisas.

Exemplos:

The restaurant is between a drugstore and a bookstore. (O restaurante está entre a farmácia e a livraria).

Observação: AMONG indica que algo está entre mais de duas coisas.

TO: dizemos: go/ come/ travel (etc) TO + um lugar ou evento

Ex:
go TO America (ir à América)
go TO bed (ir para a cama) TO →⁭
go TO the bank (ir ao banco)

INTO: indica que alguém foi PARA DENTRO de algum lugar.

Exemplos:

A bird flew into the kitchen through the window. (Um pássaro voou para dentro da cozinha através da janela).

She got out of the car and went into a shop. (Ela saiu do carro e foi para dentro da loja).

FROM: geralmente significa DE.

Ex:
From London (de Londres).
hide from (esconder-se de).
free from (livre de).
fall from (cair de).
separate from (separar de).
I’m from China. (Eu sou da China.).

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