Prepositions of time Prepositions of time and placeand place

‘in’‘in’

EnglishEnglish

DefinitionDefinition

• A preposition is a word A preposition is a word governing, and usually coming in governing, and usually coming in front of, a front of, a noun or pronounnoun or pronoun and and expressing a relation to another expressing a relation to another word or element, as in:word or element, as in:

• She left before breakfast.

• What did you come for?(For what did you come?)

English Preposition RuleEnglish Preposition Rule

- - A preposition is followed by a A preposition is followed by a "noun". It is never followed by a "noun". It is never followed by a verb. verb.

• NounNoun (dog, money, love) (dog, money, love)

• proper noun (name)proper noun (name) (Bangkok, Mary) (Bangkok, Mary)

• pronounpronoun (you, him, us) (you, him, us)

• noun groupnoun group (my first job) (my first job)

• gerundgerund (swimming) (swimming)

Some examplesSome examples::

Subject + Subject + verbverb

prepositionpreposition "noun""noun"

The vase isThe vase is onon the table.the table.

He livesHe lives inin Estonia.Estonia.

I get upI get up at at 7 o’clock.7 o’clock.

Your parents Your parents are lookingare looking

forfor you.you.

He ateHe ate beforebefore coming.coming.

Preposition Preposition ‘in’‘in’

Положение Положение предмета в предмета в пределах пределах ограниченного ограниченного пространства: пространства:

• in the room, in the in the room, in the box, in the streetbox, in the street

Preposition Preposition ‘‘inin’’

С названиями С названиями частей сутокчастей суток

• iin the morningn the morning

С названиями С названиями месяцевмесяцев

• iin Junen June

С названиями С названиями времен годавремен года

• in winterin winter

Preposition Preposition ‘in’‘in’

С годомС годом• in 1945; in the 1990sin 1945; in the 1990sСо сторонами Со сторонами

светасвета• in the southin the southВ значении В значении

«через» и «за»«через» и «за»• in five minutes; in a weekin five minutes; in a weekС родом С родом

деятельностидеятельности• to be in politicsto be in politics

Preposition Preposition ‘in’‘in’

Когда указывается Когда указывается душевное или душевное или физическое физическое состояние человекасостояние человека

• in a shockin a shock

С явлениями С явлениями природыприроды

• in the rain; in the windin the rain; in the wind

RememberRememberSStandard expressions:tandard expressions:

• in a carin a car

• in a taxiin a taxi

• in a helicopterin a helicopter

• in a boatin a boat

• in a left (elevator)in a left (elevator)

• in the skyin the sky

• in the newspaperin the newspaper

• in a rowin a row

• in Oxford streetin Oxford street

• in the next in the next centurycentury

• in the ice agein the ice age

• in the past/futurein the past/future

• in the picturein the picture

• in the photographin the photograph