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Präpositionen – Prepositions
Präpositionen stehen vor:
- Substantiven/Hauptwörtern (on the table, in the street, with love)
- Eigennamen (in Brussels, with Jane)
- Pronomen (you, him)
- Nominalphrasen (my dear family, my beloved wife)
- Gerundium (walking, talking)
Nach einer Präposition kann niemals ein Verb stehen.
Die englische Sprache kennt ungefähr 150 Präpositionen. Zu den am häufigsten verwendeten Präpositionen zählen on, in und at. Weitere wichtige Präpositionen sind: aboard, about, above, after, against, as, before, behind, beside, between, but, by, during, except, into, like, near, off, on, over, since, than, towards, under, until, up, via, with, without.
Lokale Präpositionen - Prepositions of Place: at, in, on
At, in und on zählen zu den lokalen Präpositionen, die eine Angabe über die Örtlichkeit geben.
- at für einen bestimmten Punkt
- in für einen in sich abgeschlossenen Raum
- on für Oberfläche
at | in | on |
at the door | in the car | on the wall |
at the bus stop | in Germany | on the ceiling |
at the top | in the village | on the carpet |
at the old tree | in a box | on the cover |
at the entrance | in a car | on a page |
Beispiel:
Lisa is standing at the entrance.
Meet me at the old tree.
I left my keys in the car.
I store my pictures in a box.
There is a spider on the ceiling.
Is that a stain on your new carpet?
Temporale Präpositionen - Prepositions of Time: at, in, on
At, in und on zählen auch zu den temporalen Präpositionen, die eine Angabe über die Zeit geben:
- at für einen präzisen Zeitpunkt
- in für Monate, Jahre, Jahrhunderte und lange Zeiträume
- on für Tage und Daten
at | in | on |
at the moment | in 1920 | on Fridays |
at noon | in the past | on Monday |
at 11.30 | in summer | on Christmas Day |
at 6 o'clock | in the next year | on my birthday |
at sunset | in November | on Good Friday |
Beispiel:
I can’t talk to you at the moment.
We’ll meet at 6 o’clock.
He was born in 1920.
We could visit her in November.
The shop is closed on Fridays.
My parents want to come over on Good Friday.
Übungen: Präpositionen – Preposition Exercises
Setzen Sie die jeweils richtigen Präpositionen in die Lücken ein. Es gibt jeweils nur eine richtige Lösung. Die Lösungen finden Sie untenstehend.
1) You can see his shadow __________ the wall.
a) on
b) in
c) through
2) I would rather have a hot dog ___________ a soup.
a) instead of
b) instead than
c) instead for
3) I noticed that they have nothing __________________
a) in common
b) in common of
c) in common at
4) ____________me, I will attend high school next year.
a) As to
b) As from
c) As for
5) ____________ an emergency, you have to call the police!
a) In case to
b) In case of
c) In case after
6) ____________ his mother, we have to move into her house.
a) According from
b) According
c) According to
7) Carol had to leave earlier ____________ the storm.
a) because in
b) because
c) because of
8) The festival was cancelled __________ the bad weather.
a) due to
b) due of
c) due because
9) I stepped on her foot ____________.
a) at mistake
b) on mistake
c) by mistake
10) I was waiting _____________ the museum.
a) in front
b) out front of
c) in front of
Lösungen:
1) a
2) a
3) a
4) c
5) b
6) c
7) c
8) a
9) c
10) c