馃ЬPREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
⬆️ AT (most specific)
- at the door
- at the bus stop
- at school
⬜ ON (surface / line)
- on the table
- on the wall
- on a bus
⬇️ IN (inside / area)
- in the room
- in a city
- in a car
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馃數 IN
- inside / enclosed space
- areas (city, country)
馃憠 She is in the kitchen.
馃煝 ON
- surface
- transport (bus, train, plane)
馃憠 The book is on the desk.
馃敶 AT
- specific point
馃憠 I am at the bus stop.
馃 QUICK SUMMARY
- IN → inside / areas
- ON → surface
- AT → point
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PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT (TO · INTO · ONTO)
馃敽 TO (MOST GENERAL DIRECTION)
Use for movement to a destination
- go to school
- walk to the station
- drive to work
馃憠 She is going to school.
馃敺 INTO (MOVEMENT INSIDE)
Use for movement from outside to inside
- into the room
- into the house
- into the box
- into the car
馃憠 The cat jumped into the box.
馃敹 ONTO (MOVEMENT TO A SURFACE)
Use for movement onto a surface
- onto the table
- onto the floor
- onto the stage
- onto the bus (less common than "get on the bus", but correct in context)
馃憠 The cat jumped onto the table.
馃 QUICK SUMMARY
馃煡 TO → destination
馃煢 INTO → movement inside
馃煣 ONTO → movement onto a surface
⭐ Esenciales (imprescindibles)
- ✅ to → destino
- ✅ into → entrar
- ✅ onto → subir a una superficie
- ✅ from → origen
- ✅ out of → salir de un lugar
- ✅ off → bajar de una superficie
⭐ Muy frecuentes
- ✅ through → atravesar el interior de algo
- ✅ across → cruzar una superficie
- ✅ along → a lo largo de
- ✅ over → por encima
- ✅ under → por debajo
- ✅ past → pasar junto a
Ejemplo:
- Walk past the bank.
- Drive past the supermarket.
⭐ Nivel A2/B1
- up → hacia arriba
- down → hacia abajo
- around → alrededor
- towards → hacia
- away from → alej谩ndose de
⭐ Nivel B1
- across from (m谩s de lugar que de movimiento)
- via
- around
- throughout
- across
- toward/towards (EE. UU. / Reino Unido)
