Prepositions:

PREPOSITIONS

*From-> de (indica origem, procedência, começo)                                                               I’m from Pernambuco. Eu sou de Pernambuco.

*Between-> entre (dois seres ou dois grupos de seres)                                                                       I’m between Mary and John. Eu estou entre Mary e John.

*Among-> entre (no meio de muitos)                                                                                        I’m among friends. Eu estou entre amigos.

*By->de (meio); por (agente da passiva)                                                                                     I come by bus. Eu venho de ônibus.                                                                                        This cake was made by me. Esse bolo foi feito por mim.

*Of-> de                                                                                                                              Love is something of God. O amor é algo de Deus.

*Over-> em cima                                                                                                                       Many planes fly over our house. Muitos aviões voam em cima da nossa casa.

*Under-> debaixo                                                                                                                            We sat under a big tree. Nós sentamos embaixo de uma grande árvore.

*To-> para (também para direção e movimento)                                                                   I sold my house to him. Eu vendi minha casa para ele.                                                             My uncle went to Argentina last week. Muito tio foi para a Argentina semana passada.

*With-> com                                                                                                                                         I live with my mother. Eu moro com a minha mãe.

*Without-> sem                                                                                                            We can’t do that without you. Nós não conseguimos fazer isso sem você.

*In front of-> na frente de                                                                                                   He lives in front of my house. Ele mora na frente da minha casa.

*Behind-> atrás de                                                                                                        Now he is behind bars. Agora ele está atrás das grandes.                                                         The cat was sleeping behind the door. O gato estava dormindo atrás da porta.

*Out-> fora                                                                                                                      She took all the apples out of the basket. Ela pegou todas as maçãs de fora da cesta.

*In-> em (dentro)                                                                                                          The papers are in my briefcase. Os papéis estão dentro da minha pasta.

*On-> em (sobre, em cima de)                                                                                                 The letters were left on the table. As cartas foram deixadas em cima da mesa.

*At-> em, no, na (à, às)                                                                                              There was a blue car at the gate. Havia um carro azul no portão.                                                                    I wake up at 6 A.M. Eu acordo às 6 da manhã.

*Far from-> longe de                                                                                                              I live far from here. Eu moro longe daqui.

*Near from-> perto de                                                                                                              You work near from your house. Você trabalha perto da sua casa.

*After-> depois de                                                                                                           I’ll see you after lunch. Vejo você depois do almoço.

*Before-> antes de, diante de , perante                                                                                            I left before the rain started. Eu saí antes da chuva começar.                                                        All men are equal before God. Todos os homens são iguais perante Deus.

*Around-> ao redor de, por volta de, cerca de                                                                The cars went around the track 75 times. Os carros deram 75 voltas ao redor da pista.                                                                                                                                       The party started around 7 P.M. A festa começou por volta das 7 da noite.

*Beside-> ao lado de                                                                                                    Sandra was sitting beside her boyfriend. Sandra estava sentada ao lado do namorado dela.

*Until-> até (no sentido de tempo)                                                                                       My aunt will stay with us until the end of the mouth. Minha tia ficará conosco até o final do mês.

*About-> sobre (a respeito de), cerca de, mais ou menos                                                            The men talking about politcs. Os homens estavam conversando sobre política.   The show began at about 10 P.M.  O show começou mais ou menos às 10 horas.

*Against-> contra                                                                                                        Brazil played against the USA. O Brasil jogou contra os EUA.

*Through-> através                                                                                                              I see the rain through the window. Eu vejo a chuva através da janela.

*During-> durante                                                                                                            I work during the night. Eu trabalho durante a noite.

*Upon-> sobre (em cima de)                                                                                         George put his hand upon my shoulder. George pôs a mão sobre meu ombro. 

*For-> para (intenção), por (duração), por (dinheiro)                                                                      I bought a present for you. Eu comprei um presente para você.                                                 She stayed here for two weeks. Ela esteve aqui por duas semanas.                                            Jane paid 50 dollars for this blouse. Jane pagou 50 dólares por esta blusa.

*Inside-> dentro de, para dentro de                                                                                       The keys are inside my pocket. As chaves estão dentro do meu bolso. 

*Since-> desde                                                                                                                  We live here since 1980. Nós moramos aqui desde 1980.