EXERCÍCIOS SOBRE PREPOSITIONS

 QUESTÃO 1

Underline the correct preposition.

a) Our parents protected us (from / of) the danger.

b) I learned (by / about) the horses.

c) Was she invited (of / to) the party?

d) She impressed it (on / at) silk screen.

e) This Avenue was named (from / after) my grandmother.

QUESTÃO 2

Complete the sentence:

Nick lives _____ a farm, but I live ______ Goiania and most part of my relatives live ______ as small village near Annapolis.

a) at – at – at

b) on – at – on

c) in – at – at

d) in – in – in

e) on – in – at

QUESTÃO 3

Complete com IN, ON ou AT:

a) They are going to meet me _______ Saturday, ____ a quarter past nine.

b) Julia went to Paris ______ September, ______ 2003.

c) ___ the morning I usually have five classes, ___ the afternoons I always do my homework and ____ night I watch movies.

d) He'll be here ____ a few minutes.

e) The party will be ___ nine, ___ the morning ____ August 20th.

QUESTÃO 4

Supply the correct preposition, like the example.

a) They had to run               after             their cat.

b) Prices may vary                                 day to day.

c) I recovered                                   a very bad cold.

d) The girl shouted                                  help.

e) Return my book                                  me after you read it.

RESPOSTAS

Questão 1

a) protected from

b) learned about

c) invited to

d) impressed on

e) named after

As preposições em inglês são geralmente usadas antes de substantivos e pronomes. Elas não possuem exatamente regras de uso, mas são combinadas com as palavras que as antecedem. Sempre que usar “talk”, por exemplo, virá a preposição “about”, assim como “learned about”, entre outros exemplos.

Exemplos:

Conceal from / graduated from / infer from

know about / concern about / think about

speak to / invited to / belong to

depend on / insist on / rely on

run after / named after /

Questão 2

e) on – in – at

Usamos “on” para dias e datas, superfície e partes do corpo.

Usamos “at” para um tempo exato e para indicar um lugar.

Usamos “in” para indicar meses, anos, séculos e longos períodos, bem como para espaços fechados/específicos.

Questão 3

a) They are going to meet me on Saturday, at a quarter past three.

b) Julia went to Paris in September x 2003.

c) In he morning I usually five classes, in the afternoons I always do my homework and at night I watch movies.

d) He'll be here in a few minutes.

e) The party will be at nine, in the morning on August 20th.

Nesse caso, usamos o mesmo raciocínio empregado na questão anterior.

Questão 4

b) from= de

c) from = de

d) for = por

e) to = para

Aqui as escolhas devem ser feitas pelos significados das preposições e também pelos verbos que as precedem.

From: Preços podem variar de dia para dia.

From: Eu me recuperei de um resfriado.

For: A garota gritou por ajuda.

To: Devolva meu livro para mim depois de lê-lo.