Prepositions at, in, to

Prepositions at, in, to (English exercise n°2793 - Please quote this number when contacting us)

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Prepositions at, in, to
' A funny thing happened to me in the sea!

I didn't feel really at ease...'

At

In

To

Repère précis dans l'espace

at a hotel

Environnement large

in the sea

Mouvement, direction

go to

come to

Adresse

at 45 High Street

Lieu géographique

in America

in London

Avec des noms

a trip to

on my way to

welcome to GB

+ génitif local

at a friend's

Lieu clos

in a room

in a corner of

in the garden

Avec 'be'

have you been to London?

Expressions

at school

at college

at home

at church

at work

at sea

at university

Rangée

in a queue

in a row

in a line

in the front

in the back

Autres verbes

(to) get to work

(to) send to bed

(to) return to sender = retourner à l'expéditeur

Emotion

be angry at

be surprised at

be annoyed at

Document

in a photo

in a mirror

in a magazine

Ne pas employer 'to' avec 'here' et 'there

I went there yesterday

Activité

be good at + Ving

be bad at + Ving

+ le but de l'action:

= > look at (regarder)

=> laugh at (se moquer de)

=> shout at (crier après)

=> throw at (lancer)

Autres

météo: in the rain

papeterie: in ink

affaires: pay in cash

vie quotidienne:

fall/be in love

partie du corps: in his hand

On dit

(to) send somebody abroad (=> pas de 'to)

Expressions

at risk

at once

at last

at best / at worst

…

Expressions

all in all

in my opinion

in sight

in any case

in many respects

Expressions

From …to…

de …à…

from Paris to London

Degré

at his most spectacular

at its very worst

at a speed of

at a temperature of

Autres expressions

to be in = être à la mode

to be in with a chance = avoir ses chances

To est la préposition qui indique le déplacement d'un point vers un autre

Ex1: We saw her at a concert

Ex2: It was in London

Ex3: Let's go to the cinema.

=> 'at' et 'in' sont utilisés pour donner une 'position'.

=> 'to' indique un mouvement.

Choisir une préposition.

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1. We spent Christmas Day York.
2. Did you stay a long time the Cathedral?
3. What a pity we left the camera home!
4. We usually put it a case.
5. What's the easiest way to get York?
6. We always get off Huddersfield where our daughter picks us up.
7. We went York to see the old city.
8. We went to see old friends York.
9. We had dinner 'Paul and Nancy's': it's a good restaurant.
10. last we went to our hotel: it was very late.
11. Tell me a letter if you go there again, will you?
12. I will take you the best restaurant of the town.

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