PREPOSITIONS

AT
Dng ch mt vi tr / a im tng qut ( ti) (khng xc nh bng in')
Jane is at the bank.
At + s nh.
George lives at 565 16th Avenue.
At + thi gian cu th.
The class begin at 5:15.
At + home / school / work : nh / trng / ang lm vic.
Charles is at work and his roommate is at school.
At + noon / night: vo ban tra / vo ban m. (at noon (M) : ng 12h tra)
At night, they are usually at home.
At least (ti thi) at most (ti a)
We will have to spend at least two weeks doing the experiments.
At once : nga! l"# t$c.
Please come home at once.
At times : th%nh tho&ng' (i )hi.
At times, it is difficult to understand him because he speaks too fast.
At present / the moment = now : b*! gi + th tip din.
She is studying at the moment.
At first : (thot +) at last : (v, -a).
Jane was nervous at first, but later she felt more relaxed.
At the beginning / at the end of : + / ci ( ./ng cho 0a im / thi gian).
At the beginning / at the end of the film ..
BY
ng t ch chuyn ng + by : i ngang 1a.
We walk by the library on the way home.
ng t tnh / trang thi (stative verbs)+ by : g+n' bn.
Your books are by the window.
By + thi gian cu th : tr2c lc.
We usually eat supper by six o'clock in the evening.
By uoc dng trong cu b ng ch ra ch th gy hnh ng.
Romeo and Juliet was writen by William Shakespeare.
By + phuong tin giao thng (bus / plane / train / car / ship / bike.): b3ng (#h4ng tin)
We traveled to Boston by train.
By then : tr2c lc 5.
will graduate from the university in 1997. By then, hope to have found a job.
By way of = via : th6o ng.
We are driving to Atlanta by way of Baton Rouge.
By the way : 1- t7nh c.
By the way, 've got two tickets for Saturday's game. Would you like to go with me?
2- nh*n *!' tin *!.
By the way, have you seen the new film on at Palace cinema last week?
By far + tnh t so snh = considerably : r*t nhi,' 8ng ) (./ng nh9n mnh).
This book is by far the best on the subject.
By accident / by mistake : t7nh c. ( on purpose / c t7nh).
Nobody will receive a check on Friday because the wrong cards were put into the computer by accident.
DURING (trong sut)
Ch hnh ng xy ra trong mt qung thi gian.
during for v since.
During our vacation, we visited many relatives across the country.
During the summer, we do not have to study.
FROM (t)
From ... to (t ... n).
Dng cho thi gian v a im.
From a time to a time
a place a place
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He lived in Germany from 1972 to 1978.
We drove from Atlanta to New York in one day.
From time to time (th%nh tho&ng' (i )hi)
We visit the art museum from time to time.
IN ( trong, tai) (ngha xc nh r hon at')
n a room / building / drawer / closet : bn trong ...
Your socks are in the drawer.
n + nm / thng.
His birthday is in April. Peter will begin class in 2007.
n time : ng gi' v:a ng.
We arrived at the airport in time to eat before the plane left.
n the street: .2i l;ng ng.
The children were warned not to play in the street.
n the morning / afternoon / evening : vo b<i -8ng / b<i chi, / b<i ti.
have a dental appointment in the morning, but will be free in the afternoon.
n the past / the future: trong 18 )h$ / t4ng lai.
n the past, attendance at school was not compulsory, but it is today.
n future : t: na! tr i.
will spend much time on learning English in future because the TOEFL test is coming.
n the beginning / end = at first / at last : thot + / rt c=c.
Everyone seemed unfriendly in the beginning but in the end everyone made friends.
n the way : ch>n ngang li' ? nga! li.
He could not park his car in the drive way because another car was in the way.
Once in a while : th%nh tho&ng' (i )hi.
Once in a while, we eat dinner at Chiness restaurant.
n no time at all: trong nh8! m>t' trong 1 tho8ng.
George finishes his assignment in no time at all.
n the meantime = meanwhile : trong lc 5.
We start school in several weeks, but in the meantime, we can take a trip.
n the middle : gi@a (0a im).
Grace stood in the middle of the room looking for her friend.
n the army/ air force / navy. Arong 1*n =i / trong )h(ng lBc / trong h&i 1*n.
My brother was in the army for ten years.
n the + s th tu + row : hng ghC th$D
We are going to sit in the fifteen row of the auditorium.
n the event that : trong trng hE#.
n the event that you win the prize, you will be notified by mail.
n case : #h;ng )hi' ng= nhF.
will give you the key to the house so you will have it in case arrive a little late.
Be / get in touch / contact with : tiC# Gc' lin lc' gH# gF v2i ai.
t's very difficult to get in touch with Jenny because she works all day.
ON
On + th trong tun / ngy trong thng.
will call you on Thursday. His birthday is on February 3.
On + a / the + phuong tin giao thng (bus / plane / train / ship / bike).
t's two late to see Jane; she's already on the plane. came to school this morning on the bus.
On a street : ti ng' #h.
lives on 1st Nguyen Du.
On + the + s th tu + floor: t+ng th$.
My girlfriend lives on the fourth floor of an old building by my house.
On time : ng gi (b9t ch9# hon c&nh bn ngoi).
Despite the bad weather, our plane left on time.
On the corner (of two street) : g5c gi@a 2 ng #h.
My house is on the corner of Quang Trung street and Le Loi street.

On the corner at the corner
in the corner
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On the sidewalk : trn v%a hI.
Don't walk in the street, walk on the sidewalk.
On the way : trn ng (t2i) on the way back to: trn ng (tr v,).
We can stop at the grocery store on the way to their house.
On the right / left : bn tr8i / bn #h&i.
Paul sits on the left side of the room and Dave sits on the right.
On television / (the) radio: trn tr!,n h7nh / trn i #h8t thanh.
The president of ABC Ltd will be on television and on the radio tonight.
On the telephone (on the phone): n5i trn in thoi' gJi in thoi' nh c5 m>c in thoi.
s your house on the telephone ? (Nh cu c mc in thoai khng?)
Janet will be here soon; she is on the telephone. (Janet s n ngay, c y ang goi in thoai)
On the whole = in general : n5i chng.
On the whole, the rescue mission was well executed.
On the other hand: t! nhin.
George is intelligent, on the other hand he is very lazy.
The present perfect aspect is never used to indicate a specific time; on the other hand, the simple past tense is.
On sale 1- = for sale : c5 b8n' b8n.
2- b8n h gi8.
The house will go on sale this weekend.
The regular price of the radio is $39.95, but today it's on sale for $25.
On foot: i b=.
My car would not start so came on foot.
OUT OF (ra )hKi)
out of into (i vo)
He walked out of the room angrily.
(be / run) out of + Noun :hCt' )h(ng c;n' cn )it.
Maria went to the store because she was out of milk.
(be) out of town ( be in) : i v>ng.
Mr. Adams cannot see you this week because he is out of town.
(be) out of date (cL' l?i thi) ( be up to date / mi, cp nht, hop thi)
Don't use that dictionary. t is out of date. Find one that is up to date.
(be) out of work : th9t nghi#.
have been very unhappy since have been out of work.
(be) out of the question : )h(ng th Ec.
Your request for an extension of credit is out of the question.
(be) out of order: hKng.
We had to use our neighbour's telephone because ours was out of order.
Mt s cum t c bit dng vi gii t.
On the beach: trn bMi bin.
We walked on the beach for several hours last night.
n place of = instead of : tha! cho' tha! v7.
Sam is going to the meeting in place of his brother, who has to work.
Luu : n place of' khng thay th uoc cho instead' khi instead' ng mt mnh cui cu.
She was supposed to come this morning, but she went to the lab instead.
For the most part : chN !C.
The article discuses, for the most part, the possibility of life in other planets.
n hopes of + Ving = hoping to + verb = hoping that + sentence : h! vJng l D
John called his brother in hopes of finding somebody to watch his children.
Of course : ch>c ch>n' t9t nhin.
f you study the material very throughly, of course you will have no trouble on the examination.
Off and on : .ai .Ong' t:ng hPi' t:ng ch"# m=t.
t rained off and on all day yesterday.
All of a sudden: b9t th7nh l7nh.
When we were walking through the woods, all of a sudden, we heard a strange sound.
For good = for ever : vQnh viRn' mMi mMi.
Helen is leaving Chicago for good.
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