Prepositions of location
Prepositions you should know!
Theory
Phrasal verbs
Translations
100

Go_____ a place

What is: Go TO 

100

Depend______

What is: Depend ON

100

Which word is NOT a preposition:  about, nor, in, like, for, with

What is: NOR (conjunction:  Neither X nor Y)

100

In the afternoon you PICK UP your kids from school. What do you do in the morning  when you take them to school? 

What is: DROP OFF

100

Regarde moi

What is: Look AT me

200

Be/live_____a city (Sherbrooke, Ottawa, Paris etc...)

What is: Be/ live IN a city

200

Participate______

What is: Participate IN

200

If you like, love or feel affection for someone or something, we can say that you are FOND____ it

What is: Fond OF

200

Postpone: PUT______

What is: OFF

200

Je cherche mon cahier

What is: I'm looking FOR my book

300

Leave______ a place 

What is: LEAVE a place (no preposition)

300

Responsible_____

What is: Be responsible FOR

300

This preposition is often used to indicate separation or distance (e.g. separate____, absent_____, protect you____, different_____, divorced_____)

What is: What is FROM

300

Managers spend time PUTTING______ fires

What is: OUT

300

A la derniere reunion, nous avons discute du retour au bureau

What is: ... we discussed the return to work (no preposition)

400

This is a synonym for CLOSE TO a particular place

What is: NEAR a place (no preposition)

400

Attend_____ a meeting/ conference/ class etc...

What is: ATTEND a meeting/ conference/ class etc...( no preposition)

400

 Look forward + ______+ this type of word 

What is: Look forward TO + ING

400

After finishing a phone conversation, you ______ ______ the phone

What is: HANG UP

400

Elle parle comme son frere

What is: She talks LIKE her brother

500

My desk is below a shelf.  In other words, the shelf is ______ my desk

What is: ABOVE

500

Register_____

What is: Register FOR

500

These are the two types of words which can follow a preposition   (rule: Preposition + _____or ______)

What is: a noun or a gerund (ING)

500

To have a positive relationship with someone means that you GET_______ ________ him/her (translation: s'entendre)

What is: GET ALONG WITH someone

500

En 1995 elle etait enceinte de sa fille

What is: In 1995 she was pregnant WITH her daugher

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