PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE AND TIME
N Monday
IN the morning
ON Monday morning
AT 7 o’clock
FROM 7 TO 8 o’clock
BETWEEN 7 AND 8 o’clock
AT night
AT noon
ON Monday night
IN 2008
IN January
ON January 12th
ON January 12th 2008
IN summer
IN time: kòp giôø
ON time: ñuùng giôø
AT times; thænh thoaûng
AT last
AT once
AT the moment / present
ON / AT the weekend
AT Christmas
ON Christmas Day / Eve
AT the seaside
IN the village
ON a farm
IN the mountain
AT the beach
AT home
AT work / school
ON TV / radio
IN newspaper
IN good weather
ON Hoang DIeu Street
AT 345 Hoang Dieu Street
IN Ho Chi Minh City
IN Viet Nam
AT the top of
AT the bottom of
AT the beginning of
AT the end of
IN the end
IN the corner of the room
AT / ON the corner of the street
IN the middle of
AT the center of
IN my opinion
IN English / Vietnamese
ON foot
BY bus / BY car
ON a bus
IN a car
BY the time: tröôùc khi
ON the telephone
Interested in
Successful in
Absent from
Different from
Far from
Excited about
Anxious about
Worried about
Fond of
Full of
Afraid of
Proud of
Aware of
Tired of
Similar to
Contrary to
Accustomed to
Accessible to
Used to
Good for
Famous for
(Well) known for
Available for
Pleased with
Satisfied with
Crowded with
Friendly with
Busy with
Acquainted with
Familiar with
Bored with
Disappointed with / in
Good at
Bad at
Amazed at
Surprised at
Amused at
Delighted at
Impressed by
Keen on
PREPOSITIONS FOLLOWING VERBS
(Phrasal Verbs)
Look at : nhìn
Look after ............................ : chaêm soùc
Look for................................ : tìm kieám
Look up................................ : tra töø ñieån
Look over ............................ : xem xeùt
Look forward to.................... `: mong ñôïi
Keep on................................ : tieáp tuïc
Keep in touch ...................... : giöõ lieân laïc
Turn on ........................... : môû vaën
Turn off ............................... : taét
Turn up................................. : vaën lôùn lean
Turn down ........................... : vaën nhoû laïi
Put on................................... : maëc vaøo, ñoäi vaøo
Put off .................................. : hoaõn laïi
Put out ................................. : daäp taét
Put up................................... : döïng leân
Wait for ............................... : chôø ñôïi
Call at .................................. : gheù thaêm
Call up ................................. : goïi ñieän thoaïi
Call off ................................. : hoaõn laïi
Take off ............................... : caát caùnh, côûi ra
Take over ............................ : ñaûm nhaän
Take place........................... : xaûy ra
Take part in.......................... : tham gia
Take care of......................... : chaêm soùc
Live on................................. : soáng nhôø vaøo
Listen to............................... : laéng nghe
Arrive at .............................. : ñeán (saân bay, nhaø ga)
Arrive in .............................. : ñeán (thaønh phoá, tænh, quoác gia)
Depend on............................ : phuï thuoäc vaøo
Laugh at .............................. : cöôøi vôùi
Smile at ............................... : mæm cöôøi vôùi
Apply for ............................. : xin (vieäc)
Insist on............................... : naèng naëc
Object to .............................. : phaûn ñoái vôùi
Succeed in ........................... : thaønh coâng
Believe in.............................. : tin töôûng
Agree with ........................... : ñoàng yù
Provide with ........................ : cung caáp
Die of.................................... : cheát vì
Introduce to someone........... : giôùi thieäu vôùi ai
Congratulate someone on...... : chuùc möøng ai veà
Thank for.............................. : caùm ôn ai veà
Thank to............................... : nhôø vaøo
Happen to ........................... : xaûy ra vôùi
Think of / about................... : nghó veà
Stand for.............................. : töôïng tröng
Differ from............................ : khaùc vôùi
Talk to someone about something : noùi vôùi ai ñieàu gì
Suffer from ........................................... : chòu ñöïng
Divide into............................................. : chia thaønh
Consist of........................... : bao goàm
Prevent someone from....... : ngaên ai khoûi
Ask for .............................. : hoûi xin
Pay for............................... : traû
Apologize to someone for something : xin loãi ai veà
Complain to someone about something : phaøn naøn vôùi ai veà ñieàu gì
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