Prepositions Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
Q
À
A
To, toward
2
Q
À cause de
A
Because of
3
Q
À l’arrière plqn
A
In the background
4
Q
Après
A
After
5
Q
Au lieu de
A
Instead of
6
Q
Au premier plan
A
In the foreground
7
Q
Avant
A
Before
8
Q
Avec
A
With
9
Q
Chez
A
At the home of
10
Q
Contre
A
Against
11
Q
Dans
A
In
12
Q
En cas de
A
In case of
13
Q
En haut
A
At the top of, upstairs
14
Q
Entre
A
Between (two objects)
15
Q
Environ
A
About, around
16
Q
Jusqu’à
A
Until, up to
17
Q
Loin de
A
Far from
18
Q
Par
A
Through, by
19
Q
Parmi
A
Between (several objects)
20
Q
Pendant
A
During/for
21
Q
Pour
A
For
22
Q
Près de
A
Near to
23
Q
Sans
A
Without
24
Q
De
A
Of/from
25
Depuis
Since/from
26
Derrière
Behind
27
Devant
In front of
28
En
In
29
Sauf
Except for
30
Selon
According to
31
Sous
Under(neath), beneath
32
Sur
On/about (a subject)
33
Grâce à
Thanks to
34
Depuis
Since/for
35
À côté de
Next to
36
What is the difference between depuis, pour and pendant?
All can mean 'for', however;
-'Pendant' is for the duration of events that have already happened, or will happen in the future, but aren't happening now
>e.g. J'ai travaillé dans un hôtel pendant deux ans -> I worked in a hotel for two years
-Use 'depuis' for actions that began in the past, but are still continuing today, with the present tense
>e.g. J'habite dans le Cumbria depuis trois mois -> I've lived in Cumbria for three months.
-'Pour' is used similarly to English, but with time, it's only used in the future tense
>e.g. Martine va aller en Suisse pour une semaine -> Martine is going to go to Switzerland
