Preposiciones en Inglés: Guía, Tipos y Ejemplos

Normalmente utilizamos preposiciones en Inglés para mostrar una relación en el espacio o el tiempo o una relación lógica entre dos o más personas, lugares o cosas.

Las preposiciones en Inglés son seguidas más comúnmente por una frase sustantiva o pronombre.

Ejemplo de oraciones con preposiciones en Inglés:

The last time I saw him he was walking down the road.
I’ll meet you in the cafe opposite the cinema.
It was difficult to sleep during the flight.
It was the worst storm since the 1980s.
Give that to me.

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Tipos de Preposiciones en Inglés

Las preposiciones en inglés se pueden clasificar en varias categorías según su uso.

Preposiciones de lugar:

In (en): The book is in the bag.
On (sobre): The cat is on the table.
At (en, cerca de): We met at the park.

Preposiciones de dirección:

To (hacia): I’m going to the store.
From (desde): She came from the office.
Towards (hacia): They walked towards the beach.

Preposiciones de tiempo:

In (en, dentro de): She will arrive in an hour.
On (en, en un día específico): We have a meeting on Monday.
At (a las, en un momento específico): Dinner is at 7 PM.

Lista de Preposiciones en Inglés

Esta es una lista de preposiciones en Inglés con su significado en español.

Inglés	Español
about	Sobre
beside	A la par de
near	Cerca de
to	Para
above	Encima
between	En medio
of	De
towards	Hacia
across	Al otro lado de
beyond	Mas alla de
under	De bajo
after	Despues
by	Por
on	Encima
underneath	Debajo de
against	En contra de
despite	A pesar de
unlike	A diferencia de
along	Junto a
down	Bajo
opposite	Opuesto a
until	Hasta
among	Entre
during	Durante
out	Fuera
up	Arriba
around	Alrededor
except	Excepto
outside	Fuera
upon	Sobre
as	como
for	Por / Para
over	Sobre
via	Via
at	En
from	De
past	Pasado
with	Con
before	Antes
in	En
round	alrededor de
within	Dentro de
behind	Atrás
inside	Adentro
since	Desde
without	Sin
below	Bajo
into	En
than	Que
beneath	Debajo de
like	Como
through	Atravez

Oraciones con Preposiciones en Inglés

Estos son ejemplos de preposiciones en Inglés con su respectivo ejemplo:

Preposición	Ejemplo
about	Tell me a story about your childhood
above	The waves came up above her head
across	I live across the street
after	I quit my job after one week.
against	We are against discrimination
along	My dog ran along the track with me
among	We are among the only four survivors
around	It costs around 50 Dollars
at	I have a blind date at the Coffee House
before	The church was built before the temple
behind	She is standing behind that tree
below	Please do not write below this line.
beneath	He found a penny beneath the couch
beside	She sat beside Marie
between	It is between the boxes and the sofa
by	It is a letter written by John
down	I walked down the street
during	She slept during the flight to France
except	She bought presents for everybody, except for me
for	I bought a present for Emily
from	We are from a foreign country
in	We are in the car parked outside
in front of	I live in front of the supermarket
inside	The keys are inside one of those boxes
instead of	I bought apples instead of pears
into	he entered into the woods
like	This is a story like no other
near	The hospital is near the gas station
of	I want a small piece of cake
off	The cat jumped off the counter
on	She always keeps her purse on the desk
onto	The baby climbed onto the table.
out of	I was unable to get out of the appointment.
outside	We are outside your house
over	He loved to sit over the rooftop
past	They took a walk past the park
since	I don’t play soccer since 2005
through	The car went through the tunnel
to	The flight is going to India
toward	Move toward the door
under	The car is under the car
underneath	There was a tunnel running *underne*ath the city.
until	I will stay until the show is over
up	It is up to us to find the answer
upon	The decision was based upon two considerations
with	I am with my friends at school
within	I will be there within a few minutes
without	I am running without the proper equipment
According to	According to Science, Evolution is true