Prepositions

Prepositions establish relations between different elements of a sentence. They can show a movement, time and position relationship among two or more objects within the sentence. Some of the uses of Prepositions are shown below:

Preposition + infinitive

Salí sin comer.
I departed without eating.
Lo hice sin pensar.
I did it without thinking.

Preposition + pronoun

Lo trajo para mí.
He brought it for me.
Un acuerdo entre Venezuela e Irán.
An agreement between Venezuela and Irán.

Preposition + noun

El avión golpeó contra la casa .
The plane hit against the house.
Salí de casa sin dinero
I left the house without money.

Verb + preposition

Estan viniendo de México.
Then are coming from Mexico.
Voy hacia la playa.
I am going to the beach.

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