The document provides information about prepositions in English. It discusses different types of prepositions including prepositions of time, place, manner, purpose, reason, and movement. It provides examples for common prepositions used with adjectives, verbs, nouns, and in different positions in sentences. Key prepositions discussed include at, on, in, to, from, by, like, as, during, for, and of.

1. UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE- MARKETING
GROUP 7
1. Lê Thị Ngọc Bích
2. Nguyễn Thị Phương Dung
3. Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Duyên
4. Tô Thị Lài
5. Trần Thị Trúc Lệ
6. Mai Yến Nhi
7. Lê Thị Thảo Nguyên

2. Giới từ là từ hoặc nhóm từ thường được
dùng trước danh từ hoặc đại từ để chỉ sự liên
hệ giữa danh từ hoặc đại từ này với các thành
phần khác trong câu.
Ex: I left your book on the table.
Giới từ cũng có thể đứng trước động từ ở
dạng-ing (preposition + -ing form)
Ex: He is talking of emigrating.

3. Đôi khi giới từ cũng có thể đứng cuối câu,
nhất là trong câu hỏi bắt đầu bằng what/where/
who/…và trong mệnh đề quan hệ
Ex: Which drawer does he keep it in? [= In
which drawer does he…?]
They were the people I was traveling
with?.[… the people with whom I was…]

4. Prepositions
following
adjectives
Prepositions
following verbs/
two-word verbs
Prepositions
following nouns
Position
of
preposition

5. Prepositions following adjectives
(giới từ theo sau các tính từ )
OF: Capable of, Afraid of, Proud of, Sick of…
TO: Next to, Open to, Similar to, Rude to…
FOR: Available for sth, Good for, Dangerous for…
AT: Good at, Present at…
WITH: Pleased with, Busy with, Angry with…
ABOUT: Serious about, Excited about, Disappointed
about sth…
IN: Interested in, Successful in…
FROM: Different from, Absent from…
ON: Keep on…

6. NOTE:
 Be tired of: chán
Be tired from: mệt vì
Ex: I’m tired of doing the same work every
day
 Good/ bad for: tốt/ xấu cho…
Good/ bad at: giỏi/ dở về…
Ex: Milk is good for health
He is good at English

7.  Be kind/ nice to: tốt với ai
It’s kind/ nice of sb: thật tốt
Ex: Mary is kind to me
It’s very kind of you to help me
 Be grateful to sb for sth: biết ơn ai về vấn
đề gì.
Ex: I’m grateful to you for your help.
 Be responsible to sb for sth: chịu trách
nhiệm với ai về việc gì
Ex: You have to be responsible to me for
your actions.

8. Prepositions following verbs/ two-word
verbs (giới từ theo sau động từ)
Apologize sb for sth: xin lỗi ai về việc gì
Give up: từ bỏ
Look for: tìm kiếm
Look up: tra từ
Look forward to: mong đợi
Join in: tham gia vào
Escape from: thoát khỏi
Wait for sb: chờ ai
Prevent sb from: ngăn cản ai

9. Prepositions following nouns (Giới từ
theo sau danh từ)
a key to: một chìa khóa
an answer to: câu trả lời
a reply to: thư trả lời
a reason for sth: lý do về…
an attitude to/ towards sth/sb: thái độ với…

10. FORM
PREPOSITIONS
Simple prepositions:
in, at, on, for, to,
over, with...
Giới từ trá hình:
At 7 o’clock
(o’= of)
Cụm từ dùng như
giới từ: because
of, in spite of,...
Participle
prepositions: during,
pending, regarding,
past, .....
Compound
prepositions:
about, among,
across, above,
before, behind,
beside,.......
Double prepositions:
into, onto, upon,
without, within, ....

11. Prepositions
of time & date
Prepositions of
place
Prepossitions
of reason Prepositions
purpose
Prepositions
normally
Prepositions
of
movement

12. Prepositions of time
We use AT for a PRECISE TIME
AT
at 3 o'clock
at 10.30am
at noon
at dinnertime
at bedtime
at sunrise
at sunset
at the moment
•Tom usually gets up at 7
o’clock.
•I have a meeting at 9am.
EX:

13. ON
- Date
on 6 March
on 25 Dec. 2010
- Day
on Sunday
on Tuesdays
- Particular Day
on Christmas Day
on Independence Day
on my birthday
on New Year's Eve
Her birthday is on 20 November.
We will go pinic on Sunday
Where will you be on New Year's Day?
Note: On Christmas Day but
At Christmas

14. IN
- Months, years
in May
in 1990
- Century or specific time in past
in the 1990s
in the next century
in the Ice Age
in the past/future
EX:
Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
He gets up early in the morning.
In England, it often snows in December.
I’ll wait for you in 10 minutes
- Particular time of
day or month or year
In morning, in evening
in summer, in winter
in first week of January
- (Long) periods
in ten years 5
in minutes

15. Notice the use of the preposition of time in the
following standard expressions:
Expression Example
at night The stars shine at night.
at the weekend* I don't usually work at the weekend.
at Christmas*/Easter I stay with my family at Christmas.
at the same time We finished the test at the same time.
at present He's not home at present. Try later
In the morning(s) I usually get up early in the mornings
On Monday morning(s) They salute the flag on Monday mornings.

16. The Others prepositions of Time
By Try to be there by 2 o’clock
For They’ve stayed for three weeks
During We saw them often during the summer
Since We have been there since 1994
After Call me again after 10 A.M
Before He always gets home before 6 P.M
Until / Till Why don’t you stay until/till Sunday?
Over We waited over 2 hours
Past The meeting happens at 10 minutes past ten

17. NOTE
EX:
I went to London last June. (not in last June)
He's coming back next Tuesday. (not on
next Tuesday)
I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)
We'll call you this evening. (not in this evening)
When we say last, next, every, this we do
not also use at, in, on.

18. 1. They drove to Tokyo ______ September 15th.on
at2. She arrived _____ ten minutes before eleven.
3. Let’s party ______ this day.
4. I’ve waited him ______ 2 years.
5. _____ the beginning of the year, I visited VN.
6. I lived in the US _____ the 1990s.
At
in
for
∅

19. Preposition of place
AT: ở, tại
At the top of the hill
At the top / bottom of the page
At the end of the street
At the front of the class
At the back of the class
Dùng cho nơi trong thị trấn, thành phố, hoặc nơi công cộng
khác, các toà nhà, tổ chức có tên riêng,…
At the station /at the aiport /at the door/at work / at school/at
home…
At 60 Tran Khanh Du Street
At University of Finance And Marketing
Dùng cho vị trí đầu/cuối trên trang, nơi chốn xác định, nhóm người

20. ON: trên,ở trên 1 bề mặt
Được dùng cho bề mặt của một vật, một nơi
chốn hoặc tầng nhà
EX:
•On the wall/on the first floor/on the second
floor
•On a ceiling / on a table / on a door / on a map
•On the farm/ island/ river/ road / beach/ coast

21. Dùng để chỉ đường phố (US), phương tiện
đi lại công cộng hoặc cá nhân
EX
On Wall Street, London Road
On a bus / on a bicycle
On the right /on the left: phía tay mặt / tay trái
On the way: trên đường

22. IN: trong, ở trong ( khoảng không gian,
đường thẳng, thành phố, quốc gia, châu lục...)
In the kitchen / in the bathroom /in the restaurant …
In the world / in the sky / in the air..
In a pocket/ in a book / in newspaper
In a car / in a taxi
In the middle of the room
In the front / back of the car
In a row/ in a line / in queue
In HCM City/ in Viet Nam / in Asia

23. The Others prepositions of Place
Above phía trên (có mốc cố định, tiêu chuẩn)
Over phía trên(dùng với số, tuổi, tiền, thời gian)
Near gần
Opposite đối diện
Between ở giữa (hai người, hai vật)
Among ở giữa (nhiều người, nhiều vật)
Towards về hướng
Under phía dưới >< Over
Below phía dưới >< Above
Inside/outside

24. Ex: She is sitting next to Peter.
The car is running past the house.
Ho Chi Minh City is in the south of Vietnam.
Da Nang is on the coast.

25. 1. The label is _______ the bottle.on
2. We waited for over an hour ____ the bus-stop.at
3. Who is _____ newspaper?in
5. You can contact me ____ Jack123@mcs.comat
4. The mountain is 2000 feet _______ sea levelabove
6. Da Nang is _______ the coast.on

26. Preposition of movement
TO: đến, tới (một nơi nào đó)
Ex: She walks to school every day.
He was taken to the hospital for treatment.
FROM : từ (một nơi nào đó)
Ex: A child fell from the seventh floor of a
block.
From…to: (từ…đến)
Ex: We drove from London to Edinburgh.
ACROSS: qua; ngang qua
Ex: The explorers walked across the desert.

27. ALONG: dọc theo
Ex: We saw her running along the road
AROUND: quanh quẩn, đây đó
Ex: The children were playing around the
yard.
 THROUGH: qua; xuyên qua
Ex: the burglar got in through the window.
 TOWARD(S):về phía
Ex: she sat silently looking out toward the sea.

28. INTO: vào; vào trong (tòa nhà, căn phòng, xe
hơi…)
Ex: Don’t wait outside. Come into the house.
She got into the car and drove away.
OUT OF: ra khỏi ( tòa nhà, căn phòng, xe
hơi…)
Ex:she got out of the car and went into the shop
UP : lên ( một địa điểm hoặc một vị trí cao
hơn)
Ex: He ran up the stairs hurriedly.

29.  ROUND: quanh; vòng quanh
Ex: The earth moves round the sun.
DOWN: xuống(một địa điểm hoặc một vị trí
thấp hơn)
Ex: The stone rolled down the hill,

30. Preposition Of Manner
 By : You can go by bus (car, train, ship. plane, foot)
 ON : He went on foot (horseback).
I like to travel on train (ship, plane).
 IN : Please write in ink (pencil).
He speaks in a low voice.
He left in a hurry.
 WITH : I accept your invitation with pleasure.
She greeted him with a smile.
The car started with a jerk.
 LIKE, AS : He walks like an old man.
He got a job as an elevator operator

31. Preposition Of Purpose
- FOR + verb-ing / noun
Ex: This door is for emergency exits only.
-TO/ IN ORDER TO/ SO AS TO +bare-inf
Ex: I went out to/ in order to/ so as to post a letter.
 For, to, in order to, so as to (để)
For ( vì ) ; through, because of, owing to, thanks to, by
means of
Ex: He was sent to prison for stealing
Don't die through ignorance
Preposition Of Reason

32. 6. He is ……. 18 so he isn’t allowed to watch this.
a.under b.below c.underneath d.above
3. Are the pictures….sale?
a.at b.in c.for d.to
1. We met ……. Christmas day
a.at b.from c.in d. on
4. The chair is …… the corner of the room.
a.beside b.at c.on d.in
5. He used to stay …… prison
a.at b.in c.on d.inside
2. We stayed …… the Grand Hotel
a.in b.at c.inside d.on

33. 7. His new car looks more….an aeroplane.
a.as b.like c.near d.similar
9. We met ……. the corner of the street.
a.at b.to c.from d. in
8. It rained a great deal ……. the day
a.during b.for c.on d. since
11. You have to stay ….. top of your investments.
a.at b.in c.on d. from
10. I didn’t mean to that: I did it ……. mistake.
a.for b.from c.since d. by
18. Let’s have lunch …….the middle of the week.
a.at b.to c.in d.for

34. 14. It rained so much ……. a day
a.during b.for c.on d. since
13. We met ……. Christmas time.
a.at b.on c.for d. in
15. The house is located …... the corner of the street.
a.at b.on c.from d. in
16. The lamp fell ……. the table.
a.on b.in c.down d. onto
17. I sing a song ……. memory.
a.with b.at c.from d. on
18. It was fifteen minutes ……. four.
a.by b.after c.past d. A is uncorrect

35. 19. Tom is ill. He was not at work today. He was
at home in bed. (in/on/at).
20. Paul lives in London. he is a student at
London University. (in/on/at).
21. We stayed at a very nice hotel when we
were in Amsterdam. (in/on/at).
23. The meeting was scheduled to begin at 9 AM,
on July 15th . It began at exact time so we can
say: it happened on time. (in/on/at/).
22. He drove /across/over many towns
with/ /on his motobike /during/since several days .by
through
for