Week 6 Action! Grammar PLACE PREPOSITIONS STATO IN LUOGO AT: a, in IN FRONT OF: davanti OPPOSITE: di fronte, dirimpetto He is at school. Jim is in front of me. The library is opposite the Town Hall. BEHIND: dietro NEAR: vicino OVER: su, sopra (senza contatto) The car park is behind the bank The park is near the hospital. The poster is over the bed. BETWEEN: tra,fra (due) NEXT TO: accanto a UNDER: sotto The cinema is between the church and the chemist s. The actress is sitting next to the director. The ball is under the table. IN: in, a, dentro ON: su, sopra (con contatto) London is in England. His CD is on the chair. MOTO A LUOGO ACROSS: attraverso FROM: da TO: a, verso He s swimming across the lake. Peter comes from Hastings. When did you go to the cinema? ALONG: lungo INTO: in (luogo circoscritto) THROUGH: attraverso She s going along the road. We went into the sitting room. The car is driving through the tunnel. DOWN: giù OUT OF: fuori da They walked down the hill. He got out of the car. ALTRE PREPOSIZIONI ABOUT: su, circa FOR: per WITHOUT: senza The film was about penguins. This present is for Jane. I drink coffee without sugar. BY: per mezzo di WITH: con We come back home by bus. I go shopping with my mum. TIME PREPOSITIONS AT > orari, periodi festivi, pasti. IN > mesi, anni, stagioni. I came back home at 5 o clock. At Christmas I always celebrate with my family. At lunchtime I usually eat at school. My birthday is in November. They went to Britain in 2012. In summer I like going to the seaside. ON > date, giorni della settimana. After the film I went to bed. I often get up before 7 a.m. BEFORE/AFTER > prima/dopo. The exam was on June, 15th. I like going to the cinema on Saturdays. FROM TO > orari (da a) I stay at school from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. RELATIVE PRONOUNS soggetto oggetto possesso THAT WHO WHICH WHOSE persone cose/animali The film that is on this week is really exciting. Il film che è in programmazione questa settimana è davvero emozionante. Yesterday I saw the man whose wife is a famous actress. Ieri ho visto l uomo la cui moglie è un attrice famosa. SUBJECT / OBJECT QUESTIONS Se la question word (who/what) è il soggetto della domanda, l ordine delle parole è uguale a quello di una frase affermativa e non viene usato alcun ausiliare. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet ? Chi scrisse Romeo e Giulietta ? What happened at the party? Cosa è capitato alla festa? 62