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Prépositions/ aide
Message de tigresoleil posté le 10-03-2013 à 10:40:57 (S | E | F)
Hello,

Could you help me please?
Thank you for your answers.

~~IS THERE A RULE FOR~~ Is there a rule for those prepositions? to for in on.

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Modifié par lucile83 le 10-03-2013 10:50
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Réponse: Prépositions/ aide de komiks, postée le 10-03-2013 à 10:48:24 (S | E)
Hello,
Look here : Lien internet
Hope this helps

Réponse: Prépositions/ aide de gerondif, postée le 10-03-2013 à 10:49:32 (S | E)
Hello,
Yes, there is.

a preposition comes before a noun or a pronoun.

in normally means you are inside.
on means you are on the surface of something
for means that an object is for somebody, you will give it to him.
to usually implies a movement:
I am at school. I go to school.

There are of course other meanings.
Certain verbs or adjectives require certain prepositions:
I am looking at the car.
I am waiting for my friend.
I am writing to you.
I am interested in maths.
I am keen on sports.

Réponse: Prépositions/ aide de tigresoleil, postée le 10-03-2013 à 10:58:31 (S | E)
why do we use prepositions like that in those sentences?
What time did you arrive at your office this morning?
Today I am resting in my garden because the weather is so nice.

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Modifié par lucile83 le 10-03-2013 12:50

Réponse: Prépositions/ aide de gerondif, postée le 10-03-2013 à 11:13:31 (S | E)
Hello,
it is very logical :

in means you are inside, it is a position.
to means you are going to a certain place, it is a movement
at means you are somewhere to do something, it is a position with a purpose.

I am at the cinema (to watch a film)
I am at school (to work) but there is a dog in the school (he is not there to work)
I am going to school (movement).

What time did you arrive at your office this morning?
to arrive is a verb of position so at is correct.
What time did you go to the office ? (movement)
Today I am resting in my garden because the weather is so nice.
to rest, to relax, is not a verb of movement, in simply means inside my garden, it is logical.

Réponse: Prépositions/ aide de tigresoleil, postée le 10-03-2013 à 11:25:06 (S | E)
Thanks a lot
I've understood now

Réponse: Prépositions/ aide de tigresoleil, postée le 10-03-2013 à 11:44:31 (S | E)
I hope they find a solution of to this storage problem soon

why we didn't use for instead of of.

Réponse: Prépositions/ aide de gerondif, postée le 10-03-2013 à 11:50:38 (S | E)
Hello,
a double click on solution opens a dictionary:

example: "An innovative solution to the eternal dilemma"

I hope they find a solution to this problem // for this problem could also be used.

Réponse: Prépositions/ aide de tigresoleil, postée le 10-03-2013 à 11:55:58 (S | E)
Thank you again for your answers.

I really found it out

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