PREPOSITIONS
Some observations on their use
At & To
At is used with verbs of rest (verbes de repos)
before names of villages, towns and cities.
Ex. : Heis at Montreal.
He lives at Quebec.
To is used with verbs of motion towards a place. Ex. : [am going to Three-Rivers.
Je vais à Trois-Rivières.
Mon frère va à Compton.
My brother goes to Compton.
To is also used before the indirect object of some verbs such as— To give to—to send to—to lend to—to offer to—to owe to—10 present to—etc., etc., etc.
In—into In expresses motion in the same place or simply rest
“inTo,” “ on, ” “ over”
Ex.: Iam walking in the room. Je marche dans la chambre I am in the house, Je suis dans la maison.
In is also used before names of countries and capital. towns.
Ex.: They are in jonc on.
Ils sont à Londres.
They live in Germany.
Ils demeurent en Allemagne.
Into Into expresses change as to place or form —
Ex.: Iam in the house I go into the garden, Je suis dans la maison je vuis dans le
jardin.
Heat changes ice into water.
La chaleur change la gluce en eau.
N.B. Hence the verbs expressing change of form will take into.
To change into—changer en.
To divide into —diviser en.
. SUR On —-Over
On expresses the contact of a thing lying on another.
Ex. : My book is on the table.
Mon livre est sur la table.
Obs : On expresses continuation in some inetances,
Ex.: Speak on. Continuez de parler.
Over means superposition without any contact. Ex, : The bird flies over the river.
L'oiseau voie au-dessus de la rivière.
Over means sometimes finished Ex.: The war is over.
La guerre est finie.
Is sometimes translates the French au-delà de l'autre côté de—
Ex.: He goes over the street— Il traverse la rue— Come over, Venez de ce côté-ci,
Of—From Of expresses possession, substance, etc.
Ex, : The book of Peter — Le livre de Peter.
A knife of steel —Un couteau d'acier.
From means remoteness, separation, sometimes substance.
I come from Quebec—Je viens de Québec.
Paper is made with rags— Le papier est fait de chiffons.
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