介詞是一些非常常見的小詞，例如at、for、in、on和to，通常位於名詞或代詞前面，表達與另外一個詞之間的關係。
母語是英語的人在常見的介詞使用中很少犯錯，然而，英語學習者經常犯錯，因為他們更多地是直接從自己的語言中翻譯，而非聽地道的英語。
提高介詞使用能力最好的方法是：
1. listen to spoken English as much as possible
儘可能多地聽英語口語
2. test yourself on common prepositions
自我測試常用的介詞
下面羅列了10個常見的介詞用法錯誤：
1) arrive at 還是 arrive in
*When we arrived to Claudio’s house…
at通常用在具體的地點前：school學校、restaurant餐廳、airport機場、aunt’s house阿姨的家;而in通常用在城市或國家前面。
✓ When we arrived at Claudio’s house…
我們到達克勞迪奧的家……
✓ The train arrived at Shibuya station thirty seconds late.
火車延遲30秒到達澀谷車站。
✓ On Friday, the president arrived in Poland.
總統於周五到達波蘭。
✓ The K-pop band arrived in Phnom Penh last week.
韓國流行樂隊上周到達金邊。
2) at night
*We often go out in the night.
in可以用在in the morning, in the afternoon, 和in the evening裡，但是night前面需要用at。
✓ We often go out at night.
我們經常在夜晚出門。
✓ Krakow is beautiful at night.
夜晚的克拉科夫很美。
3) look for 還是 wait for
*I was looking my glasses.
*Giulia was waiting me at the bus stop.
如果你想表達尋找，那麼用look for或者search for;如果你想表達等待，那麼用wait for。
✓ I was looking for my glasses.
我在尋找我的眼鏡。
✓ Tomis looking for a new job.
湯姆正在尋找一份新工作。
✓Giulia was waiting for me at the bus stop.
茱莉亞正在車站等著我。
✓Lucy is waiting for her sister to finish class.
露西正在等她的妹妹放學。
4) for [period of time]
*I』ve been working here since five years
for用在一段時間前面，比如：a few minutes/three months/twenty years。
since和具體的時間點連用，比如：this morning/September/the day we met。
✓I』ve been working here for five years.
我已經在這裡工作五年了。
✓She hasn’t drunk coffee for years.
她好多年不喝咖啡了。
✓She’s been living in Yokohama since February.
她從二月起一直住在橫濱。
✓I haven’t seen her since yesterday morning.
昨天早上之後，我就沒再見到她。
5) in [months and years]
*It’s my birthday on July!
in總是和年份或月份連用。
✓It’s my birthday in July!
我的生日在7月。
✓Ola was born in 2004.
歐拉出生在2004年。
6) live/work/study in [cities and countries]
*I live at Tokyo.
在某個城市或國家居住、工作或學習用in，但住在某個具體的地址則用at，比如在一個特定的機構工作，或者是在某所大學學習。
✓I live in Tokyo.
我住在東京。
✓Roberta works in Sassari.
羅伯塔在薩薩裡工作。
✓Hector studies in Canada.
赫克託爾在加拿大學習。
✓Ania lives at No.34, Green Street.
艾尼雅住在格林大街34號。
✓Ryosuke works for Toyota.
涼介在豐田工作。
✓Dara studies at Phnom Penh International University.
達拉在金邊國際大學讀書。
7) on [days and dates]
*It’s my birthday in Saturday!
on和具體的星期幾或日期連用：
✓It’s my birthday on Saturday!
我的生日在周六!
✓It’s my birthday on May 1st. (But remember: It’s my birthday in May.)我的生日在五月一號。(但是要記住：我的生日在五月用 in。)
8) it depends on
*It depends of what you want: Italian food or Chinese food.
depend後面如果要加某人或某物，一定要和on連用，不然只能說it depends。
✓It depends on what you want: Italian food or Chinese food.
這取決於你想吃什麼：義大利菜還是中國菜。
✓We』ll go to either Disney World or the beach, depending on the weather.
我們要去迪士尼樂園或海灘，這要看天氣。
✓What do you usually have for breakfast – tea or coffee? – It depends!
你早餐通常喝什麼——茶還是咖啡?—看情況。
9) welcome to
*Welcome in Peru!
歡迎到某地用welcome to+地點，比如：a house/school/organization/city/country。
✓Welcome to Peru!
歡迎來秘魯!
✓Welcome to Cagliari.
歡迎來卡利亞裡。
✓Welcome to Meiji University.
歡迎來明治大學。
✓Welcome to the Plaza Hotel. We hope you enjoy your stay.
歡迎來廣場飯店，我們希望你在此過得愉快。
10) married to
*He’s married with Kim.
與某人結婚要用married to或者get married to，也可以說marry sb.。
✓He’s married to Kim.
他和金結婚了。
✓John’s getting married to Sara next summer.
約翰明年夏天要和薩拉結婚。
✓Kate is marrying my old school friend.
凱特要和我的一個老校友結婚了。
（編輯：何瑩瑩）