1.5.1.+PREPOSITION+FROM

= **Prepositions: "From", "Away" (Places)** =

FROM de, desde Indica lugar, tiempo o circunstancia. Se usa para expresar: a.) Procedencia, origen: b.) Separación c.) Causa d.) Relación de tiempo: that show ** movement ** and with verbs that do not. When it is used with "movement verbs," it shows the place that someone / something left--or, to say this in another way, it shows the ** starting point ** of the movement (while **to** shows the ** destination ** or ** result ** ): || B (destination)  || <========== || A (starting point)  || (starting point) ||
 * I'm from Spain** / //Soy español//
 * Take the scissors from the child** / //Quítale las tijeras al niño//
 * He did it from spite** / //Lo hizo por despecho//
 * I study from morning till night** / //Estudio desde la mañana hasta la noche//
 * From 20 July** / //Desde el 20 de julio//
 * || The common preposition **from** can be used with verbs
 * Joe walked / ran / drove / flew / walked (etc.)
 * from ** A **to** B. ||
 * B
 * B

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> || A (destination)  || The two-word preposition **away from** is basically the same as **from**, but puts a stronger emphasis on leaving the starting point.
 * Joe walked / ran / drove / flew / walked (etc.)
 * from ** B **to** A. ||

in two very common phrases--**be from** and **come** someone's ** origin **. If **be from** or **come from** are followed by a country, it is understood to be someone's native country / country of citizenship. If **be from** or be someone's home town.
 * From ** is also used with certain "non-movement verbs"
 * from ** . These two phrases are generally used to show
 * come ** ** from ** are followed by a city, it is understood to

>> // Nadia **is from** / **comes from** Tunisia. // >> // (Nadia is a native of / a citizen of Tunisia.)Ricardo **is from** / **comes from** // >> // Recife, Brazil. (Ricardo is a native of / // >> // a citizen of Brazil; his home town is Recife.)Where **is** Przemyslaw **from**? // >> // (What is Przemyslaw's native country / // >> // country of citizenship?)Where **does** Przemyslaw **come from**? // >> // (What is Przemyslaw's native country / // >> // country of citizenship?) // When native speakers of English use **be from** or own country, the place after **be from** or **come from** is normally someone's home city, state, province, etc.:
 * come ** ** from ** to refer to someone who was born in their

>> // Mr. Ferguson **is from** / **comes from** // >> // Chicago. (Mr. Ferguson's home town // >> // is Chicago.)I**'m from** / I **come from** Illinois, but // >> // I live in Arizona now. (Illinois is my // >> // home state, but I live in Arizona now.)Jean-Luc **is from** / **comes from** // >> // Quebec. (Jean-Luc's home province // >> // is Quebec.) //

Both **be from** and **come from** are in simple present tense when they show someone's origin**.** If **come from** is used in a past tense to refer to someone who is alive, it shows the starting point for a trip, not someone's country (etc.) of origin or home city, state, etc.: >> Mr. Ferguson **comes from** Chicago. >> (Chicago is Mr. Ferguson's home city.)Mr. Ferguson **came from** Chicago. >> (Chicago was Mr. Ferguson's starting point >> for a trip.)
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