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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO ESCUELA NACIONAL PREPARATORIA PLANTEL CUATRO VIDAL CASTAÑEDA Y NÁJERA

COLEGIO DE INGLES LAURA PABLO

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Prepositions of time

We use at:

In the expressions:

a. At the weekend b. At night c. At noon d. At school e. At college f. At work g. At home h. At four o’clock. We always write at when we are telling the time.

EXAMPLE We often visit our family at the weekend.

The match stars at three o’clock.

In addresses when we mention the house/apartment number.

EXAMPLE

At 36 Pine Road BUT on Pine Road



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We use in:

In the expressions.

1. In bed 2. In the hospital 3. In prison 4. In a newspaper 5. In a magazine 6. In a book 7. In a street 8. In the world 9. In the morning 10. In the afternoon 11. In the evening

With the names of cities, countries and continents.

1. In New York 2. In France 3. In Asia

With months, seasons, years.

1. They go on holiday in August. (month) 2. School stars in the autumn. (season) 3. He was born in 1959. (year)

EXAMPLE He always watches TV in the morning.



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We use on:

In the expressions:

1. On the right 2. On the left 3. On the ground 4. On the first floor 5. On a chair BUT in an armchair. 6.

When we must use ON or IN:

1. Paullina’s birthday in June (General)

2. Paullina’s birthday is on June 25, 2005 (Very specific)

3. She was born on Friday the 2nd of August in 1991

We use ON with days of the week, parts of a particular day and dates

Is the show on Saturday? Mom always makes us a special breakfast on Sunday mornings.



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I. Write the meaning of each preposition.

1. On/Onto ________________________________

2. Off ________________________________

3. Into ________________________________

4. Out of________________________________

5. Past ________________________________

6. From ________________________________



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7. To ________________________________

8. Towards________________________________

9. Under________________________________

10. Over ________________________________

11. Through________________________________

12. Near________________________________

13. Behind________________________________



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14. In front of________________________________

15. X A long________________________________

16. X XXXXX

Across ________________________________

17. Up ________________________________

18. Down________________________________

19. Between________________________________



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II. Write the meaning of each preposition.

20. In/inside________________________________

21. Out side________________________________

22. Below________________________________

23. 23-.Above________________________________

24. Next to/by/beside______________________

25. Opposite________________________________

26. On________________________________



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27. .Under ________________________________

28. Over ________________________________

29. Through________________________________

30. Between ________________________________

31. Among________________________________

32. Near________________________________

33. In front of________________________________



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34. Behind________________________________

35. Across________________________________

36. Against ________________________________

I. EXERCISES

I. Fill in at, in, or on; then underline the adverbs of frequency.

Angela Davis is a teacher. She always gets up 1) _________7 o’clock 2) _______ the

morning 3) ________weekdays. She always has a shower and she usually has breakfast

4) ___________about half past seven. She gets to school 5) ________8:30 and

sometimes she corrects homework before the lessons. She leaves work 6) ________4

o’clock and rarely gets home after live. 7) _______ the evenings Angela cooks or listens

to music. She usually goes to bed 8) ________ about half past eleven. 9)

_________Saturdays, she often sees her friends. They usually go out for dinner or to

the cinema. Angela never gets up early 10) _______ Sunday mornings. Sunday is her

day to relax.

II. Fill in on, in or at.

1. I usually wake up_______ 6 o’clock_______ the morning.

2. Joe never goes shopping________ Saturdays.

3. Hurry! The film stars _________8 o’clock.



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4. I often get up late_______ Monday mornings.

5. What do you do_______ the evening?

6. Kelly often meets her friends________ weekends.

7. Howard was born_______1st December,________1971

8. She loves going for walks________ the spring.

9. We usually go on holiday_________ July.

10. I like morning in the garden___________ Sunday afternoons

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