UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA DE HONDURAS

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Module # 9
• A preposition is a word that describes WHERE someone or something is.
• Common prepositions can be words like over, under, between, after, during, behind,
on, off, etc.
• There are naturally standard expressions being used, but this will only deal with these
prepositions in general.

TIME PLACE

We use AT for a PRECISE TIME We use AT for a POINT and INSTITUTIONS

> at 7 o'clock > at the corner

> at 10.45 am > at the bus stop
> at noon > at the door
> at dinnertime > at the bottom of the page
> at bedtime > at the end of the road
> at sunrise > at the entrance
A > at sunset > at the crossroads
T > at the moment > at the front desk

We use IN for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES We use IN for an ENCLOSED SPACE and
and LONG PERIODS GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS

> in July in winter in > in the garden

> the summer in > in Manchester
> 2013 in the 1980s > in England
> in the next > in a box
> century in the > in my pocket
> Stone Age in the > in my wallet >
> past / future in a building
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N > > in a car

We use ON for a SURFACE and PUBLIC

We use ON for DAYS and DATES TRANSPORT

> on Saturday > on the wall

> on Mondays > on the ceiling
> on 11 July on 23 > on the door
> March 2013 on > on the cover
> Christmas Day on my > on the floor
> birthday on > on the carpet
O > Independence Day on > on the menu
N > New Year's Eve > on a page

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Watch the video and take notes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qki04CybAHo

Prepositions of time

In the morning

In the evening

In the afternoon

At noon

At night

At midnight

On Monday

On Tuesday

On Wednesday

On Thursday

On Friday

On Saturday

On Sunday

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Complete the sentences. Use in, on or at.

1. My parents aren’t here ……at……the moment.

2. I’m meeting my friend …on……… Tuesday.

3. The train leaves …at…….. half past seven …in…… the morning.

4. She was born …on…….. 1995.

5. I usually phone my friends …on…. the weekend.

6. We have a special meal …in…….. Christmas.

7. I usually brush my teeth ……in…… the evening before I go to bed.

8. Her birthday is …on…… the fifth of June.

9. My brother likes to get up ……at…… Sunrise.

10. I started doing my homework ……at… eight o’clock and finished only ……at…… midnight.

11. In France it often snows ……in……. winter.

12. Kate got married ……at….. the age of 19.

13. Policemen usually work ……at…… night.

14. Our parents will be back …in……. an hour.

15. I usually have a party …on……… my birthday.

16. See you ……at…. dinnertime.

17. Mary’s birthday is ……in…… May.

18. We have lunch …at……… noon.

19. Sara goes to the gym ……on……..Saturdays.

20. My sister was in London ……in……December.

21.She was in London ……on……. New Year’s Eve.

22. We sat and talked ……in……. lunchtime

Write at/on/in.

1. ……On………… 9 March.

2. …………In…… the afternoon.

3. ……On………… Friday.

4. ……In………… 1999.

5. ……At………… Christmas.

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6. ……On………… Christmas day.

7. ……On……….. Saturday night.

8. ……In……….. the past.

9. …In…….. autumn.

10. …On……. Thursday.

11. ……In………. the weekend.

12. ……At………. dinnertime.

13. …At……. the ninth of April.

14. …At……. half past eight.

15. ……At…. Monday evening.

16. …At……. the end of the year.

17. ……On………. 28 October.

18. ……At………. an hour

19. ……On………. Easter.

20. …On……. New Year’s Day.

21. ……At……. 10.15.

22. …At…. five minutes.

23. …At……. bedtime.

24. ……In………. a few days.