THE INVERTED PYRAMID PREPOSITIONS OF

IN (en) countries
(Argentina)
PLACE TIME Periodos largos y cortos
Cities AREAS + GRANDES

(Capital Federal) Years,decades,centuries(IN 2019,IN THE

GENERAL IN
TIME tuj 1990’S , IN THE 21st century)
Neighborhood

Barrio Las Lomitas On the bus/the Months, seasons,parts of the day,period of time
train/the plane/a ship
Enclosed space  In => August , the spring , the morning , 5
(excepto autos :car ,taxi)
(IN->adentro) the minutes
kitchen/the T.V,the radio (Medios de
glass/In bed/In a comunicación) SPECIFIC Days of the week , specific dates
hotel /In hospital
Surface (sobre algo) ON On Monday
i
Rio de la Plata ON June 20 th
River,Canary Island,Playa New’s year eve
varese,the 7th
at
floor,Meeks My birthday
street,Avenida Corrientes

the table,the board. AT

Specific time of the day ,
holidays,some phrases
VERY
SPECIFIC AT 10.00
AT (en) => lugar concreto o’clock/midday/midnight/lunch

 Specific point/location Christmas

The airport/the cinema/the Night/the beginning of the

station/The doctor’s lesson/at the end of the class

The window/the door/the

table/the house

 Specific location

My parent’s house

 Specific streets:
221B Baker street
 Events: Area general de un lugar(no
A party/a importa si es adentro o
weeding/concert afuera)
 Position (localiza a
alguien o algo en un
lugar)