PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

En inglés, las tres preposiciones más habituales son at, on e in que se utilizan según el USE EXAMPLES
elemento al que acompañan.
 AT (a, en, por) Partes del día In the morning Por la mañana In the afternoon Por la tarde

USE EXAMPLES Duración de tiempo In 10 minutes En 10 minutos In 4 weeks En 4 semanas

Horas At 9 o'clock A las 9 en punto At 6:30 A las 6:30

Períodos
At Christmas En Navidad At Easter En Semana Santa
vacacionales

Ciertos momentos At the weekend En el fin de

At night Por la noche
del día semana

Momentos At lunchtime A la hora de el At breakfast time A la hora de

rutinarios almuerzo desayunar

 ON (en, el) También usado para fechas específicas.

USE EXAMPLES

Fechas On the 22nd July El 22 de julio On the 23rd of April El 23 de abril

COMPARATIVE AS … AS
Días de la semana On Monday El lunes On Tuesday El martes
“as…as” significa “tan … como”. Observa los ejemplos para entender mejor:
 She is as beautiful as her mother. / Ella es tan bonita como su madre.
 IN (en, por, dentro de, durante)
VERBO TO BE
Sujeto +verbo TO BE+ as + adjetivo + as + complemento
USE EXAMPLES  My cousins are as funny as my aunts.
(Mis primos son tan divertidos como mis tías.)
In the 10th century En el siglo OTROS VERBOS
Siglos, décadas y años In 1989 En 1989
10 Sujeto + verbo + as + adverbio + as + complemento
 Ralph drives as fast as his father. He will get a lot of speeding tickets.
Meses y estaciones del (Ralph conduce tan rápido como su padre.)
In January En enero In summer En verano
año
 PLACES IN THE CITY

 bakery – It is a place where you can buy bread and cakes

 bookstore – It is a place where you can buy books and magazines
 church – It is a place where you can pray
 cinema/movies – It is a place where you can see movies
 fire station – It is the building where firemen work
 gym – it is a place where you can do exercises
 hospital - It is a place where you go when you are sick
 hotel – It is a place where you can sleep
 library – It is a place where you can read books.
 museum – It is a place where you can see paintings and works of art.
 pharmacy/drugstore – It is a place where you can buy medicine
 police station – It is a place where polices work
 park – It is a place where you can walk and play
 restaurant – It is a place where you can eat
 school – It is a place where children learn
 main square – It is a place located in the center of the city
 supermarket – It is a place where you can buy groceries
 zoo – It is a place where you can see animals

tall = alto thin = delgado pleasant = amable, complaciente

short = bajo fit = que está en forma nice = agradable
big = grande brave = valiente young = joven
handsome = guapo (para hombres) old = viejo, mayor bossy= mandón/a
beautiful = hermosa (para mujeres y otras cosas) cheerful = alegre jealous = celoso/a
ugly = feo generous = generoso/a lazy = perezoso/a
pretty = guapa (para mujeres) funny = divertido/a lonely – solitario/a
attractive = atractivo intelligent = inteligente shy – tímido/a
fat = gordo loyal = fiel strict = estricto/a
ACADEMIA PREUNIVERSITARIA -MILITARIZADA CRL. FRANCISCO BOLOGNESI
Docente: Priscila Suca