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PREPOSITIONS OF TIME / PROJECT

Dr. Zarate Tacca,

Walter Rolando
Universidad Nacional
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IN for
MONTHS,
AT for a ON for DAYS
We use: YEARS,
PRECISE TIME and DATES
CENTURIES and
LONG PERIODS

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in
at MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG on
PRECISE TIME DAYS and DATES
PERIODS

at 3 o'clock in May on Sunday

at 10.30am in summer on Tuesdays

at noon in the summer on 6 March

at dinnertime in 1990 on 25 Dec. 2010

at bedtime in the 1990s on Christmas Day

at sunrise in the next century on Independence Day

at sunset in the Ice Age on my birthday

at the moment in the past/future on New Year's Eve

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EXAMPLES:

1. I have a meeting at 9am.

2. The shop closes at midnight.
3. Jane went home at lunchtime.
4. In England, it often snows in December.
5. Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
6. There should be a lot of progress in the next century.
7. Do you work on Mondays?
8. Her birthday is on 20 November.
9. Where will you be on New Year's Day?

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in on
Notice the use
of the in the morning on Tuesday morning
prepositions of
in the mornings on Saturday mornings
time IN and
ON in these in the afternoon(s) on Sunday afternoon(s)
common
expressions: in the evening(s) on Monday evening(s)

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When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on.

1. I went to London last June. (not in last June)

2. He's coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday)
3. I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)
4. We'll call you this evening. (not in this evening)

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•times: at 8pm, at midnight, at 6:30
•holiday periods: at Christmas, at Easter
at •at night
•at the weekend
•at lunchtime, at dinnertime, at breakfast time
•days: on Monday, on my birthday, on Christmas Day
on •days + morning / afternoon / evening / night: on Tuesday morning
•dates: on the 20th of June
•years: in 1992, in 2006
•months: in December, in June
•decades: in the sixties, in the 1790s
in •centuries: in the 19th century
•seasons: in winter, in summer
•in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
•next week, year, month etc
no •last night, year etc
•this morning, month etc
prep •every day, night, years etc
•today, tomorrow, yesterday
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QUIZ

1. Choose the correct prepositions: "Let's meet _______ midday _______ Saturday."
at, at
in, on
at, on

2. Choose the correct prepositions: "The manager isn't here _______ present, but she'll be back _______ half an hour."
at, in
at, at
in, in

3. Which are correct? "You won't be working _______ Saturday nights _______ the future, will you?"
at, in
on, in
on, at

4. Which are correct? "I'm busy _______ moment, but I'll be free ______ evening."
at the, in this
in the, at this
at the, this
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5. In many countries, there are a lot of parties ____ New Year's Eve
1.  on
2.  in
3.  at
6. My dad gets paid ____ the end of the month.
4.  in
2.  at
3.  on
7. The book was so interesting that I read it ____ a day.
4.  in
2.  on
3.  at
8. We often walk the dogs in the park ____ Sundays.
4.  in
2.  at
3.  on

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9. Gabriel got married ____ 50, which is older than the average man.
1.  at
2.  in
3.  on
10. Chris sees his family once a year, usually ____ Christmas.
4.  at
2.  in
3.  on
11. Gabriel and I always go out to a movie ____ our wedding anniversary.
4.  at
2.  in
3.  on
12. The class starts ____ September 6th and ends ____ December 7th.
4.  in, in
2.  on, on
3.  in, on
4.  on, at
13. Our taxes will increase by 2% ____ January.
5.  in
2.  at
3.  at
14. Maya said that she might not be home ____ the morning, but she will be home ____ the afternoon.
4.  at, in
2.  at, at
3.  in, in
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Project

Make a project on the five topics below:

• Halloween (Group 1 and 2)
• Day of the Creole song (Group 3 and 4)
• Day of the Dead (Group 5 and 6)
• Christmas (Group 7 and 8)
• New Year (Group 9)

And each job will contain the following structure:

 History
 Features
 Customs and Traditions
 Experiences
 Conclusions 11