Prepositions of time (in, on, at)

7° ano - 2 AULAS

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Prepositions of time

 

Em qualquer frase que faça referência a tempo, usamos prepositions of time. As mais comuns são: in, on, at. Como saber em que momento utilizar cada uma delas? 

 

exemplos:

 

Jim wakes up at 6:30 a.m. every day.

Kate visits her parents on Saturdays. (lembre-se que nome de mês e semana sempre maiúscula)

Mary was born in 1990.

 

 O USO DESSAS PREPOSIÇÕES.

 At é usada para: 

 

· horários (ex.: at 7:00 p.m.)

· outros períodos específicos do dia (ex.: at night, at breakfast, at that moment).

 

 On é usada para:

· dias da semana (ex.: on Monday);

· dias do mês (ex. : on 8 of March; on March, 8th);

· datas comemorativas (ex.: on Valentine’s Day);

· períodos do dia adjetivados (ex.: on a sunny morning).

 

 In é usada para:

· anos (ex.: in 2004);

· meses, sem o dia: (ex.: in April);

· estações do ano: (ex.: in winter);

· séculos (ex.: in the 21th century);

· períodos não específicos (ex.: in the future);

· períodos do dia (ex.: in the afternoon).

 

ATIVIDADES

 

I- Preencham os espaços em branco com a preposição mais adequada: in, at ou on.

 

1. We were_______the farm last weekend. It was great fun.

2. They're living_______Brazil but they are from the USA.

3. I'm______my bedroom now. Where are you now?

4. He was________home when the accident happened.

5. She was_________the bus when I saw her.

6. There are many people________a big city.

7. Don't talk about it_______work. Don't worry.

8. The animals slept_______the floor.

II– Complete with: IN – ON – AT:

1. ________ Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
2. ________ the weekend.
3. ________ Sunday morning, Monday afternoon, Tuesday evening.
4. ________ January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
5. ________ January 1st, January 2nd, January 3rd, January 4th, January 5th.
6. ________ 1999, 2000, 2001, 20002, 2003, 2009, 2010.
7. ________ January 10th, 2010.
8. ________ one clock, two-ten, a quarter to four, a quarter past five, half past nine.
9. ________ Christmas, Easter.
10. ________ the past, the future.
11. ________ the summer, the winter, the spring, the fall/autumn.

III – Complete with on or at:

1. I have to be ______ time for my job interview.
2. The bus leaves ______ 8 o’clock.
3. We are meeting ______ midday in front of the cafeteria.
4. I study English ______ Mondays and Wednesdays.
5. What are you doing ______ Friday evening?
6. I always get up late ______ the weekend.
7. I love Paris ______ night.
8. I clean my apartment ______ Friday.
9. I have a dentist appointment ______ half past three.
10. I usually go to bed _______ midnight.

 

 

IV – Complete with in, on or at.

 

1. We are going to Paris ______ the summer.
2. Millions of people left Europe ______ the nineteenth century.
3. The opening will be ______ January.
4. I think driving ______ night is very dangerous.
5. I have one cup of coffee ______ the morning and another one ______ the afternoon.
6. Albert Einstein was born ______ March 14, 1879 and died ______ December, 1936.
7. Millions of people celebrate New Year’s ______ January first every year.
8. The tests will begin tomorrow early ______ the morning and will last all day long.
9. I was born ______ a Saturday.
10. I prefer to work ______ the evening and I hate to get up early ______ the morning.

 GABARITO:  I- 1. On    2. In    3. In    4. At    5. On    6. In     7. At      8. On II-

1. ON
2. ON
3. ON
4. IN
5. ON
6. IN
7. ON
8. AT
9. AT
10. IN
11. IN

III-

1. I have to be ON time for my job interview
2. The bus leaves AT 8 o’clock.
3. We are meeting AT midday in front of the cafeteria.
4. I study English ON Mondays and Wednesdays.
5. What are you doing ON Friday evening?
6. I always get up late ON the weekend.
7. I love Paris AT night.
8. I clean my apartment ON Friday.
9. I have a dentist appointment AT half past three.
10. I usually go to bed AT midnight.

IV-

1. We are going to Paris IN the summer.
2. Millions of people left Europe IN the nineteenth century.
3. The opening will be IN January.
4. I think driving AT night is very dangerous.
5. I have one cup of coffee IN the morning and another one IN the afternoon.
6. Albert Einstein was born ON March 14, 1879 and died IN December, 1936.
7. Millions of people celebrate New Year’s ON January first every year.
8. The tests will begin tomorrow early IN the morning and will last all day long.
9. I was born ON a Saturday.
10. I prefer to work IN the evening and I hate to get up early IN the morning.

 

http://www.enemvirtual.com.br/preposicoes-in-on-e-at/

 http://www.englishexperts.com.br/forum/exercicio-preposicoes-de-lugar-em-ingles-t20299.html

http://www.educacaoadventista.org.br/fundamental-2/dicas-de-estudo/836/prepositions-of-time.html