Prepositions

First, they are used with time words:

•on Monday
•in the 20th century
•at night

Second, they are used to show where something or

someone is:

•The plate is on the table.

•Julie is in the garden.
•The picture is on the wall.
Third, they are used after some adjectives:

•She is good at tennis.

•Scotland is famous for whisky
•I'm worried about my new job.
 Note:
We do NOT say in the weekend
We don’t say all the weekends, we say every weeke

*Do we say AT the weekend or ON the

weekend? What is the difference?
AT the weekend is used in British English
ON the weekend is used in American
English
•I play football AT the weekend. – British English
•I play football ON the weekend. – American English
E.G

•I think I’ll visit my parents at the weekend.

•What do you usually do on the weekend?
•I read an entire book on the weekend.
•I have lunch at noon.
•She takes a shower at 10 o`clock.
•A lovely view at sunset.
•I need to take a pill at bed time.
•I go to school in the morning.
•In the 90`s people used to drees like Madona.
•In 1993 Susan got married.
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SCREENSHOT
My pink cupcake is in the box
My pink cupcake is on the box.
It`s below the box.
It`s above the box.
It`s near the box.
It`s far from the box.
It`s behind the box.
It`s in front of the box.
It`s onto the box. *movimiento*
It`s off the box.
It`s into the box. *entrando/metiendo*
It`s out of the box.
It`s around of the yellow cupcakes.
It`s among the yellow cupcakes.
It`s between the yellow cupcakes.
It`s opposite to the yellow cupcake.
 Use FOR in these cases:
a. Benefits
¨Anis is Good for your digestion¨
b. Period of time
¨I`ve been living in Lima for 1 month¨
c. Schedule
¨I got a doctor appointment for March 4¨
d. Agree with
¨Is She for or against the president¨
e. Doing something to help someone
¨Could you pay it for me¨
f. Motive / Reason – with noun
¨Let`s go out for a drink¨
g. Function – with verb ING
¨We got 10 dollar for cleaning the house¨
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE

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1. Let's meet----------6:30.
2. The play is ------- Saturday ----- noon.
3. I was born ------- November 3, 1970.
4. Beverly went to Los Angeles ------- January.
5. Bill arrived in New York --------- February 7.
6. I love to see the flowers ------- the spring.
7. The movie starts 7:30 -------- the evening.
8. We go to bed ------- 11:00 --------- night.
9. Her birthday is -------- October ------- the fall.
10. I saw a witch ------ midnight ----- Saturday ------- October 31 ------- 1998.

in + month or year- In March, In 2003

on + date (with the year or without it) or day of the week- On April 2, On March 3, 1999, On Saturday
at + clock time, midnight, noon- At 3:30 p.m., At 4:01, At noon

in + season- In the summer, In the winter

in + morning, afternoon, evening- In the morning, In the evening
at + night- At night
REMEMBER
GOING TO
FUTURE
"Going to" se usa para hablar de planes para el futuro o para hablar de intenciones.

Por ejemplo:
I am going to visit that museum. / Yo voy a visitar ese museo.

He is going to make pasta for dinner. / Él va a hacer pasta para cenar.

Las negaciones se forman con " not going to + infinitivo".

Por ejemplo: I am NOT going to visit that museum. / Yo no voy a visitar ese museo.

He is NOT going to make pasta for dinner. / Él no va a hacer pasta para cenar.