PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

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• You can use AT to talk about a place, without being specific or a certain point:

at the bus-stop – no ponto de ônibus.

at the door – na porta.
at the cinema – no cinema.
at the end of the street – no fim da rua.
at work – no trabalho.
at the company – na empresa.
at the factory – na fábrica.
at John’s house - na casa do John

• You can use AT to locate something in a page: at the top of the page, at the bottom of the
page.

at the top of the page. – no topo da página.

at the bottom of the page. – na parte debaixo da página.

• You can use AT to locate in a place with people

at the back of the class – no fundo da classe.

at the front of the class – na frente da classe.
at the end of the corridor – no final do corridor.
at the front of the Audience – na frente da plateia.

• The AT is also used for a purpose or purpose for which the action is directed

he shouted at me – ele gritou comigo (com raiva).

to shoot, aim, hit at – atirar contra, apontar para, acertar em.
to rush at – lançar-se sobre.
to look at – olhar para.
be angry at them

• The AT is used in connection with a judgmental situation.

I am good at mathematics – Eu sou bom em matemática.

Melinda is good at telling gossip – Melinda é boa em contar fofoca.
He is good at baking cakes – Ele é bom em assar bolos.

• Used before class, rank, order, position, speed.

at first – a princípio.
at ten miles per hour – a dez milhas por hora.

• Used before age

at (the age of) 20 – aos 20 anos.

• You can be IN closed places:

In a room. – Em um quarto.
In a building. – Em um edifício.

• You can be IN delimited geographic areas: garden, town, city, country, state, neighborhood,
street, etc.

In a garden. – Em um jardim.
In a park. – Em um parque.
In NY
In USA
In São Paulo
In downtown

• You can be IN a water body (body of water):

In the water. – Na água.

In the sea. – No mar.
In a river. – Em um rio.
you can be AT the sea if you are traveling on a ship on a voyage (trip, travel, journey)

Compare:

She works at TD BANK in the Financial Department.

She studies at George Brown in room 204.
Bob is in hospital. (he is hospitalized)
Jane is in the hospital. (she is working there)
I’m at school. (studying)
She’s at the school to talk to my teacher.

She works at TD BANK (Bem, difícil de encontrá-la por lá) in the Financial Department (Agora

ficou mais fácil). – Ela trabalha no TD Bank no departamento financeiro.

She studies at George Brown in room 204. – Ela estuda no George Brown no quarto 204.
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

• AT(specific times)

at 3 o’clock
at noon
at sunrise
at bedtime
at dinnertime

at the weekend(UK) on the weekend(US)

at night
at the present
at the same time
at the moment

at Chrsitmas

• IN(longer periods)

months
years
centuries
seasons

in the future
in the past

in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening

• ON(specific days and dates)

on monday
on my birthday
on Christmas day
on New Year’s eve
A. Use the corect preposition.

1. __________September

2. __________ 12 o’clock

3. __________ winter

4. __________ Easter Monday

5. __________ 4th July, 1776

6. __________Christmas

7. __________ Tuesday

8. __________ the weekend

9. __________ my birthday

10. __________ the end of the week

B. Choose th correct preposition.

1. I live ___ a house.

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2. We will meet ___ 5:00 pm.

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3. My birthday is ___ May 5th.

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4. The last Olympics were held ___ 2016.

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5. I usually study ___ Sundays.

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6. My papers were ___ this table, where did they go?
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7. They left ___ 9:00 am.

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8. We met ___ the park entrance.

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9. I like taking a nap ___ the afternoon.

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10. It rained a lot ___ the spring.

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C. Complete with the corret preposition

1. Do you think it is a good idea to ban smoking __________ public places?

2. Look at the picture __________ the wall.

3. My house is __________ the end of the street.

4. I stopped __________ Nancy’s house.

5. Do you like walking __________ the garden?

6. I found my keys __________ the desk.

7. I met him __________ Paris.

8. He was crying __________ the back of the classroom.

9. I saw the film __________ TV.

10. These people live __________ my hometown.

D. Choose th correct preposition.

1. I always keep some extra money ___ my bag in case of emergencies.

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2. I’ll read it tonight ___ home.

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3. Do you live ___ a house or an apartment?

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4. Did you learn English ___ Malta?

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5. She grew up ___ a farm.

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6. I read about it ___ the newspaper.

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7. He went for a swim ___ the river

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8. The dog’s sleeping ___ the carpet.

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9. The information is ___ the top of the page.

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10. Were you ___ the party too?

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