4TO

INGLÉS

N° 6

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 USE OF THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE

We use the indefinite article when we are speaking of something in general.

Examples
o He has a laptop
o We study in a school.
o He wants an apple

We can also use “a” or “an” in place of “one” (singular).

Examples:
o She wants an apple
o There are a hundred students in the university.

We use "a" or "an" when we refer to something

Examples:
o You live in an apartment. The apartment is big.

With professions, offices and political affiliations, we use

Examples:
o Maria is a doctor.
o Juan is an architect.
o He is a lawyer.

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PREPOSITIONS

We have already seen the various uses of the three most common
prepositions (“in”, “an”, “on”)the indefinite article.for the first time; the next

In
Use (time): “In” Use in for parts of the day months seasons and years
o The morning
o December
o 1998
o The evening
o The summer
On
Use (time): “On” Use on for days and dates

o Monday
o My birthday
o The 12th of July
At
Use (time): “At” Use at for times of day, night and festivals

o Two o´clock
o Lunchtime
o New Year
o Midnight
o Christmas
EXERCISES
o The group will meet again ___ the evening.
o My school friends usually go to the beach ___ (the) summer.
o We always have tea together ___ the afternoon.
o I don’t like walking the dog ___ winter.
o He gets a lot of allergies ___ the fall.
o It’s very cold ___ December.
o I’m going away on vacation ___ September.

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o The fields are beautiful __ June.
o I like going to the park ___ Sundays.
o They were at the restaurant ___ Friday.
o Let’s meet ___ Saturday.
o The shop always closes ___ Saturday evening.
o The game will be ___ Sunday afternoon.
o We saw him ___ New Year’s Day.
o What did you do ___ the weekend? (inglés británico)
o ___ that time I was traveling around the world.
o I’ll be in France ___ the end of June
o The high tide is ___ noon.
o We always meet ___ lunchtime.
o The ghost appears ___ midnight.
o We have tea ___ five o’clock.
o Will you be in New York___ Christmas?
o See you in the cafeteria ___midday.