Inglés I Mg.

Nancy León Pereyra

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
When is the It’s on

meeting? March 5th

What time is the It’s at five o’clock

meeting?

LANGUAGE REFERENCE:
Las preposiciones de tiempo indican cuándo ocurre
y cuánto dura una acción. Las frases preposicionales
de tiempo responden a la pregunta WHEN?
Las preposiciones de tiempo son : In, On , At y se
usan en los siguientes casos:

At:
times: at 8pm, at midnight, at 6:30
holiday periods: at Christmas, at
Easter at night
at the weekend
at lunchtime, at dinnertime, at breakfast time

On:

days: on Monday, on my birthday, on Christmas Day

days + morning / afternoon / evening / night: on Tuesday morning
dates: on the 20th of June

In:
years: in 1992, in 2006
months: in December, in June
decades: in the sixties, in the 1790s
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centuries: in the 19th century
seasons: in winter, in summer
in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening

No preposition:
next week, year, month
etc last night, year etc
this morning, month etc
every day, night, years etc
today, tomorrow, yesterday

1 . Exercise: Complete with the correct preposition: IN – ON - AT

- My birthday is ____ July.

- His birthday is _____ July 23rd
- I go to the beach ____ Summer.
- I was born ____ 1996.
- My English classes is _____ Mondays.
- My vacation is _________ Winter.
- I Have the exam ________ Tuesday morning
- ______ lunch time she goes to home.
- That TV program begins ____ half past three.
- The class is _____ nine o’clock ________ Friday mornings.

2. Complete the dialogue with : in, on, at

- A: When is your birthday?
- B: It’s ____ July.
- A: What date is it?
- B: It’s ____ July 10th
- A: Were you born ___ 1998?
- B: No, I was born ____ 1988
- A: What time is the party?
- B: It’s _____ 10 o’clock.
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3. Use the information in the pictures to complete the sentences.

July 2, 1978
6:am May 6, 1972
10:00 am
April 10, 1954
11:00 am

Jun 7 , 1980
8:00 am

October 13, 1998

7:00pm

- I was born _____ July 2 , I was born ____ 1978. I am a

____________. I go to work ____ 6 am.

- I was born _____ October 13. I was born _____ 1998. I am a

___________.I go to work ____ 7 pm.

- I was born _______ May 6. I was born ______ 1972. I am a

____________. I go to practice ______ 10 pm.

- I was born _____ Jun 7. I was born _____ 1980. I am a

_____________. I go to take photos _____ 8 am.

- I was born _____ April 10. I am a _______________. I was born

________1954. I go to the restaurant ______ 11 am.
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4. Order:

1. winter – drink – In – we – chocolate – hot

______________________________________
2. go – on –at- we – to the university – Monday – o’clock – seven
_________________________________
3. was born – 1756 – Mozart – in
_________________________________
4. December – come – in – My parents – every year
_________________________________
5. 11 o’clock – go – to bed – I – at
___________________________________

5. Complete:

The classes begin _____ 7:00 o’clock.

My family give me many presents ____ Christmas.

My sister works _____ Saturday mornings.

Liz and Peter arrive ____ the same time

They go to Lima ____ October.

I’ll be at home _____ Friday morning

They got married _____ March 12th