TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF COMMERCE VIRGINIA GÓMEZ
CIENAGA - MAGDALENA- 2025
AREA:
ENGLISH
GRADE 10th DATE
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TEACHER : CARMEN ESCOBAR A.
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME IN, ON ,AT
IN
• PART OF THE DAYS :Con partes del día: In the morning, in the afternoon, in
the evening
• MONTH Con meses: In January,
in February……
• SEASON : Con las estaciones del año: In winter, in spring, in summer,in
autumm
• YEARS: Con años: In 1987
• CENTURY : Con siglos: In the
18th century
EXAMPLES
- She was born in 1990. → Ella nació en 1990.
- We’ll go on vacation in July. → Nos iremos de vacaciones en julio.
- He studies in the afternoon. → Él estudia por la tarde.
- They traveled in the 20th century. → Viajaron en el siglo XX.
ON
• THE DAYS OF THE WEEK: Con los días de la semana: On Monday, on
Tuesday…..
• WITH DATES :Con fechas: On 2nd of May
• WITH DAYS AND PARTS OF THE DAYS: Con días y partes del día: On
Wednesday afternoon.
• On holidays. días festivos con “day”, on Christmas Day
EXAMPLES:
- I have a meeting on Tuesday. → Tengo una reunión el martes.
- Her birthday is on May 3rd. → Su cumpleaños es el 3 de mayo.
- They visited us on Christmas Day. → Nos visitaron el día de Navidad.
- We’ll go shopping on Saturday afternoon. → Iremos de compras el sábado
por
la tarde.
AT
• Con las horas: At 7 o’clock
• festividades como periodo At
Christmas, at Easter,
• At night
• At the weekend
- • At the beginning, at the end.
EXAMPLES
- The show starts at 8:00 p.m. → El espectáculo comienza a las 8:00 p. m.
- She wakes up at noon. → Ella se despierta al mediodía.
- I’ll see you at the moment. → Te veré en este momento.
- We usually eat dinner at Christmas. → Normalmente cenamos en Navidad
EXCEPTIONS
1-Aunque “night” es parte del
día, usamos at night (no in night).
2-Para “weekend” en inglés americano se usa on the weekend, pero en inglés
británico puede usarse at the
weekend.
3-Cuando hablamos de “parts of the day” junto con un día: on Friday
morning, on Sunday afternoon.
3-Festividades:
-Si decimos “Christmas” como un periodo (Navidad en general), usamos at
Christmas.
-Pero si decimos “Christmas Day” (el día específico), usamos on Christmas
Day.
EXERCISE
A-
COMPLETE THE RULES USING IN , ON, AT
1- WE USE _______ WITH CLOCK TIMES AND NAMES OF THE
FESTIVALS
2- WE USE_______WITH PARTS OF THE DAY, AND WITH
MONTHS, YEAR AND
SEASONS.
3- WE USE _______WITH DAYS AND DATES
A)
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH IN; ON; AT
1. We watch TV ---------the
evening.
2. I only see my parents
-------- Christmas.
3. I get up -------- 8 o’clock
and go to bed --------- midnight.
4. I finish work early ---------
Friday.
5. We go to Paris ---------
autumn.
6. ------- the morning she goes
to work by bus.
7. -------- Sundays there are
two flights from London to Madrid.
They are ------- 7.45 -------
the morning and --------20.30 ------ the evening.
8. What do you do -------- the
weekends?
9. My grandfather was born
-------- the 19th century.