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ENGLISH PREPOSITONS
IN ON AT
MS. GARRIDO
ESL COACH
SCHEMATIC IN ON AT (time)
IN
CENTURIES
In the 21st century
DECADES AND YEARS
In 1970s
In 1991
SEASONS
In summer
MONTHS—In February
PARTS OF THE DAY
In the morning, in the afternoon, in the
evening.

ON
DAYS OF THE WEEK
On Monday
On Saturday evening
FULL DATES
On 25th February
HOLIDAYS (duration)
On Christmas Day
On Christmas’ Eve

AT
At night*, at noon
At 7:15, at 9:30,
etc.
Holidays (point a
calendar) at
Christmas, at
Easter
IN
PARTS OF THE DAY
IN THE MORNING(S)
IN THE AFTERNOON(S)
IN THE EVENING8S)
But AT NIGHT*
Years, decades, centuries
In 2014
In the 1960s
In the 21st century
In time= con antelación/dentro del
tiempo

In rainy days (en días lluviosos)
In cold days (en días fríos)

TIME (tiempo)
ON

AT

Days of the week
PARTS OF THE DAY- AT NIGHT*
On Monday, On Tuesday, On Friday AT LUNCHTIME/AT DINNERTIME (a
On Saturday evening/night
la hora de comer, a la hora de cenar)
On the weekends (AmE)
At the weekend (BrE)
Fechas completas: On May 3rd,
1988
On time= puntual /justo a tiempo
On holidays/ On a holiday =de
vacaciones
On Christmas Day/On New Years
Day /On Christmas Eve (En
Nochebuena) On New Year’s Eve
(En Nochevieja)

TIME: At 9:15
At the right time=en el momento
oportuno
At present/At the moment= en este
momento
At Christmas/At Easter (considerados
un punto dentro del calendario
anual=>no duración)
At 34 (a los 34 años)

At down=al rayar el alba
At the sunrise= al amanecer
SCHEMATIC IN ON AT (place)

ON (Surface=superficie)
AT

IN

(DENTRO)

CONSIDEREMOS LOS EJEMPLOS SWIMMING-POOL (PISCINA) Y CORNER (ESQUINA)
I’m at the swimming-pool (Estoy en el borde de la piscina pero no dentro)
I’m in the swimming-pool (Estoy dentro del agua, metido en la piscina)
We meet on the corner (en la esquina, intersección de dos calles)
It’s in the corner (Está en el rincón, implica dentro de una habitación)
IN

In
In
In
In

Dentro de un lugar

PLACE (Lugar)
ON

Sobre con contacto

AT

En un punto determinado

the classroom (en la clase)
the box (en la caja)
prison (en prisión)
the office (en la oficina)

On the table (sobre la mesa)
On the shelves (sobre las estanterías)
On the roof (sobre el tejado)

At the bus stop (en lap parada)
At the door (en la puerta)
At the swimming pool (no estás dentro
de la piscina)

Cities, countries, continents
In Madrid, in Spain, in Europe
In town
In Main Street

On the first floor, on the second
floor…
On the right, on the left (a la drcha. a
la izqda.

Adresses (direcciones físicas)
At 27, Main Street
(direcciones de internet)
mayteled@ (at) gmal.com

In the world (en el mundo)
In the paper (en el periódico)
In a queue (en la cola)
In the north, in the south,etc
In the church (en la iglesia)
In the country (en el campo)
In space (en el espacio)
In the market (en el mercado)
In a mirror (en el espejo)
In the picture (en la foto)

On TV (en la tele)
On the Internet (en Internet)
On a farm (en la granja)
On an island (en una isla)
On a road (en la carretera)
On a planet/on Earth (en un planeta, en la
Tierra)
On the wall (en la pared)
On a page (en una página)
On the beach/coast (en la playa, en la costa)

At the airport (en el aeropuerto cualquier
punto)
At university, at school, at hospital
At work (en el trabajo)
At home (en casa)
At a meeting (en una reunión)
At a conference (en una conferencia)
At a party (en una fiesta)
At the concert (en un concierto)
At the station (en la estación)
At the cinema (en el cine)
A BIT OF PRACTICE PLEASE…
• http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?
id=5783
• http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?
id=6259
• http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?
id=6259
THANKYOU
ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE
ONLINE
IN SPAIN
www.mayenglishcorner.blogspot.com.es
Follow me on Twitter @mayteled

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Prepositions in on at

  • 1. ENGLISH PREPOSITONS IN ON AT MS. GARRIDO ESL COACH
  • 2. SCHEMATIC IN ON AT (time) IN CENTURIES In the 21st century DECADES AND YEARS In 1970s In 1991 SEASONS In summer MONTHS—In February PARTS OF THE DAY In the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening. ON DAYS OF THE WEEK On Monday On Saturday evening FULL DATES On 25th February HOLIDAYS (duration) On Christmas Day On Christmas’ Eve AT At night*, at noon At 7:15, at 9:30, etc. Holidays (point a calendar) at Christmas, at Easter
  • 3. IN PARTS OF THE DAY IN THE MORNING(S) IN THE AFTERNOON(S) IN THE EVENING8S) But AT NIGHT* Years, decades, centuries In 2014 In the 1960s In the 21st century In time= con antelación/dentro del tiempo In rainy days (en días lluviosos) In cold days (en días fríos) TIME (tiempo) ON AT Days of the week PARTS OF THE DAY- AT NIGHT* On Monday, On Tuesday, On Friday AT LUNCHTIME/AT DINNERTIME (a On Saturday evening/night la hora de comer, a la hora de cenar) On the weekends (AmE) At the weekend (BrE) Fechas completas: On May 3rd, 1988 On time= puntual /justo a tiempo On holidays/ On a holiday =de vacaciones On Christmas Day/On New Years Day /On Christmas Eve (En Nochebuena) On New Year’s Eve (En Nochevieja) TIME: At 9:15 At the right time=en el momento oportuno At present/At the moment= en este momento At Christmas/At Easter (considerados un punto dentro del calendario anual=>no duración) At 34 (a los 34 años) At down=al rayar el alba At the sunrise= al amanecer
  • 4. SCHEMATIC IN ON AT (place) ON (Surface=superficie) AT IN (DENTRO) CONSIDEREMOS LOS EJEMPLOS SWIMMING-POOL (PISCINA) Y CORNER (ESQUINA) I’m at the swimming-pool (Estoy en el borde de la piscina pero no dentro) I’m in the swimming-pool (Estoy dentro del agua, metido en la piscina) We meet on the corner (en la esquina, intersección de dos calles) It’s in the corner (Está en el rincón, implica dentro de una habitación)
  • 5. IN In In In In Dentro de un lugar PLACE (Lugar) ON Sobre con contacto AT En un punto determinado the classroom (en la clase) the box (en la caja) prison (en prisión) the office (en la oficina) On the table (sobre la mesa) On the shelves (sobre las estanterías) On the roof (sobre el tejado) At the bus stop (en lap parada) At the door (en la puerta) At the swimming pool (no estás dentro de la piscina) Cities, countries, continents In Madrid, in Spain, in Europe In town In Main Street On the first floor, on the second floor… On the right, on the left (a la drcha. a la izqda. Adresses (direcciones físicas) At 27, Main Street (direcciones de internet) mayteled@ (at) gmal.com In the world (en el mundo) In the paper (en el periódico) In a queue (en la cola) In the north, in the south,etc In the church (en la iglesia) In the country (en el campo) In space (en el espacio) In the market (en el mercado) In a mirror (en el espejo) In the picture (en la foto) On TV (en la tele) On the Internet (en Internet) On a farm (en la granja) On an island (en una isla) On a road (en la carretera) On a planet/on Earth (en un planeta, en la Tierra) On the wall (en la pared) On a page (en una página) On the beach/coast (en la playa, en la costa) At the airport (en el aeropuerto cualquier punto) At university, at school, at hospital At work (en el trabajo) At home (en casa) At a meeting (en una reunión) At a conference (en una conferencia) At a party (en una fiesta) At the concert (en un concierto) At the station (en la estación) At the cinema (en el cine)
  • 6. A BIT OF PRACTICE PLEASE… • http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp? id=5783 • http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp? id=6259 • http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp? id=6259
  • 7. THANKYOU ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE ONLINE IN SPAIN www.mayenglishcorner.blogspot.com.es Follow me on Twitter @mayteled