This document discusses the use of prepositions of time and place in English. It provides examples of common prepositions used to indicate time, such as "at", "on", and "in" when referring to specific times, dates, days, months, or periods of the day. It also discusses prepositions used to indicate location, such as "in", "on", "under", "next to", "between", and gives picture examples to demonstrate their usage. The document aims to help English language learners understand when and how to correctly use different prepositions of time and place.

1. Places and
prepositions
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2. Time of the day, Hour,
• At 7:00am
• At noon (al mediodía)
• At night / at midnight
Prepositions of time
AT
O
N
IN
Days of the week, Date
• On Friday, Sunday, Tuesday…
• On the 25th of December
Months, Year, Part of the day
• In November, January
• In 2019, in 1990
• In the morning, afternoon

3. What’s the correct preposition of time?
She plays tennis______ Fridays
Practice!
I go to work ______ the morning
The party starts ______ 7:30pm!
My birthday is ______ March
I was born _____ 1996
in
on
at
in
in

4. What’s the correct preposition of time? Complete with: on, in, at
Practice!
a. My classmates play soccer _____ Saturdays
b. My uncle’s birthday is _____ May
c. Carlos party in _____ September 30th
d. There are many tourists _____ Fridays
e. You enjoy watching TV _____ Sunday night.
f. My parents come home ____ 7 o´clock
g. Jane is arriving _____ January 26 2 o'clock _____ the afternoon.
h. Michael is leaving _____ Friday noon.
i. Frankie started working for her law firm _____ 1995.
j. Franklin began working on the project yesterday.
k. Normally, _____ New Year's Eve, it's tradition to kiss the one you love midnight.

5. • In front of : en frente de
• Behind: Detrás de
• Above: encima de
• Next to: al lado de
• Under: debajo de
• On: encima, sobre
• In: en, dentro de
• Between: entre (dos objetos)
• Among: entre (varios objetos)• Near: cerca de
Prepositions of
place

6. The man is in front of the ball
The man is behind the ball
The man is above the ball
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7. The man is next to the drum
The man is under the table
The man is on the drum
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8. The man is in the box
The man is between the plants
The man is near to the chair
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9. Where is the television?
The television is between the cat
and the dog
Practice!
Where is the picture?
The picture is behind the dog
Where is the cat?
The cat is on the table
Where is the dog and the cat?
The dog is behind and the cat is in
the wardrobe

10. What’s in this picture?
The magazine is on the table. Is the newspaper on the table, too? Yes, it is.
And what about the calculator? It’s on the table, too. Is the typewriter on the
table? No, it’s not. It’s on the desk.

11. What’s in this picture?
What about the radio? Is the radio under the desk? No, it’s not. It’s on it. And
where’s the chair? It’s over there, next to the door.
And what about the telephone? It’s on the small table. Is the small table next to
the desk? Yes, it is. It’s next to the desk. It’s between the desk and the chair.

12. Places in the city

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19. Learning English is fun!
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Irina Feria