Preposiciones de tiempo / Prepositions of Time

 

Quick and Handy Grammar Review

INTRODUCTION TOPREPOSITIONS

 

Prepositions are short words that show time, place, direction, etc. Some examples of prepositions are at, on, in, to, from, above, under, of, and between.

 

Common Prepositions of Time

 

Let’s learn about these common prepositions of time: at, in, and on.

 

At
Pattern Example
 

 

 

Clock Time

  

at + clock time

 •     The meeting starts at 9:00.

•     Come to my house at 7:30 pm.
at + noon •     We eat lunch at noon.
at + midnight •     I am usually asleep at midnight.
 

 

Other Times

 at + night •     We watch TV at night.
at + dinnertime / lunchtime •     Take off your hat at dinnertime.

•     She wants pizza at lunchtime.

 

On
Pattern Example
 

 

 

 

Days

  

 

on + day

 

                                    

on + the weekend / weekends

 •     We have free time on Monday.

•     I play baseball on Thursdays.

•     They unwrap presents on Christmas Day.

•     My son always eats chocolate cake on his birthday.
 

•     He has hockey practice on the weekend.

•     I study English on (the) weekends.
 

 

Dates

  

 

on + date

 •     She has class on September 10.

•     I am going to a party on the first of July.

•     He has a doctor’s appointment on Monday, December 2.

•     They got a new car on January 10, 2014.

 

 

 

Quick and Handy Grammar Review cont.

 

Common Prepositions of Time cont.

 

In
Pattern Example
 

 

Time of Day

 in + the morning •     I take a shower in the morning.
in + the afternoon •     You have English class in the afternoon.
in + the evening •     We study in the evening.
 

Months and Years

 in + month •     My birthday is in June.
in + year •     She went to Europe in 2015.
 

Seasons

  

in + season

 •     We go camping in the summer.

•     They like to ski in the wintertime.

 

  1. Saying the Date

 

We use ordinal numbers to say the date.

 

 

Example:

 

1 first
2 second
3

       

third

               

4 fourth
5 fifth
6 sixth
7 seventh
8 eighth
9 ninth
10 tenth

 

My birthday is on February 12.

  • Write February 12

or February 12th.

  • Say February twelfth.

Exercise 1

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

 

Complete the sentences with at, on, or in.

 

  1. The class begins _____8:30
  1. The next school year starts_____September
  1. I took swimming lessons _____April  2015
  1. She plays volleyball____Saturdays
  1.           December 31, my family celebrated New Year’s  Eve
  1. His birthday is_____ Monday, June 8
  1.           the winter, we go ice-skating.
  1. They watch TV____night
  1.           2010, my city held a big festival
  1. My wife drinks coffee____ the morning

Exercise 2

COMPLETE THE DIALOGUES

 

Complete the dialogues with at, on, or in.

 

  1. A: What are you doing            the weekend?

B: I’m buying a present for my sister.

A: When is her birthday?

B: Her birthday is            Monday.

  1. A: What do you usually do the evening?

B: I watch TV.

A: What do you watch?

B: I watch a cooking show. It starts              7:00 pm.

  1. A: What does your family do the summertime?

B: We go to our cabin           the summer.

A: When do you usually go there?

B:  We usually go           August.

  1. A: Can you come to my house tomorrow?

B:  No, I can’t. I have a dentist appointment              2:30.

A: But tomorrow is Sunday!

B: Oh, you’re right! My appointment is              Monday. I’ll come over               Sunday!

  1. A: What are you doing Saturday?

B:  I’m playing hockey           noon.

A: Can you go to a movie after your game? It starts                  8:00.

B: Sounds like a plan! See you            8.

 

Exercise 3

WRITE SENTENCES

 

Write sentences by adding at, on, or in in the right spot.

 

  1. We / eat / sandwiches / lunchtime

We eat sandwiches at  lunchtime.                                                          

  1. They / do / their homework / 6:30 pm

____________________________________________

 

  1. I / am getting / a new car / my birthday

____________________________________________

  1. My friends / go / to the movies / the weekends

____________________________________________

 

  1. My sister / wakes up / 7:00 am

____________________________________________

 

  1. Monday, July 4 / we / are having / a party

____________________________________________

 

  1. She / has / a doctor’s appointment / September 2

____________________________________________

 

  1. Halloween / is / October

____________________________________________

 

  1. We / got / a dog / 2012

____________________________________________

 

  1. The tulip festival / is / April

____________________________________________

 

 

 

Exercise 4

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUIZ

 

Choose the best preposition for each sentence.

  1. I clean my apartment

 

  1. at
  2. on
  3. in

 

  1. We go fishing the

 

  1. at
  2. on
  3. in

 

  1. They like to travel

 

  1. at
  2. on
  3. in

 

  1. He is meeting me Thursday, January

 

  1. at
  2. on
  3. in

 

  1. Do you study the evening?

 

  1. at
  2. on
  3. in

 

  1. I have a piano lesson

 

  1. at
  2. on
  3. in

 

  1. The hotel will open July

 

  1. at
  2. on
  3. in

 

  1. I like watching movies

 

  1. at
  2. on
  3. in

 

  1. I always wake up

 

  1. at
  2. on
  3. in

 

  1. She has a doctor’s appointment November

 

  1. at
  2. on
  3. in

 

  1. I rake the leaves in my yard the

 

  1. at
  2. on
  3. in

 

  1. The party is Saturday, December 10,

 

  1. at
  2. on
  3. in

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