prepositions of time…

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AD2015
CBTis 122
English I
Module 2
Where I live
T O P I C S:
oPreposition of Place and Movement.
oImperatives. [ (+)AFF = verb, // (-) NEG = Don´t + verb ].
oPreposition of Time (at, in, on).
PREPOSITIONS
IN ENGLISH WE CAN FOUND
DIFFERENT FORMS OF THE
PREPOSITIONS…
a) THEY HELP US TO KNOW
WHERE people & things
ARE LOCATED.
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PLACE/POSITION
A. [ in (inside), on/over/above, under/below,
next to, between, in front of, behind,
at,… etc.].
b) THEY HELP US TO GET
DIRECTIONS.
B. PLACE/MOVEMENT (between, along,
beside, across from, into, out of,
c) THEY SHOWN US TIME
REFERENCES.
around, up, over, through, by or past…etc).
C. TIME (at, in, on).
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PREPOSITION OF PLACE/POSITION.
We use the preposition of place to show where someone or something is.
PLACE/POSITION
[ in (inside) ]
Jack is in the box. The books are in the
bag. Peter is in the box.
[ on/over/above]
The clock is on the wall. The sofá is
on the floor. The keys is on the
table.
[ under/below]
The cat is under the bed. The ball
is under the table.
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PREPOSITION OF PLACE/POSITION.
We use the preposition of place to show where someone or something is.
PLACE/POSITION
[ next to (beside) ]
The dog is next to the cat. My parents are
next to the car. Karen is next to Peter.
[ behind ]
The window is behind the couch. The
football field is behind the school. The
swimming pool is behind the house.
[ in front of]
The TV is in front of the bed. The
teacher is in front of me.
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PREPOSITION OF PLACE/POSITION.
We use the preposition of place to show where someone or something is.
PLACE/POSITION
[ ON (streets, avenues,
roads, circuits, etc.) ]
My house is on 3rd street (St.). Walt-mart is on
Fuentes Mares Avenue (Ave.). Michael´s
restaurant is on East Road (Rd.).
[ AT (specific places, parks,
buildings, etc.) ]
Turn left at the police station. Turn right at
the park. My house is at the blue
building.
PREPOSITION OF PLACE/MOVEMENT.
between
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along
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beside / across from.
PLACE/MOVEMENT
[ between (2 references) ]
Chihuahua is between Coahuila and Sonora.
My house is between the blue house and
the red house. Jennifer is between Sofia
and Daniela.
[ along ] There are many stores along
the street. My classroom is along the
building. The principal´s office is
along the hall.
PLACE/MOVEMENT
[ beside]
My bedroom is beside the badroom.
The park is beside the church.
[ across from ]
The bank is across from the cinema.
My car is across from the street.
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PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE (position)
ON…
IN…
NEXT TO…
UNDER…
BEHIND…
BETWEEN…
IN FRONT OF…
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EXAMPLES…
IN… The book is in the bag.
ON… The books are on the desk.
UNDER/BELOW… The cat is under the table.
NEXT TO/BESIDE… The pencil is next to the book.
BETWEEN… The pencil is between the book and the bag.
IN FRONT OF… The table is in front of the couch.
BEHIND… The cat is behind the couch.
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Where are they…???
FRIENDS
A
B
 A is next to B.
E
C
 B is between A and C.
 D is in front of B.
D
 E is behind B.
Imperatives…
Imperative form…
LISTEN TO THE CD!!!
DON’T SPEAK!!!
 We form the
imperative with the
base form of the
verb.
- Write in your notebooks!!!
- Close your books!!!
 We form the negative
form with don’t +
base form of the
verb.
- Don’t speak!!!
- Don’t cry!!!
Open your books, please.
 We use the imperative
form to ask someone
to do something.
- Talk in pairs.
 We can use “please”
to be more polite.
- Close the door please.
- Look at the board please.
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Imperative and request.
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Directions.
THERE…
BY…
WELCOME…
NEXT…
TURN…
GO…
• Signs
To give directions…
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Go straight ahead/on.
Go past.
Go through the…
Turn left.
Turn right.
Onto (Streets, Roads, Avenues, etc).
At (buildings/places/parks, etc).
Go down.
On.
Between.
Across the street from or cross the road.
Stop.
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Vocabulary…
Examples...
 Go straight ahead this way.
 Turn left onto 23rd Street.
 Turn right at the post office.
 Go down Main Avenue.
 The fire station is on Jackson Road.
 The library is between the coffee shop and the school.
 The bookstore is across the street from the church.
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Prepositions of Time…at, in, on.
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Prepositions of time… @,
• THEY SHOWN US
TIME REFERENCES…
Examples…
At 2:00 o’clock
In the mornings
On June 7th 2016
At night
In April
On the weekend
At noon
In 2010
On Friday
in, on
TO TELL THE TIME IN THE EXPRESIONS…
HOURS…
@ six o’clock.
At 7:30 pm.
@ two-thirty.
At 15: 45 hrs.
MOMENTS…
@ the moment
At midnight (0:00hrs)
@ sunrise (early morning)
At noon (12:00pm)
@ sunset (bye sun)
At night (8:00 pm – 11:59pm)
@ = At
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Before periods of time in the expressions:
PARTS OF THE DAY…
in the morning.
in the afternoon.
in the evening.
YEARS… (only)
in 1586, 1795, 1993, 2009, 2016, etc.
MONTHS…
in January, May, July, December, etc.
SEASONS OF THE YEAR…
in the… Spring, Summer, Fall(Autumn), Winter.
in MY SPARE TIME...
in the next decade.
in the past.
in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, etc.
in = IN
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Before the next expressions:
DAYS OF THE WEEK…
On Monday, Tuesday, Friday, etc.
On [DAY] + Moment of the day (morning, afternoon, evening/night)
DATES…
On March 1st, 1996.
On June 16th, 2008.
On September 22 nd, 2014.
HOLIDAYS…
On Mothers' day, Fathers’ day, Christmas’ day, Columbus’ day, etc.
On his birthday, my birthday, her birthday.
On the weekend/weekends…
On weekdays
on
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WRITE… at, in, on
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME…
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____ June 6th
____ 6 o’clock
____Wednesday
____ 12:30 am
____ 1975
____ March
____ March 22nd
____ midnight
____ Friday morning
____ 1999
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____ noon
____ the winter
____ Monday night
____ six-fifty
____ Sundays
____ night
____ weekend
____ the autumn
____ valentines’ day
____ my spare time
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WRITE… at, in, on
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME…
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on June 6th
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at 6 o’clock
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____Wednesday
on
at 12:30 am
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in 1975
in March
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on March 22nd
at midnight
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on Friday morning
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in 1999
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at noon
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in the winter
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on Monday night
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at six-fifty
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on Sundays
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at night
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on weekend
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in the autumn
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on valentines’ day
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in my spare time
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