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GRAMMAR
PREPOSITIONS
Some prepositions o f time (tempo)
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• in (em) - indica um período de tempo.
in
[ ��� �����n J (período do dia)
the evemng
I ' ll see you in the moming.
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at night
I' 11 see you at night.
in
[ February l
March
etc.
(meses do ano)
She was bom (nasceu) in January and died in December.
in [ ���� J (anos)
etc.
Brazil was discovered in 1500
in
{ the winter }
t
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he spring (estações do ano)
t e summer
the autumn (fali)
It snows (neva) in the winter.
Como você pode notar, todos os casos citados (dias da
semana, meses do ano etc.) são períodos de tempo.
• on (em) - especifica o dia.
Sunday (domingo)
Monday
Tuesday
on Wednesday (dias da semana)
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
I'll meet you on Tuesday if it doesn't rain.
ATTENTION!
Se houver outros elementos como mês, período do dia,
junto com a especificação do dia, prevalece o uso da
preposição on.
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Jenny was bom on March 27th.
He arrived on a sunny (ensolarada) spring day.
• at (em, a, às) - indica o momento.
at
[ 7 o'clock l
noon (meio dia)
midnight (meia noite)
(horas)
She always gets up at 7 o'clock.
at
{ this moment } ( t ) momen o
present
At this moment he is lying on the safa taking a nap
(soneca).
ATTENTION!
At Christmas (time) - no Natal
At Easter - na Páscoa
But:
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On Christmas Day }
On Easter Sunday
(referem-se ao dia)
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VIII. In, on or at?
1 . You may call me up . . . any time because I ' ll stay . . .
home.
2. The plane will land (aterrissará) . . . Christimas Day . . .
9 o'clock . . . the moming.
3. If you are busy . . . the aftemoon, you may call on
(visitar) us . . . night.
4. The rocket will take off (decolará) . . . a couple (par)
of hours.
5. . .. some countries . . . a cloudy winter day, even . . .
noon, the day is as dark (escuro) as night.
6. The zones that encircle the Earth were discovered . . .
1958.
7. Maybe we can talk . . . lunch time .. . a good restaurant.
8. They were bom . . . the summer of 79.
• Other prepositions
• about (sobre, cerca de, aproximadamente)
I think he' s been talking about something else.
He'll be back at about 6 o'clock. { (mais de, superior a)
• above (acima de) x below (abaixo de)
There will be above 300 people at his party.
Sign your name above mine.
The temperature is below zero.
• across (através de, do outro lado de)
Let's walk across the street. { (depois de, após) - tempo
• after (atrás de, depois de) - lugar
W e can go for a walk after dinner.
Don't run after that poor little boy.
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