Prepositions of place and time

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PREPOSITIONS OF TIME AND PLACE
Prepositions of time: Veja a tabela abaixo
	IN
	We use in with months - in May
seasons - in winter
country - in Greece
city or town names - in New York
times of the day - in the morning, afternoon or evening
BUT at night!
	ON
	We use "on" with specific days - on Friday, on New Year's Day, on April the 19th
American English - "on the weekend OR on weekends"
	AT
	We use "at" with specific times - at 7 o'clock, at 6.15
at night
specific places in a city - at school
British English - "at the weekend OR at weekends"
	TO
	We use "to" with verbs which show movement such as go and come - He goes to school.
She returned to the store.
They are coming to the party tonight.
 Prepositions of place:
1) On: line and surface (superfície)
Vancouver is on the west coast of Canada. (line)
Put the vase on the table. (surface)
2. In:  with areas that have boundaries and enclosed places.
I was born in England, but I grew up in Canada. (areas that have boundaries)
We had a picnic in the park last Saturday.          (enclosed place)
I think I left my keys in the bathroom                   (enclosed place)
3. Use “arrive” + “at” with activities, buildings and general locations.
Everyone arrived at the picnic at the same time.  (activity)
The tour group will arrive at the Empire State Building at three o'clock. (building)
The bus arrived at the station earlier than we expected. (location)
 
4. Use “arrive” + “in” with countries, states and cities.
Which month did you arrive in Victoria?
 
5. Prepositions are not used with the following locations or destinations:
overseas, inside, here, home, upstairs, downtown, abroad, outside, there, where, downstairs
 
6. Some other prepositions of location are: next to, beside, between, in front of, under.
On my desk, the telephone is next to the lamp.
The computer monitor is beside the lamp.
The speaker is between the telephone and the monitor.
The keyboard is in front of the monitor.
The computer is under the desk.
 
7. Use “to”, “into”, and “onto” to show movement.
When our car broke down, we walked to the nearest gas station.
The delivery people carried the new couch into the living room.
The man slipped, and fell onto the couch.
 
Note: The opposite of “to” is “from” / the opposite of “into” is “out of” / the              opposite of “onto” is “off”.
 
8. Some other prepositions which show movement are: through, across, up, down, along, past
The train went through a tunnel.
When the forest fire started, the deer swam across the river to safety.
We walked up/down/along the street until we found a restaurant.
The parade went past city hall and ended at the new arena
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