Prepositions
(I): In – On - At
IN ¹ OUT OF
In: em; dentro de uma área
delimitada.
In a room In a garden
In a
building In
a town
In a box In a city
There’s no one in the room.
What have you got in your mouth?
*bairros, cidades, condados, regiões, Estados,
países e continentes:
When we were in Italy, we spent a few days in Venice.
Look at those people swimming in
the pool/ in the sea.
OUT OF: She took her wallet out of her handbag.
ON
¹ OFF
(em cima de; sobre uma
superfície)
x(on the ceiling)
x(on
the wall)
(on the door)x x(on the table)
*sobre ou junto a uma linha (fronteiras, costas,
rios, lagos, estradas, fazendas, ilhas)
London is on the river
Thames.
Our flat is on the second
floor.
Have you ever worked on a
farm?
*Ruas, avenidas e praças
I live on Euclides da Cunha
Street.
OFF: The
stone rolled off the cliff and hit our car.
At
(em um ponto, lugar que se desenvolve certas atividades)
We’ll meet at the
movies; See you at the show
Write your name at the top
of the page
Compare in and at:
There were a lot of people in the
shop. It was very crowded.
Go along this road, then turn left
at the shop. (directions)
Compare at and on:
There is somebody at the
door. Shall I go and see who it is?
There is a notice on the
door. It says ‘Do not disturb’.
*diante de endereços
Compare:
He lives in São Paulo; in
Osasco; in Vila Yara; in Jardins
He lives on Autonomistas; on
Paulista Avenue; on Rebouças
He lives at
72 Paulista Avenue; at 303 Antônio Agú Street.
IN the corner x AT the corner
IN (Séculos, anos, meses, estações
do ano, períodos do
In the
summer; in 1978; in 30 minutes; in April; in the
winter
ON (DIAS, da semana ou do mês)
On Sunday; on
Friday morning; I was born on April 1st, 1977
AT(horas, momentos, idade e épocas)
At Christmas, at Easter; at the moment; at
7 o’clock
Compare:
IN the morning
IN
the evening
AT night
IN the afternoon
Compare:
We usually give chocolate eggs at
Easter.
We usually
go to Mass on Easter Sunday.
Compare:
I’ll see you on Friday.
I’ll see you next Friday; I
saw her last Friday.
Compare:
I enjoy having a cup of coffee in
the afternoons.
On that
particular night of the crime I didn’t leave home.
(Usa-se on, em vez de in, quando se
especifica ou descreve a parte do dia)
on the way = a
caminho de
There’s always a lot of traffic on
the way home.
in the way = atrapalhando, no meio do
caminho
Last
morning there was a broken truck in the way.
On time
In time
On time:
pontualmente; punctual, not late. If something happens on time, it
happens at the time which was planned.
The 11:45 train left on time.
(=it left at 11:45)
‘I’ll meet you at 7:30.’ ‘OK, but please be on time.’
The conference was very well
organized. Everything began and finish on time.
On time ¹ late
Be on time. Don’t be late.
In time: soon enough; a tempo de fazer algo.
Will
you be home in time for dinner? (soon
enough for dinner)
I’ve
sent Jill her birthday present. I hope it arrives in time (for her birthday). (=soon enough for her birthday)