Prepositions

PREPOSITIONS

TEMPO

LUGAR
§ Século (in the 20th century)
§ Década (in the 60’s)
§ Ano ( in 1982)
§ Estação do ano (in Summer)
§ Mês (in September)
§ Períodos do dia, com exceção de “night” (in the morning)





IN
§ Continente (in Africa)
§ País (in England)
§ Estado (in California)
§ Cidade (in London)
§ Bairro (in Ipanema)
§ Rua (in the street)

TEMPO

LUGAR
§ Dia do mês (on December 22nd)
§ Dia da semana (on Saturday)
§ Data específica (on Christmas day)


ON
§ Nome de rua (on Washington Street)
§ Avenida (on Kennedy Avenue)
§ Praça (on Washington Square)
TEMPO

LUGAR
§ Hora (at 7 o’clock)
§ Data específica sem a palavra day (at Christmas)
§ At night.


AT
§ Rua com o número (at 54 Washington Street)
§ Local específico (at school, at church, at the movies)
Choose the correct preposition in order to complete the sentences.

1. My sister is........home . (in, on , at)
2. They are ............229 Broadway Avenue. (in , on, at)
3. Thomas is studying .........Paris. (in, on , at)
4. The new bank is .........Baker Street. (in, on , at)
5. Fred is going to Europe ..........Monday. (in, on , at)
6. My birthday is ........July. (in, on , at)
7. She was at the club .........9 o’clock. (in, on , at)
8. Independence day is .........September 7th.
9. There was a big rock concert ..........1970. (in, on , at)
10. Gregory is working .........the supermarket now. (in, on , at)






PREPOSITIONS
IN: dentro
ON: sobre
OUT: fora
UNDER: embaixo de
IN FRONT OF: em frente de
BEHIND: atrás de
AROUND: ao redor de
BETWEEN: entre (dois)
AMONG: entre vários

Supply the prepositions in, on, out, under, between around, behind or in front of.

1. The mouse, the cat and the dog are running ................the house. (ao redor)
2. The mouse is................................the cat. (em frente do)
3. The cat is ................................the mouse and the dog. (entre)
4. The dog is ...................................the cat. (atrás)
5. The children are ....................................the car. (dentro)
6. The mother is ................................the car.(sobre)
7. The turtle is ...............................the car. (embaixo)
8. The car is ....................................the garage.(em frente de)
9. The father is ..............................the house. (dentro)
10. The mother and the children are .................................. the house. (em frentee)