prepositions in, on, at - Pedagogia ao Pé da Letra

PREPOSITIONS IN, ON, AT.
Observe o emprego das preposições in, on, at com relação a tempo e lugar.
Observações:
1. Para grandes unidades (ano, mês, país, cidade) empregamos a preposição in.
Para as unidades médias (dias da semana, datas, ruas) usamos a preposição on.
Para as unidades pequenas (horas e nº de rua) usamos at.
2. From = de
From indica origem, procedência, começo:
I come from Rio.
He worked here from 7 to 12 o'clock.
Nota: Observe que o inglês, em geral, coloca a preposição
from no fim da pergunta:
Where are you from?
(De onde é você?)
3. Between = entre (dois seres ou dois grupos de seres).
I am between Mary and John.
4. Among = entre (no meio de muitos)
I am among friends.
There is a picture of a boy at the top of the page.
There is a picture of a tree at the bottom of the page.
The ball is on the table.
Juliet is in the house.
Juliet is inside the house.
Romeo is out of the hosue.
Romeo is outside the house.
The ball is falling off the table.
Juliet is at the window.
Romeo is at the door.
Take this flower. It’s for you, my love.
The boys are playing behind the house.
The boys are playing at the back of the house. The mouse is jumping into the box.
The girls are playing in front of the house.
The mouse is in the box now.
Some birds are flying over the trees.
There are cows under the trees.
The man is walking through the field to reach
the road.
Now it is jumping out of the box.
The farmer planted many trees along the
road.
John is beside Mary.
John is sitting by Mary.
John is near Mary.
John is next to Mary.
John is close to Mary.
The car is far from John and Mary.
I prefer to travel by plane.
Mary is going to cross the street. She lives
across the street.
I cut my finger with a knife.
Without money you can’t buy anything.
She is going up the stairs while he is going
down.
There is a vase in the middle of the table.
There is a vase in the center of the table.
“Romeo and Juliet” was witten by
Shakespeare.
Tuesday is after Monday.
Tuesday is before Wednesday.
Tuesday is between Monday and
Wednesday.
Like
Notes:
Around
He speaks English like an American.
(Como)
The children are running around the house.
(Movimento circular)
The tourists walked around the city.
(Em várias direções)
Since - till, until
As
She has lived here since 1970.
I waited for you till five o’clock.
I waited for you until five o’clock.
(Since indica começo, till e until
He works as a waiter.
(Como)
indicam fim de ação.)
For - during
He was here for a month.
He was here during July.
(For e during expressam
duração de tempo.)