1 - Complete Corretamente usando IN, ON ou AT, quando necessário:
a) I am going to meet you _______ Saturday, ____ a quarter past three.
b) Dave went to Paris ______ June, ______ 1999.
c) ___ the morning I usually have classes, ___ the afternoons I always visit my friend cecil and ____ night I sometimes watch TV.
d) She'll be here ____ a few minutes.
e) The party will be ___ eight, ___ the evening ____ September 26th.
f) ____ Easter I used to have dinner with my parents, but ___ Christmas day I have dinner with my parents-in-law.
g) ________ This year we have classes with Mr. Burlington.
h) I would like to go out with you _____ the end of the class.
i) Can you be ___ time for lunch, please?
j) Sorry, I can't talk to you ___ the moment, but I can see you ___ lunchtime.
k) I will travel to India ___ my vacations ____ next year.
l) Shakespeare was born _____ 1564 ___ Stratford-upon-avon ___ England.
m) I live _____ 33 Washington Street.
n) Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil _____ 22 April, 1500.
Respostas
B) IN; IN
C) IN; IN; AT
D) IN
E) AT; IN; ON
F) AT; ON
G) IN
H) AT
I) IN
J) AT; AT
K) ON; IN
L) IN; IN; IN
M) AT
N) ON
A) ON-AT; B) IN -IN; C) IN-IN-AT; D) IN; E) AT-IN-ON; F) AT-ON; G) IN; H) AT; I) IN; J) AT-AT; L) ON-IN; M) IN-IN-IN; N) AT; O) ON!
1) Devemos lembrar em que sentido devemos utilizar as preposições IN, ON e AT. Assim:
IN: Utilizado para expressa a ideia de um longo período de tempo, ou seja, um período longo e sem muito detalhes de tempo.
ON: Utilizado com dias, semanas e datas exatas.
AT: Utilizado para horários, momentos específicos no tempo. Remete a algo pontual.
2) Assim, aplicando o conceito no exercício proposto teremos:
a) I am going to meet you ON Saturday, AT a quarter past three.
b) Dave went to Paris IN June, IN 1999.
c) IN the morning I usually have classes, IN the afternoons I always visit my friend Cecil and AT night I sometimes watch TV.
d) She'll be here IN a few minutes.
e) The party will be AT neight, IN the evening ON September 26th.
f) AT Easter I used to have dinner with my parents, but ON Christmas day I have dinner with my parents-in-law
g) IN This year we have classes with Mr. Burlington.
h) I would like to go out with you AT the end of the class.
i) Can you be IN time for lunch, please?
j) Sorry, I can't talk to you AT the moment, but I can see you AT lunchtime.
k) I will travel to India ON my vacations IN next year.
l) Shakespeare was born IN 1564 IN Stratford-upon-avon IN England.
m) I live AT 33 Washington Street.
n) Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil ON 22 April, 1500.