PREPOSITIONS

PREPOSITIONS

1. IN - Used to indicate...

   • TIME/PART OF THE DAY: I watch TV in the afternoon
   • YEAR: I was born in 2004
   • MONTH: My birthday is in September
   • SEASON: I never travel in winter

2. ON - Used to...

   • INDICATE ESPECIFIC DATES: My birthday is on 13th September
   • BEFORA DAYS OF THE WEEK: I have English course on Saturdays
   • INDICATE PLACES AND OBJECTS, in Portuguese it'd be ''em cima de'': My cellphone is on the table
   • REFER TO ELETRONIC MEANS: I saw this project on the Internet
   • STREETS AND AVENUES: Harry lives on Alfeneiros Street

3. AT - Used to indicate...

   • COMPLETE ADDRESS: Harry lives on Alfeneiros Street, 4.
   • ESPECIFIC PLACES: I´m waiting her at the club.
   • HOURS: I wake up at 7 o´clock everyday.

4. TO - Used to...

   • INDICATES DIRECTION, POSITION OR MOVEMENT: I´m going to my friend´s house.
   • INDICATE PURPOSE: I will hang out to relax
     • The preposition is followed by a verb

5. FOR - USED TO INDICATE...

   • DURATION OF TIME: I´ve studied English for 4 years
   • FUNCTION: This notebook is for drawing.
     • It´s followed by a verb with ING
   • BENEFITS: Eating vegetables is good for the health
   • PURPOSE: That party is for famous people.
     • It´s only followed by nouns

6. OF TIME

   • AFTER
     • I´ll take a shower after the game.
       • In Portuguese: depois
   • BEFORE
     • My life was different before her death
       • In Portuguese: antes
   • SINCE
     • I´ve studied English since 2016
       • In Portuguese: desde