PREPOSICIONES DE TIEMPO PREPOSICIONES DE LUGAR
AT IN
Horas En espacios cerrados:
– At 2pm—A las dos (de la tarde) In an office
Horas de las comidas In a hospital
– At lunchtime En lugares abiertos con límites definidos:
Dias festivos In a street
At Christmas In the garden
Fin de semana Con ciudades, países y barrios
– At the weeekend— *On the weekend (USA) In Rome – In Italy – In Trevi
ON
PISOS de un edificio On the 3rd floor
ON
PARTES de una habitación:
Dias On Tuesday
On the walls / On the ceiling / On the floor
Un DÍA ESPECIFICO
Calles y Avenidas
On August 1st / On Christmas Day
On Michigan street – On 5th Avenue
DÍA + PARTE DEL DÍA
CIERTOS transportes:
On Monday morning/afternoon/evening
On a boat – En un barco / On the train – En el tren
Atención! In a car / In a taxi
IN AT
Meses In October Ciertos lugares:
Años In 1990 At home
Estaciones In (the) spring At school
Siglos In the 21st century—En el siglo XXI At university
Dirección At 432 Melbourne Street
Con algunas partes del día:
IN the morning – afternoon – evening
Atention!
Atention! Otras partes del día In (dentro) in a museum
AT noon/AT middday – AT night – AT midnight – At (dentro o fuera) at a museum
AT dawn – Al amanecer Lugares determinados
At the door / At the traffic light
Ejercicios para dominar las preposiciones en inglés
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La traducción literal, los falsos amigos y la falta de práctica nos llevan a cometer errores
en el uso de las preposiciones en inglés. Hace algunos días vimos cuales son los errores
más comunes que los hablantes de español cometen en inglés, así que en en este post
vamos a repasar estos conceptos a través de unos ejercicios prácticos.
Las soluciones a los ejercicios las encontraréis al final del post, ¡no hagáis trampas!
1. In, at, on
Elige la preposición más adecuada de entre in, at y on y rellena los huecos
1. Don’t worry, I’ll pick you up ___ the airport.
2. I lived ___ Paris for a year after I finished school.
3. Lucy is studying ___ the university.
4. I live ___ 12 Alcester Road.
5. James met us ___ the door.
6. I was stuck ___ that traffic jam, sorry.
7. Let’s take the tube ___ Oxford Street.
8. Mirror, mirror ___ the wall…
9. There is always something going ___ Trafalgar Square
10. The Manager’s office is ___ the third floor.
2. For vs since
Al igual que en el ejercicio anterior, deberás elegir la preposición indicada en cada caso,
for o since
1. I haven’t visited my parents ___ Christmas!
2. Mary has been off sick ___ two weeks.
3. ___ 2007, smoking is forbidden in all enclosed public places.
4. This is Margaret, she has been working here ___ 1997.
5. I am married ___ last summer.
6. It has been raining ___ three days in a row.
7. Could you watch the baby ___ a few minutes?
8. Our team has been working on this ___ the 1st of February.
9. We have been planning this party ___ a long time.
10. Finally! I have been waiting ___ you since 6 o’clock.
3. ¿Preposición o no?
De las siguientes frases, algunas están correctas y otras no. Tacha la preposición donde
no sea necesaria
1. I saw you in the street in yesterday
2. I started studying here at the start of October
3. What are you going to do on Saturday’s night?
4. We are visiting the Parliament on next Sunday
5. Hurry up, the film starts in 5 minutes
6. I am having a birthday party on the 1st of May.
7. Penny was born in London in 1982.
8. On Sunday morning they usually go fishing.
9. I last saw her on the day before yesterday.
10. I went to bed early but I wasn’t tired.I was reading until 2 am.
11. They have been in this city for ten years.
12. I last visited him on three days ago.
13. I was reading the report for all day yesterday.
14. Mr. and Mrs. Richards left the hotel for last night.
15. I will have finished this book by Friday.
4. To +infinitivo/ -ing
Por último, decide en cada caso si se debe usar to o no.
1. I would like ___ go shopping with you tomorrow
2. I look forward ___ driving my new car
3. I like ___ jogging after a hard day of work
4. I need ___ stop for a coffee
5. I like ___ drive
¿Qué tal te han ido?
Aquí te dejamos las soluciones:
Ejercicio 1
1. at 2. in 3. at 4. at 5. at 6. in 7. on 8. on 9. on 10. on
Ejercicio 2
1. since 2. for 3. since 4. since 5. since 6. for 7. for 8. since 9. for 10. for
Ejercicio 3
1. in, in 2. at 3. on 4. on 5. in 6. in 7. in 8. 9. on 10. to, until 11. in, for 12. on 13. for 14.
for 15. by
Ejercicio 4
1. to 2. to 3. — 4. to 5. to
