Sunday, October 23, 2011

Prepositions of Time

Prepositions of Time

 
 
 IN
 
segundos  in twenty seconds, in thirty seconds' time
minutos  in a minute, in ten minutes, in ten minutes' time
horas  in an hour, in ten hours, in ten hours' time
dias  in two days, in thirty days' time
semanas  in a week, in two weeks, in two weeks' time
meses  in a month, in two months, in a month's time,
in January, in July, in May 2000, in June 2001
anos  in 1959, in 1980, in 1999, in 2001
décadas  in the 1960s, in the 1970s, in the 1990s
séculos  in the 19th century, in the 21st century
partes do dia   in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening,
in the night (1)
estações  in (the) spring, in (the) summer,
in (the) autumn, in (the) winter
festivais   in Easter week, in Ramadam
períodos  in that time, in that year, in that period
 
 
 
  ON
 
dias da semana  on Sunday, on Monday, on Tuesday,
on Sundays, on Mondays, on Tuesdays
partes do dia  on Sunday morning, on Monday afternoon,
on Wednesday evening
datas  on 21st January, on June 10th,
on 2nd May 1990, on 30th June 2000
aniversários   on my birthday, on our wedding day
festivais  on Christmas Day, on New Year's Day,
on Good Friday, on Easter Sunday
acontecimentos  on that day, on that afternoon, on that evening
 
 
 
 AT
 
festivais  at Christmas, at Christmas-time, at Easter
horas exactas  at seven o'clock, at twelve thirty, at 3.30 p.m.,
at midday, at midnight, at noon
idades  at sixteen, at the age of 18
outras  at dawn, at this time, at that time, at tea time,
at lunch time, at dinner time, at the weekend,
at night (2)
 
 
 
  NO PREPOSITION
 
all  all morning, all day, all week, all month, all year
every  every morning, every day, every week
last  last night, last Friday, last week, last month
next  next Friday, next week, next month, next year
tomorrow  tomorrow, tomorrow afternoon
yesterday  yesterday, yesterday morning
outras  the day before yesterday,
the day after tomorrow
 
 
(1) in the night refere-se a uma noite específica
(2) at night refere-se a uma noite como uma outra qualquer

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