[7] PREPOSITIONS (PART I)

AT
> referência

I live to eat at Outback.
He studies at IBEU.
She is at the beach. (passando pela praia)
They are at Copacabana beach.
Some people nlove eating chocolate at easter. (na época da páscoa)
I hate going to the mall at Christmas. (na época do natal)
I live at 335 Ana Leônidas street. (endereço completo)

at night = hora de dormir

ON
The malls are crowded on mother's day. (no dia das mães)
I will give it to him on his birthday. (no dia do aniversário dele)
I love to eat turkey on Christmas. (no dia do natal)
The cat is on the roof.
I live on Ana Leônidas street. (endereço sem número)
I was born on February 8, 1998. (data)
He is playing on the beach. (na praia)
I will have fun on Labor's day.
There are many cars on that street.
I go to the club on Fridays. (dia de semana ou frequência)
I am on vacation. (período)

on saturday mornings
on friday nights

IN
I love to drink wine in the winter/fall/swimmer/spring. (estações do ano)
I was born in 1979. (ano/dentro do ano)
She was born in May. (mês/dentro do mês)
He is in the kitchen (yard/...). (cômodos da casa)
She is in love.
He is in hospital. (pessoa internada)
He is in the hospital. (vai visitar ou AT hospital)
I will travel in 2012.
She lives in Duque de Caxias (Urca, Brazil, ...). (bairro, região, país)

RESUMO

AT
> referência
> endereço completo
> in my birthday = na época do aniversário

IN
> cômodos da casa
> ano, dia, mês (no mesmo ou dentro dele)
> estações do ano (in the summer, in the winter, in the fall, in the spring)
> cidade, país, continente, município
> in the morning, in the afternoon

ON
> on my birthday = no dia do aniversário
> on duty = de plantão
> She is on a diet.
> endereço incompleto
> on March 17, 1999
> on March 1999
> on the roof = no telhado
> dias da semana
> data completa ou incompleta


OBSERVAÇÕES IMPORTANTES:

eg1.:
AT night = perto da hora de dormir
IN the night = a noite toda

eg2.:
AT mother's day = na época do dia das mães
ON mother's day = no dia do Dia das mães

eg3.:
IN hospital = a pessoa está internada
IN THE hospital ou AT hospital = a pessoa que vai visitar alguém que está no hospital

eg4.:
ON the beach = na praia (pessoa está nela)
AT the beach = perto da praia (referência)

eg5.:
ON TIME - NA HORA
I arrived in the classroom on time.

IN TIME - EM TEMPO
She always arrives (in/at) the meeting in time.