Temporal time prepositions - AT ON IN

AT ON IN

Languages are not just translations of one another!!

In Hebrew, all three words: at, on, in when referring to time are translated in the same way

Multiple Choice

what single word is used to translate at, on and in?

• אצל

• על

• ב

• בתוך

ב12 בצהריים

ביום שלישי

בקיץ

In English each one is different

At 12 o'clock

On Tuesday

In the Sumer

So what are the differences?

Think of it as a triangle

What is the meaning of this triangle?

Multiple Choice

So what is the meaning of this triangle?

• at is more specific than in

• in is more specific than at

• in is used more than at

• on is the average of in and at

Open Ended

What is the meaning of the at, on, in triangle?

AT

This is used for a specific time.

Like "at 12 o'clock"

or "at the moment I met you"

or "at midnight"

Multiple Choice

Which is a proper use of "at"?

• at 4 o'clock

• at the winter

• at Wednesday

• at the evening

Open Ended

What is another example of a proper use of at?

"On" is less specific than "at". "At" was a certain time, while "on" is a certain day.

For instance:

"on Wednesday"

or "on my birthday"

or "on Christmas Eve"

Multiple Select

Which is a proper use on "on"?

• on 1979

• on Monday

• on 4:30 PM

• on the first day of school

Open Ended

What is another example of a proper use of "on"?

"in" has two uses:

• as part of the triangle. "in" is less specific than "on" which is less specific than "at". "at" is a specific time, "on" is a specific day, and "in" is a specific time period. For example: "In the summer" or "in 2011" or "in March"

• as part of the day. "in the morning" or "in the afternoon""

• IMPORTANT EXCEPTION: "at night" instead of "in night". Any ideas why?

Multiple Select

Which is a proper use of "in"?

• in the evening

• in night

• in bedtime

• in my brother's birthday

• in the future

Open Ended

What is another example of a proper use of "in"?

Multiple Choice

Let's meet _______ six o'clock

• at

• on

• in

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I went to Scotland _________ 1980

• at

• on

• in

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I had a severe headache ______ Friday

• at

• on

• in

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We met her _________ New Year's Eve

• at

• on

• in

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We arrived in Romania __________ October

• at

• on

• in

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We arrived in Romania _______ October 13th

• at

• on

• in

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I went to Scotland _________ 1980

• at

• on

• in

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We get up early _______ the morning

• at

• on

• in

Multiple Choice

Do you dream ________ night?

• at

• on

• in

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What do you like doing _______ Fridays?

• at

• on

• in

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what are you doing _________ the moment?

• at

• on

• in

Fill in the Blanks

There were many earthquakes

the 1970s

Fill in the Blanks

You will meet several of my friends

a few weejs

Fill in the Blanks

The telephone and the doorbell rang

the same time

Fill in the Blanks

My boyfriend gave me a similar present

my birthday

Fill in the Blanks

2 o'clock, I heard Zohar, Emily and Peleg singing beautifully.

Fill in the Blanks

It is an ancient tradition to drink tea

the evening

Fill in the Blanks

Ayala and Maya want to be a famous actresses

the future.

Fill in the Blanks

The town will be destroyed

dawn

Multiple Select

AT

• the first day

• the spring

• night

• 7 PM

• take off

Multiple Select

ON

• dinnertime

• the 4th of September

• the Ice Age

• the past

• 9/11

Multiple Select

IN

• the time of the dinosaurs

• sunrise

• the next century

• March 3rd

• midnight

Multiple Select

AT

• 3 PM

• the summer

• Monday

• 2007

• noon

Multiple Select

ON

• the first day

• the future

• February

• Independence Day

• 5 PM

Multiple Select

IN

• March

• March 10th

• the past

• Thursday

• sunrise

Multiple Choice

Turn off your computer _________ the end of the lesson!

• at

• on

• in