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Temporal time prepositions - AT ON IN

Temporal time prepositions - AT ON IN

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4th - 10th Grade

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9 Slides • 35 Questions

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AT ON IN

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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

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Multiple Choice

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

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אצל

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על

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ב

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בתוך

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ב12 בצהריים

ביום שלישי

בקיץ


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In English each one is different

At 12 o'clock

On Tuesday

In the Sumer

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So what are the differences?

Think of it as a triangle


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What is the meaning of this triangle?

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Multiple Choice

So what is the meaning of this triangle?

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at is more specific than in

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in is more specific than at

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in is used more than at

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on is the average of in and at

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Open Ended

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

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AT

This is used for a specific time.

Like "at 12 o'clock"

or "at the moment I met you"

or "at midnight"

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Multiple Choice

Which is a proper use of "at"?

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at 4 o'clock

2

at the winter

3

at Wednesday

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at the evening

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Open Ended

What is another example of a proper use of at?

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"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"

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Multiple Select

Which is a proper use on "on"?

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on 1979

2

on Monday

3

on 4:30 PM

4

on the first day of school

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Open Ended

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

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"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?

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Multiple Select

Which is a proper use of "in"?

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in the evening

2

in night

3

in bedtime

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in my brother's birthday

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in the future

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Open Ended

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

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Multiple Choice

Let's meet _______ six o'clock

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at

2

on

3

in

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Multiple Choice

I went to Scotland _________ 1980

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at

2

on

3

in

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Multiple Choice

I had a severe headache ______ Friday

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at

2

on

3

in

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Multiple Choice

We met her _________ New Year's Eve

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at

2

on

3

in

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Multiple Choice

We arrived in Romania __________ October

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at

2

on

3

in

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Multiple Choice

We arrived in Romania _______ October 13th

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at

2

on

3

in

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Multiple Choice

I went to Scotland _________ 1980

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at

2

on

3

in

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Multiple Choice

We get up early _______ the morning

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at

2

on

3

in

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Multiple Choice

Do you dream ________ night?

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at

2

on

3

in

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Multiple Choice

What do you like doing _______ Fridays?

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at

2

on

3

in

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Multiple Choice

what are you doing _________ the moment?

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at

2

on

3

in

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Multiple Select

AT

1

the first day

2

the spring

3

night

4

7 PM

5

take off

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Multiple Select

ON

1

dinnertime

2

the 4th of September

3

the Ice Age

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the past

5

9/11

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Multiple Select

IN

1

the time of the dinosaurs

2

sunrise

3

the next century

4

March 3rd

5

midnight

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Multiple Select

AT

1

3 PM

2

the summer

3

Monday

4

2007

5

noon

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Multiple Select

ON

1

the first day

2

the future

3

February

4

Independence Day

5

5 PM

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Multiple Select

IN

1

March

2

March 10th

3

the past

4

Thursday

5

sunrise

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Multiple Choice

Turn off your computer _________ the end of the lesson!

1

at

2

on

3

in

AT ON IN

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