Usos da preposição “IN”
a) Recife is located in South America. (Continente > rua)
b) Recife is in Brazil. (País > rua)
c) Recife is in Pernambuco. (Estado > rua)
d) I lived in Recife. (Cidade > rua)
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Usos da preposição “ON”
a) I was on New York Street.
b) The supermarket is on Rio Branco Avenue.
c) I am on Main Street.
Usos da preposição “AT”
a) Ann is at 151 Main Street. (nº de casa < rua)
b) Ann and Paul were at the apartment 201. (nº de apartamento < rua)
c) Ann will be at 321 room. (nº de quarto < rua)
Exceção: quando mencionar andar (floor) de um prédio, use a preposição on. Fonte: The Free Dictionary
Exemplos:
a) My apartment is on the 1st (first) floor.
b) She was on the 2nd (second) floor.
c) It’s on the fifth floor of the hospital.
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Usos da preposição “IN”
a) America was discovered in the 15th century. (Século > dia)
b) Mel Gibson was born in 1956. (Ano > dia)
c) The lake freezes over in winter. (Estação do ano > dia)
d) He retired in October. (Mês > dia)
e) Ann will be there in a week. (Semana > dia)
Casca de banana: hora, minuto e segundo são menores do que um dia, mas se vierem precedidos de números cardinais (one/a, two, three, four…), você deve usar in.
Exemplos:
a) I will be there in three hours.
b) I will be there in five minutes.
c) I will be there in a/one second
Usos da preposição “ON”
a) Many shops don’t open on Sundays.
b) What are you doing on Friday?
c) On a clear day you can see the mountains from here.
d) My birthday’s on the 30th of May.
e) I was born on July 1st.
Usos da preposição “AT”
a) The game starts at 3 o’clock. (Hora < dia)
b) The missile will explode at the first minute of tomorrow. (Minute < dia)
c) It starts at the third second of Sunday. (Segundo < dia)
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