For today’s Friday fun tip let’s take a look at some prepositions of time commonly used in English: IN, ON and AT.
Hoy vamos a estudiar unas preposiciones de tiempo muy comunes en inglés: IN, ON y AT.
Let’s look at a quick text and see how we use these prepositions correctly when reading, speaking or writing.
At 1 o'clock today I am going to my grandparents’ house for lunch. My grandma told us to come at noon but Mum said it was too early. We always go there on Sundays and spend the whole day there. I actually like to spend the night too because Granddad and I wake up at sunrise and spend the morning walking in the mountains.
Last year on Christmas day Granny prepared the best meal ever for the whole family. She said that on my birthday this year she would make a big cake and I could invite my friends.
In summer I normally go visit my grandparents too because they live on a farm and it’s much better than the city. Once when I had school holidays in 2012 I stayed with my grandparents for 2 months. We had great fun!
Hoy iré a comer a casa de mis abuelos a las 13:00. Mi abuela nos dijo que fuéramos a mediodía pero mi madre dijo que era demasiado temprano. Siempre vamos los domingos y nos pasamos todo el día ahí. De hecho, también me gusta pasar la noche allí porque el abuelo y yo nos levantamos al amanecer y pasamos la mañana paseando por la montaña.
El año pasado, el día de Navidad, la abuela preparó la mejor comida del mundo para toda la familia. Dijo que este año por mi cumpleaños me haría un enorme pastel y que podría invitar a todos mis amigos.
En verano también suelo ir a visitar a mis abuelos porque viven en una granja y eso es mucho mejor que la ciudad. Una vez, en las vacaciones del cole en el 2012, me quedé con ellos 2 meses. ¡Lo pasamos genial!
Now let’s take a look at the rules so we can see how easy it is!
| AT | IN | ON | |
| a specific time | months, years,
seasons, decades | days and dates | |
| at 3 o'clock | in May | on Sunday | |
| at 10.30am | in summer | on Tuesdays | |
| at noon | in the summer | on March 6th | |
| at dinnertime | in 1990 | on December 25th | |
| at bedtime | in the 90s | on Christmas day | |
| at dawn | in the next century | on New Year's day | |
| at sunrise | in July | on my birthday | |
Well, I’m sure you understand prepositions better now! Remember, if you want to, you can always refer to unit 21 of the course for more information on how to use these prepositions correctly.
Have a great weekend!
Best regards,
Hello!
How are you today?
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Today let’s look at when and where to use CAPITAL letters in English.Hoy vamos a estudiar cuándo y dónde poner las mayúsculas en inglés.
Firstly and very importantly the first person singular subject pronoun ”I” is always capitalised. Look at a couple of examples:
• I have already seen that movie.Ya he visto esa película.
• Jack said that I could go on holiday with him.Jack dijo que yo podía irme de vacaciones con él.
Days of the week, months of the year and important holidays start with capital letters in English, for example:
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesdaylunes, martes, miércoles
• January, February, Marchenero, febrero, marzo
• Christmas, EasterNavidad, Semana Santa
We also use capital letters for countries, cities, continents and monuments. Look…
• Last year I visited several cities in Spain, for example, Barcelona, where I saw the Sagrada Familia.El año pasado visité varias ciudades de España, por ejemplo, Barcelona, donde vi la Sagrada Familia.
• I love Big Ben in London.Me encanta el Big Ben de Londres.
• He has visited Europe and Asia.Ha visitado Europa y Asia.
• Her favourite country is Italy.Su país favorito es Italia.
We also use them for people’s names and titles. Look at some examples:
• William Shakespeare
• Mrs Jones
• Dr Smith
• Queen Elizabeth
They are also used whenever you start a new sentence or after a full stop.
• The car drove very fast. It was hard to see it in the dark.El coche iba muy rápido. Fue difícil verlo en la oscuridad.
• Would you like more tea? No, thank you!¿Quieres un poco más de té? No, gracias.
• My parents like to go swimming on the weekend. However, my sister prefers seeing her friends.A mis padres les gusta nadar los fines de semana. Sin embargo, mi hermana prefiere quedar con los amigos.
Languages are also capitalised in English. Here are some examples:
• She speaks Spanish very well.Habla muy bien el castellano.
• I can’t believe how hard Chinese is. I have studied it for years and still don’t understand anything!No me puedo creer lo difícil que es el chino. Lo estudio desde hace muchos años y, ¡todavía no entiendo nada!
• English is a very useful language for travelling and work.  El inglés es un idioma muy útil para viajar y trabajar
Writing in any language is important so remember that in section 3 in each unit in the ABA online course there is a section dedicated to writing for you to practise and improve your writing and spelling.
Have you tried the first one? Practice makes perfect!
Have a great day,
Best wishes,
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