Preposições de Tempo Comuns

• In – usado para meses, anos, séculos e longos períodos (ex: in January, in 2020, in the 21st century)
• On – usado para dias e datas específicos (ex: on Monday, on July 4th)
• At – usado para horários precisos e momentos específicos (ex: at 6 o’clock, at noon)
• During – usado para expressar algo que acontece ao longo de um período (ex: during the meeting, during the summer)
• For – usado para indicar a duração de um período (ex: for two hours, for a week)
• Since – usado para indicar o início de um período que continua até o presente (ex: since 1995, since this morning)
• By – usado para indicar um momento limite (ex: by Friday, by 5 PM)
• Until – usado para indicar até quando algo continua (ex: until Monday, until 2021)
• From…to… – usado para indicar o início e o fim de um período (ex: from 9 AM to 5 PM, from Monday to Friday)

Exemplos de Frases

• I was born in 1990. – Eu nasci em 1990.
• She has a meeting on Wednesday. – Ela tem uma reunião na quarta-feira.
• We will meet at 7 o’clock. – Nós nos encontraremos às 7 horas.
• He studied during the night. – Ele estudou durante a noite.
• They stayed for two weeks. – Eles ficaram por duas semanas.
• She has been working here since 2010. – Ela trabalha aqui desde 2010.
• We need to finish this by tomorrow. – Precisamos terminar isso até amanhã.
• He will stay until Friday. – Ele ficará até sexta-feira.
• The event is from 3 PM to 6 PM. – O evento é das 3 PM às 6 PM.

Vocabulário

My name is Ana, and I work in a shop. The shop opens at 9 o’clock in the morning. I start work on Monday, and I finish on Friday. In the morning, I greet customers and say, “Hello! Welcome!” A customer asks, “How much is this T-shirt?” I say, “It costs ten reais.” He buys it and pays at the counter. I work hard in the afternoon too.

On Tuesday, a woman, Maria, comes at 10 o’clock. She says, “Hi! How much is this dress?” I answer, “It costs fifty reais.” She buys the dress and leaves. In the evening, I count the money. My boss says, “Ana, you sell well on Mondays and Tuesdays!” I smile and thank her. At noon, I go to Pedro’s café. He works in the afternoon and serves sandwiches. I say, “Hi, Pedro! I want a sandwich.” It costs five reais, and I pay at 1 o’clock.

On weekends, I visit my sister. She studies English in the evening. I help her on Saturday. She asks, “What time is it?” I say, “It’s 6 o’clock in the evening.” We talk about numbers and money. She says, “I buy a book on Monday.” I say, “Good! Books are great.” I love my job because I meet people in the morning and afternoon. My life is busy, but I like it.