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Prepositions: indicating times of the day

Prepositions are words that connect nouns, pronouns, or phrases with other words within a sentence.

Gramática: Preposiciones: indicar momentos del día

A1 Spanish Prepositions: indicating times of the day

Level: A1

Module 2: De horas a estaciones (From hours to seasons)

Lesson 9: Días de la semana y partes del día. (Days of the week and parts of the day)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

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  1. Use "en" to indicate specific parts of the day. For example: "en la noche" .
  2. Use "a" or "al" to indicate hours and precise moments. For example: "al atardecer" .
  3. Use “por” to indicate general periods of the day. For example: “por la mañana” .
  4. Use "de" or "del" to indicate a part of the day or a period of time. For example: "de noche".
PreposiciónEjemplo
PorPor la mañana (In the morning)
 Por la tarde (In the afternoon)
 Por la noche (At night)
EnEn la mañana (In the morning)
 En la noche (In the night)
A + el => AlAl amanecer (At dawn)
A + laA la medianoche (At midnight)
De + el => DelDel mediodía (Of the midday)
De + laDe la mañana (In the morning)
DeDe noche (At night)
 De día (During the day)

Exercise 1: Preposiciones: indicar momentos del día

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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por, En, del, de, Por, a

1.
Son las dos ... la tarde.
(It is two in the afternoon.)
2.
El viernes ... la tarde hay una comida familiar.
(On Friday afternoon, there is a family meal.)
3.
Trabajo ... la mañana.
(I work in the morning.)
4.
Hoy a las diez ... la noche voy a Portugal.
(Today at ten o'clock at night I am going to Portugal.)
5.
Hoy ... la medianoche celebro mi cumpleaños.
(Today at midnight I celebrate my birthday.)
6.
Mañana a las cinco ... mediodía vamos a una fiesta.
(Tomorrow at five in the afternoon we are going to a party.)
7.
... la mañana del lunes organizo mi semana.
(On Monday morning I organize my week.)
8.
... la tarde visito a mi abuela.
(In the afternoon I visit my grandmother.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

del


of the

2

Por


In the

3

En


On

4

de


of