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Use the prepositions to talk about time and location

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On
Used to express a surface of something,flat surfaces also includes walls , streets , water, so rivers, oceans, lakes.

I put an egg on the kitchen table.
The paper is on my desk.

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On=sur

Je pose un œuf sur la table de la cuisine.
Le papier est sur mon bureau.

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On
Used to specify days and dates:

The garbage truck comes on Wednesdays.
I was born on the 14th day of June in 1988.

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Utilisé pour spécifier les jours et les dates:

Le camion poubelle vient les mercredis.
Je suis né le 14 juin 1988.

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On
Used to indicate a device or machine, such as a phone or computer:

He is on the phone right now.
She has been on the computer since this morning.
My favorite movie will be on TV tonight.

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Utilisé pour indiquer un périphérique ou une machine, tel qu’un téléphone ou un ordinateur:

Il est au téléphone en ce moment.
Elle est sur l’ordinateur depuis ce matin.
Mon film préféré sera à la télévision ce soir.

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On
Used to indicate a part of the body:

The stick hit me on my shoulder.
He kissed me on my cheek.
I wear a ring on my finger.

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Utilisé pour indiquer une partie du corps:

Le bâton m’a frappé à l’épaule.
Il m’a embrassé sur la joue.
Je porte une bague au doigt.

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On
Used to indicate the state of something:

Everything in this store is on sale.
The building is on fire.

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Utilisé pour indiquer l’état de quelque chose:

Tout dans ce magasin est en vente.
Le bâtiment est en feu.

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Tout dans ce magasin est en vente.

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Everything in this store is on sale.

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Le bâtiment est en feu.

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The building is on fire.

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Je porte une bague au doigt.

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I wear a ring on my finger.

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Il est au téléphone en ce moment.

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He is on the phone right now.

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Qu’est-ce que c’est sur l’eau? [Flottant sur l’eau.]
Nous allons vous emmener sur le lac, dans notre bateau.
Nous serons sur le lac, dans notre bateau.

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What’s that on the water? [Floating on the water.]
We’ll take you out on the lake, in our boat.
We’ll be on the lake, in our boat.

Now the idea of flat surfaces also includes water, so rivers, oceans, lakes.

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Mon téléphone est sur la table.

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My phone is on the table.

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Vous pouvez voir une peinture sur le mur derrière moi.

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You can see a painting on the wall behind me.

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Nous habitons au quatrième étage de l’immeuble.

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We live on the fourth floor of the building.

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Pouvez-vous l’écrire sur cette feuille de papier?

Il a renversé de la glace sur son nouveau pull!

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Can you write it on that piece of paper?

He’s spilled ice cream on his new jumper!

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Le supermarché est au coin de la rue Martin.

Nice est sur la côte sud de la France.

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The supermarket is on the corner of Martin Street.

Nice is on the south coast of France.

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