Apr 27, 2022
Prepositions - In,At,On
⏰TIME
🔛On is used with days.
I will see you on Monday.
The week begins on Sunday.
🏧At is used with noon, night, dawn, dusk, midnight, and with the time of day.
My plane leaves at noon.
The movie starts at 6 p.m.
ℹIn is used with other parts of the day, with months, with years, with seasons.
He likes to read in the afternoon.
The days are long in August.
The book was published in 2014.
The flowers will bloom in spring.
🪐PLACE
ℹIn – describes the point itself.
There is a wasp in the room.
🔛On – talks about the surface.
I left your keys on the table.
🏧At – talks about a general vicinity.
She was waiting at the corner.
🤝INTRODUCE THE OBJECT OF VERBS
🏧At – with verbs glance, laugh, look, rejoice, smile, and stare
She took a quick glance at her reflection.
(exception with mirror: She took a quick glance in the mirror.)
You didn't laugh at his joke.
I'm looking at the computer monitor.
We rejoiced at his safe rescue.
That pretty girl smiled at you.
Stop staring at me.
💃EXCEPTIONS
⭐Fixed Expressions
Those that seek to answer the question: Where are you/he/she/it? Did you...
🏧AT
At home
At school
At work
At a party
At college
At a wedding
At a university
ℹIN
In the sky
In the sea
In the backyard
In the newspaper^
In a movie^
In a car*
In a boat*
^No reason, just habit
*"in" used in reference to small vehicles
🔛ON
On the couch/sofa
On the floor
On the radio^
On the TV/news^
On Youtube^
On a bus*
On a train*
On a plane*
* "on" used in reference to larger vehicles
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