Hello buddies, hoy os traemos algunos de los usos más frecuentes de las preposiciones AT, IN, ON.
Si, si, con éstas nos liamos bastante tanto si las usamos como preposiciones de tiempo o de lugar/posición. A ver si hoy arrojamos un poquito de luz y con este post os aclaramos los usos más importantes.
Vamos por partes:
AT, IN, ON prepositions of time
We use IN for periods of time, months, years, seasons, decades, morning, afternoon, evening.
For example: in six months, in the nineties (90’s), in a moment, in two days, in ten minutes, in the summer, in 2018, in the morning, in February…
We use ON for days and date, the weekend (US)
For example: on July 20th, on Saturday, on the weekend (US), onTuesday morning, on my birthday, on New Year’s day, on Christmas’ Eve…
We use AT for precise times, festivals, holiday periods, the weekend (UK) and night.
For example: at Christmas, at night, at the weekend(UK), at 10 o’clock, at Easter, at lunchtime…
We don’t need to use these preposition with some time expressions
For example: next week, tomorrow, this afternoon, yesterday, today, last winter…
AT, IN, ON prepositions of place
At a point, in an area, on a surface.
We can use at to mean «a reference or meeting point» or in to mean «inside».
For example:
She’s usually at the office in the mornings.
We’ll have a meeting in the conference room.
We can say we are at the office or in the office.
At is mainly used with
-Public places, buildings: at the airport, at the bus stop, at the office, at the shopping centre, at the hospital, at the hotel, at the doctor’s, at the hairdressers’…
-Events: at a concert, at a party, at a meeting, at a wedding, at a dinner…
We also say that someone is: at home, at work, at school, at university.
In is mainly used with
-Cities, towns, countries (and other large areas): in Europe, in Paris, in the Pacific Ocean, in the Mediterranean, in the Sahara…
-Outside areas: in the garden, in the park, in the pool, in the street…
-Rooms: in the kitchen, in the bedroom…
We say that someone is in hospital / in prison if they are there as patients / prisoners.
We can say we are at the hospital visiting someone.
Esperamos que a partir de ahora os resulte un poco menos confuso utilizar estas preposiciones taaaan comunes. 😉
