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| For today’s fun language tip we are going to look at the prepositions of place at, in and on. We can use at, in and on when we talk about the location of things. What do these three prepositions tell us about the location? In general, we use: • At for a POINT (un punto específico) • In for an ENCLOSED SPACE (un espacio cerrado) • On for a SURFACE (una superficie) Look at some examples: Mike is at the bus stop waiting for a bus.Mike está en la parada esperando un autobús. James doesn’t like to be locked in his office all day; he likes to be outside.A James no le gusta estar encerrado en la oficina todo el día; le gusta estar al aire libre. When I got home, I saw a cat sitting on my car!¡Cuando llegué a casa vi un gato tumbado sobre mi coche! Let’s take a look at a list of some words which often follow these prepositions of place: AT home - work - school - university - college - a station - an airport - the seaside IN the newspaper - bed - hospital - prison - the street - the sky - a photograph - a picture/photo - the mirror - the corner (of a room). ON the left - the right - the ground floor - the first, second, etc, floor - on a chair (sit) - on the radio - on television/TV - on a horse - on the corner (of a street). An important rule to remember is, that we use on for most means of transport: Una regla importante es que usamos “on” con la mayoría de los medios de transporte: I am on the bus/my bike/my motorbike/my skateboard/a plane/the train at the moment. However, we do not use on for cars and taxis; we use the preposition in:Sin embargo, no usamos “on” con los coches y taxis; usamos la preposición “in”. I am in my car/a taxi at the moment. I hope this has been helpful for you! Remember that for more information on this topic, you can take a look at unit 21 of the ABA online course. Have a great weekend. Take care, |
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