IN / ON / AT - Prepositions of PLACE AND TIME | English Grammar Lesson (+ Free PDF & Quiz)
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0:02 (soft music) - Hello, everyone
0:11 and welcome back to English with Lucy. Today we are going to be talking
0:17 about the prepositions in, on, and at. They are prepositions of time and place.
0:27 Is it in the morning? On the morning?
0:31 Or at the morning? Why did we say at Christmas,
0:37 but on Christmas day? Why do you go in a taxi,
0:42 but on a bus? That is what we are going to discuss
0:47 in today's English lesson. As always, there is a free PDF that goes with this lesson.
0:55 It's got all of the information from the lesson plus a quiz that I think you're really like.
1:01 You can use it to check that you've really understood
1:04 how to use in, on, and at as prepositions of place and prepositions of time.
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1:25 Let's start within in, on, and at as prepositions of time. When we look at, in, on, at
1:34 we move from general to more specific. That's a really good way to think of things,
1:42 in is very general, on is quite general and at is normally more specific.
1:51 Let's take a look at in first. Firstly, we use in to talk about periods of time,
1:59 general periods of time because in is very general.
2:03 In the future. In the past.
2:08 In the present. Some examples in the future,
2:12 I'd like to get married. In the past I studied hard at school.
2:19 In is also used to talk about years and I mean individual years like 1991 for example
2:31 groups of years, decades, and centuries. In 1994, I was born.
2:40 I was born in the 90s. My great grandfather was born in the 19th century.
2:49 Maybe he wasn't, my great, great grandfather was born in the 19th century,
2:56 I think. We also use in to talk about seasons
3:01 these are big parts of the year. In summer.
3:06 In winter. In autumn, I love seeing the changing of the leaves.
3:12 In spring I feel really positive. We also use in to talk about months and weeks.
3:21 In June. In November.
3:23 In five weeks time. In a few weeks.
3:27 These all use in. In June, I will be 27,
3:32 I can't believe that. Or hopefully look down in the UK will end in a few weeks.
3:39 Who knows if you're from the future can you tell me, I would really like to know.
3:44 Lastly, we use in to talk about parts, general parts of days.
3:51 For example, in the morning. In the afternoon.
3:55 In the evening, I like to relax and play board games. So that's clear, in is general.
4:04 Let's move on to on it's much more specific but not quite as specific as at.
4:12 We use on to talk about dates. For example, on the 10th of June, 1994, I was born.
4:21 I'm sorry I bring my birthday into everything. I really enjoyed my birthday.
4:28 Another example on his birthday, on his birthday he went out for a meal.
4:34 We also use on to talk about holidays that include the word day.
4:40 On Christmas day. On new year's day.
4:45 On a bank holiday. A bank holiday is a day where schools are closed
4:50 and normally we don't have to work and most importantly banks are closed
4:55 that's why it gets its name. They normally fall on a Monday
4:59 so you have a nice long weekend. I love bank holidays.
5:04 So we don't say on Christmas but we do say on Christmas day,
5:11 I wonder if you can guess which preposition we use for Christmas.
5:15 We also use on for days of the week, on Monday.
5:20 On Friday. On Friday evening.
5:23 On Saturday morning, on is also used for days of the month.
5:29 On the 4th of July. On the first day of September.
5:33 Remember in American English and British English we say dates differently.
5:38 So I would say on the 4th of May, they might say May 4th. I do have a video on how to say and write dates and English.
5:48 It's very old, I probably look very, very young in it.
5:52 I will leave it in the description for you. I have one miscellaneous, slightly random one
5:58 and that is on time. On time.
6:02 I arrived to work on time, at the correct time. Okay, let's move on to at,
6:09 the most specific preposition we use at to talk
6:14 about specific times, at 10:00 AM.
6:18 At three o'clock. At lunchtime.
6:22 At sunset. At sunrise.
6:27 At the moment, right now you will often see us saying atm for at the moment in spoken slang, English.
6:36 What are you doing atm? What are you doing at the moment,
6:40 that's a good one to remember. We also use at to talk about holidays without the word day.
6:47 So at Christmas. At Christmas I like to spend time with my family.
6:51 Although I didn't get to this year. Thanks, COVID.
6:55 At Easter. So it's on Easter Sunday or at Easter
6:59 when we're talking about the whole weekend of Easter.
7:02 One last miscellaneous one we have at night, at night.
7:07 In the PDF I mentioned before I have included a quiz so you can check your understanding
7:13 of in, on, and at as prepositions of time, the link for that is in the description box.
7:20 Let's move on to, in, on, and at, as prepositions of place.
7:25 And I have some good news in, on, and at as prepositions of place.
7:31 Also follow that same rule as before. In is more general.
7:37 On is in the middle. And at is more specific.
7:42 If you're stuck in an exam, just keep that in your head at least you can have a good estimation
7:50 of which preposition to use. Let's start with in again,
7:54 nice and general in. In is used to talk about countries.
8:00 I am in England. He is in Ireland.
8:05 We also use in talk about cities, very general once again. I stayed in Jakarta, in Jakarta.
8:14 In Seville. When I went to Italy, I stayed in Palermo.
8:20 Like cities we also use in for neighbourhoods and large areas.
8:26 For example, in the Cotswolds, the Cotswolds is a beautiful large area of England.
8:34 Or in Kensington. That's an big neighbourhood in London.
8:40 We also use in for enclosed spaces and this is an important one to remember,
8:46 we are in a taxi. In a car.
8:50 Now I'll talk about trains and buses later on because we don't use in with them we use on.
8:57 And I like to think that because taxis, cars, and helicopters are small spaces
9:04 and you have to crouch down and make yourself small to get into them
9:10 we use in. We also use in for in a classroom.
9:14 In the house. In the books.
9:17 Finally, we use in for books and newspapers. In the Times.
9:24 In the dictionary I saw that in the newspaper.
9:29 Let's move on to on, this is less general than in
9:34 but not quite as specific as at. We use on to talk about streets or roads or avenues,
9:42 on Fleet Street. On Fifth Avenue.
9:47 On the Kings Road. We also use on to talk about surfaces.
9:53 On the floor. On the ceiling.
9:56 On the roof. On the table.
9:59 We also use on to talk about floors of buildings. Her office is on the first floor.
10:06 I am on the top floor. Important we use on to talk about public transport.
10:13 On the train. On a bus.
10:16 On a plane. So it's in a taxi, car, helicopter,
10:21 on a train, bus, tram, plane. These are less enclosed spaces
10:27 in general, you can enter them and remain standing up that's how I like to think of them.
10:35 Finally, we use on for communications and media. On the TV.
10:41 On the internet. On the news, meaning on the news on TV.
10:45 On the radio. I was on the radio last week
10:49 did you hear me? Finally, we have at,
10:53 very specific usually. We use at for addresses,
10:59 this are very specific. Number 10 High Street.
11:02 Or the Red Hous, Bedford Street. In England most houses have house numbers
11:09 but especially in villages or for very big houses some have names.
11:16 Whenever I've lived in a city my house or flat has always had a number
11:21 but where I grew up and where I live now I live in a rural location
11:25 there aren't many people nearby, we have a house name.
11:29 We also use at for specific locations. I am at the bus stop.
11:34 He is at the museum. At is also used for shops,
11:39 at the coffee shop. At the bakery.
11:42 At the butchers. We also use art for group activities,
11:47 at a party. At a concert.
11:51 At a theatre. An important one to remember
11:54 is that we use at for home, work, and places of study. I'm at school.
12:01 I'm at university. I'm at work.
12:04 I'm at home. We also use at with
12:09 top, bottom, and start for example, at the end of the river.
12:16 At the top of the page. At the bottom of the stairs.
12:22 Finally, this one is slightly strange but do you remember I said we use on for surfaces,
12:30 so my laptop is on my desk. However, I am sitting at my desk.
12:39 You sit at a table, at a surface, but you put your things on a table, on a surface.
12:48 If I were to get up and sit on top of my desk then I would be on the desk.
12:56 Right that is it for today's lesson. Again, I have included a quiz
13:01 for in, on, and at prepositions of both place and time. If you would like to do the quiz
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