IN vs. ON vs. AT - Finally Explained!

2/23/20265 min

Wondering when to use "in," "on," or "at"?

This English lesson teaches you how to use these common English prepositions. You'll learn how to distinguish between "in on at" and use the correct prepositions of time and prepositions of place, improving your English grammar.

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First 90 seconds

Shana· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hi, and welcome to the Espresso English podcast, where you can improve your English in just a few minutes a day. My name is Shana, and I'm the teacher at Espresso English. Make sure to visit the website, espressoenglish.net, where you can get online courses and e-books that will help you learn English even faster. Let's get started with today's lesson. Which one is correct? I'll see you in December, I'll see you on December, or I'll see you at December? The correct answer is in. I'll see you in December. But if we add a date, then we'd say, "I'll see you on December 10th." And if we add a time, then we'd say, "I'll see you at nine o'clock on December 10th." The prepositions in, on, and at are some of the most common words in English and also some of the most confusing because the rules change depending on time or place. In this video, I'll show you exactly how to use in, on, and at correctly, clearly, and simply. And my free gift for you is today's lesson PDF, which includes a practice quiz. Download it by clicking the link in the video description and entering your email address. Okay, let's get started. First, we'll learn how to use in, on, and at for time. We use in for months, years, decades, centuries, and general periods of the day. Think big time that's not very specific. So we say

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