Andrea Rojas
When should I use at or in?

Sometimes when I write about been at one place I don't know if I should use at or in.

For example:

I'm in my work in this moment or

I'm at my work in this moment.

2015年3月25日 19:05
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I would say "I'm at work right now".

 

Other examples:

I'm at home

I'm in bed

I'm in the kitchen

I'm at the beach

I'm on the phone

I'm in trouble

I'm at my wits end

2015年3月25日
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- "I'm at work" OR "I'm at the office". If you want to be more specific you could say "I'm at my desk" OR "I'm in my office" (referring to your own private room at your workplace).

 

- "I'm on the phone/computer" and "They're showing the game on TV tonight".

 

- "I was at home in my room on the computer at 10:00pm".

 

Prepositions can be tricky. You can find some good examples of how to use them at the following links:

 

1) http://esl.about.com/library/beginnercourse/bl_beginner_course_gr_prep1.htm

2) http://esl.about.com/od/grammarintermediate/a/prepositions_of_movement.htm ;

3) http://www.talkenglish.com/Grammar/prepositions-on-at-in.aspx

2015年3月26日

Any question dear Andrea...

2015年3月26日

Some advanced examples for "in":
- a country in africa
- An island in the pacific
- canards in the newspaper

2015年3月26日

in & at for places:

in: to a position which is a component of a coherent larger area:

 -I'm in the bed/kitchen/room/balcony/toilet/bathroom/yard -> all of them are coherent & inside the home

at: not to a position inside a coherent area,

 - at home/school/the supermarket/the door ->all of them are components of a town but not coherent, not related to each other 

 

2015年3月26日