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We use on:
1. to refer to a position on any surface:
I know I left my wallet on the table.
She is standing on the floor.
A mosquito is on the wall
2. to describe a position along a road or river or by the sea or by a lake:
Dublin is on the east coast of Ireland.
Pujili is on your right.
Latacunga city is on your left.
Baños City is on the south of Ambato.
Baños City is to the south of Ambato.
Colombia is on the north of Ecuador.
Colombia is to the north of Ecuador.
3. to talk about a floor in a building:
They live on the 15th floor!
Marcelo lives on the second floor.
Marcelo lives on the 11th. Floor.
Go up the stairs, the office is on the 6th floor.
4. to talk about being physically on public transport:
I was on the train when she phoned. (but to talk about ways of travelling, we use by: I went to
Rome by train.)
I´m on a bus going to quito.
I am on the train.
I am on a taxi. I am going to the university by taxi.
I go to Quito by donky
I go to Quito by bus
I go to Quito by taxi
I go to Quito by train
I go to Quito by UBRs
We use in:
1. to talk about locations within a larger area:
Rosa is in Quito in Guamani in her room.
Joshua passes me my glasses which are on the computer in my room, please.
I know my book is somewhere in this room. Can anyone see it?
2. to talk about workplaces when we see them as a physical location:
She works in an open-plan office. (but we use on when we talk about a farm: I’ve always wante
work on a farm.)
Homework:
Write an examples for each rule about at
Write two examples for each rule about on
Write three example for each rule about in
At, by, of, on, in, with, for, to
By:
1. “by” + place
The meaning is: beside, at the side of, next to, close to
examples:
by + train
car
boat
plane
taxi
bus
coach
bike
examples:
by + telephone
post
email
fax
letter
text
examples:
by + credit card
cheque
visa
bank transference
in cash
--- cash
examples:
Note that we do not use “by” for cash payments. We use the
preposition “in”:
- I eat fish.
- Fish is eaten by me
In the passive voice, “by” indicates WHO is doing the action.
In the above sentence, “David” is the person doing the action. When
we convert this sentence to the passive voice, we say:
Here are some more examples. These are in the past tense:
examples:
example:
questions
How can I turn on the radio?
answer:
by pressing the button
examples:
Look
Look at : observar, mirar
She looks at the whiteboard
Look for: buscar
She is looking for a job.
She looks for a job
Go
Go into
Come
Addict
Come to after
S+v+c …time ex
She is addicted to you
She is addicted to readings.
She is addicted to trips
She is addicted to alcohol
Link
I love you
Love you.
BY: https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/how-use
FOR: http://languagelearningbase.com/2412/when-we-use-for-and-when-we-use-to
OF, ABOUT, FOR, WITH, BY : https://www.learngrammar.net/english-grammar/use-of-
prepositions-of-about-for-with-by