2022-04-11 21:06:15
#common mistakes at IELTS
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞
We use in with a year, month or part of the day, but on with a day or date: I came to Australia 𝐢𝐧 1988. We landed 𝐨𝐧 1st 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧. We use at with a 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 and with the 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 and night
Let's meet at the weekend. Are you five on Sunday 𝐚𝐭 8:00
We use for to talk about a length of time:
I have lived in Australia 𝐟𝐨𝐫 18 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬.
We use in with cities, countries and places to say where something is or happened:
I met my husband 𝐢𝐧 London.
We also use in with a book, newspaper, magazine, journal, film or TV programme 𝐭𝐨 say where we read or saw something
I read some interesting new research 𝐢𝐧 this month's medical 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥.
We use at with school, college, university, work and home and to refer to a building :
"Where is dad? He's 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤.
Shall we meet 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚? (= meet outside the building)
We use to with a place to show destination:
Where are you going? I'm just going 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 to do some work
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