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Easy Prepositions. On, at, to, for, from / to. on. How to use “on”: It is used for dates and days Jose: When do you want to meet? Mauricio: Let’s meet on August 22. (note: let’s = let us contraction) Ingrid: When is the test? Fany: It is on next Wednesday. at.
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Easy Prepositions On, at, to, for, from / to
on How to use “on”: It is used for dates and days Jose: When do you want to meet? Mauricio: Let’s meet on August 22. (note: let’s = let us contraction) Ingrid: When is the test? Fany: It is on next Wednesday.
at How to use “at.”: It is used for locations or time. Question types: Where is she? When does it start or what time does it start Selvin: Where is Delia? Kenia: She’s at the mall. Delia: When does the movie start? Pedro: It starts at 8:30.
to How to use “to.”: It is used to answer the question “where’s he going to?” Mario: Where you going Guillermo? Guillermo: I’m going to the super market.
For (basic use 1) How to use “for.”: It is used to show a purpose or when it involves a person (beneficiary). Nora: What is this food for? Elio: It is for lunch. William: Who’s this cake for? Charitin: It is for Jorge’s birthday.
from / to (combination) How to use this combination: To show a starting and ending date. Sylvia: Hey Enzo, how long will you be in Los Angeles? Enzo: I’ll be in Los Angeles from July 5th to Dec. 1st.
Prepositions: Summary of Examples • Let’s meet on Sunday at 2pm. • The meeting is on next Tuesday at 3pm. • Where’s Ada? She’s at the market. • Altagracia, let me tell you my schedule. I’ll be at the office this morning doing some work. I’m writing some reports for my boss. Then, I’m going to the gym in the afternoon. I’ll be out of the office from 3 to 4:30pm.