Preposition

Preposition

1. in

   • We use in for longer periods(months/years/seasons etc.)
     • in October
     • in 2012
     • in the 20th century
     • in the past
     • in winter
     • in the 1990s
   • We say
     • in the morning but on Friday morning
     • in the afternoon but on Sunday afternoon
     • in the evening but on monday evening
   • We say
     • The train will be leaving in a few minutes. (= a few minutes from now)
     • Andy has gone away. He will be back in a week (= a week from now)
     • They will be here in a moment. (= a moment from now)
     • We also use in to say how long it takes to do something: I learnt to drive in for weeks. (= It took four weeks)
   • in time
     • = soon enough for something or to do something
     • I sent Tracy a birthday present. I hope it arrives in time ( = on or before her birthday)
     • I´m in a hurry. I want to get home in time to see the game on TV (= soon enough to see the game)
     • The opposite of in time is too late and you can say just in time(=almost too late)
     • A child ran into the road in front of the car, but i managed to stop just in time)
   • in the end
     • =finally
     • We had a lot of problem with our car. We sold it in the end. (= finally we sold it)
     • HE got more and more angry. in the end he just walked out of the room
     • The opposite of in the end is at first
   • Position
     • in a room / in a building / in a box
     • in a garden / in a town / in a country
     • in a pool / in the sea / in a river
     • Theres no -one in the room / When we were in Italy, we spent a few days in Venice / There were some people swimming in the river
     • We say that somebody/something is
       • in a line, in a row, in a queue
       • in the sky, in the world, in a office, in a departament
       • in a newspaper, in a magazine, in a book, in an email, in a letter, in a picture, in a photo, in a photograph
       • in the country, in the countryside
       • When i go to the cinema, I like to sit in the front row
       • Whats is the largest city in the world?
       • I have just started working in the sales departament
       • Who is the woman in that picture?
     • We say: in the front, in the back of a car
       • I was in the back of the car when we had the accident
       • American speakers say in the front or at the front, in the back or at the back of a group, etc.
       • Let´s sit in/at the front (of the theather)
       • John was standing in/at the back of the crowd
     • We say in the corner of a room
       • The TV is in the corner of the room
     • We say that somebody is
       • in hospital / in prison/ in jail / in bed
       • Anna´s mother is in hospital
       • James isn´t up yet. He´s still in bed
       • Americans speakers say the hospital (with the)
       • Anna´s mother is in the hospital
       • Americans speakers say (study) in college or in school
       • My sister is in medical School
     • Can use in with buildings
       • eat in restaurant
       • buy food in a supermarket
       • We use in when we are thinking about what the building contains.
       • All the rooms in the hotel have air conditioning
       • We normally use in with cities, towns and villages
       • The louvre is a famoues art museum in Paris
       • Steve´s parents live in a village in the south of France
     • in a car / in a taxi/ in the subway(In the station or system) - Laura Arrived in a taxi
   • Arrive in
     • We say arrive in a town or country
     • they arrived in Spain a week ago
   • With some verbs(go/get/put) we often use in (instead of into)
     • She got in the car and drove away or She got into the car...
     • I read the letter and put it back in the envelope
   • Into / go into, get into, etc = enter ( a room, a buidling, a car, etc.)
     • i opened the dor, went into the room and sat down
     • A bird flew into the kitchen through the window
     • Every month my salary is paid directly into my ban account
   • In - Other uses
     • We say: in the rain, in the sun, in the shade, in the dark, in bad weather, in a storm
     • (write) in capital letters / (tell a story) in your own words / (something is) in English, in Arabic
     • (be/fall) in love (with somebody)
     • in (my) opinion
     • We sat in the shade. It was too hot to sit in the sun
     • Jack always writes in capital letters
     • They´re very happy together. They´re in love
     • In my opinion, the movie wasn´t very good