One Point English Lesson: Talk About Time with At, On, and In

Today’s graphic show the basics about which prepositions you can use to talk about time. We basically use at for clock time, on for a day or date, and on for all other time words like month, year, etc:

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One Point English Lesson: To use “in” or not to use “in”

Grammar Rule: Don’t use in or on when you use this, last, or next.

To use "in" or not to use "in"



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English Grammar Lesson & Mp3 Podcast: Want Vs. Want to & Need Vs Need to

I want to eat something yummy

I want to eat something yummy

Want and need have a similar grammatical pattern. Let’s have a look at these today. Listen to the lesson as you read along:

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We use want + noun, like this:

  • I want pizza for lunch.
  • Jack said he wants pepperoni pizza.
  • The students wanted the university lateness policy changed, so they met with the dean.
  • I wanted a new hat, so I went to the mall

We use want + to VERB. In a past sentence, the pattern is wanted + to VERB. like this:

  • I want to have pizza for lunch.
  • Jack said he wants to eat pepperoni pizza.
  • The students said they wanted to see they the lateness policy of the university changed.
  • I wanted to buy a new hat, so I went to the mall

In a similar way, we use need + noun, like this:

  • I need a new computer. This one is broken.
  • Jack said he needs time to repair the broken server.
  • The students needed flexibility in the lateness policy, so they met with the dean.
  • I needed a new hat, so I went to the mall.

We use need + to VERB. In a past sentence, the pattern is needed + to VERB, like this:

  • I need to get a new computer. This one is broken.
  • Jack said he needs to have more time to repair the broken server.
  • The students said the university needed to have flexibility in the lateness policy.
  • I needed to pick up a new hat, so I went to the mall.

What do you want to have for dinner tonight? Do you need to buy anything today? Leave a comment here and let me know.



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One Point English Preposition Lesson: Arrive In At On By With

The train arrived in Tokyo on time!

The train arrived in Tokyo

We use arrive with several different prepositions. Let’s have a look at these today.

We use arrive in + country, city, town, village, etc (geographic location)

  • The train arrived in New York City at 4:00
  • I arrived in Japan in October
  • Jack and I arrived in Soho at the same time.

We use arrive at + shop, room, site, building, event, etc

  • The train arrived at Grand Central Station at 4:00
  • I arrived at the party a half hour late.
  • Jack and I arrived at the café at the same time.

We use also use arrive at and arrive on/in + time

  • The train arrived at 4:00.
  • I arrived on Monday.
  • Jack and I arrived in October.

We use also use arrive by + train, bus, car, taxi, etc…(method of transportation)

  • They arrived by train.
  • I arrived by taxi.
  • Jack and I arrived by bus.

We use also use arrive with + person / thing

  • I arrived with Jane.
  • Jack arrived with presents for everyone.

Can you think of another preposition that works with arrive? Leave a message here and let me know.



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