Posts tagged prepositions
One Point English Preposition Lesson: Arrive In At On By With
Jan 10th
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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One-Point English Lesson: When Vs While in the Past
Nov 6th
I saw this spider when I was in Tokyo
We use both while and when to refer to the past time. Let’s check out the basic rules for using these words.
We use when in a past time clause with the simple past tense, like this:
- When the hurricane hit, I was on vacation.
- Jack was in the middle of a meeting when his cell phone rang.
- When I saw Jane she was working on her project.
- I was about to leave the house when it started raining.
We use while in a past time clause with the past progressive tense, like this:
- While I was cooking dinner, the power went out.
- Jim said he lost his keys while he was jogging.
- While we were walking home, it started raining.
- I met up with Tommy while I was shopping in the mall.
I wrote this lesson at 10pm NYC time. What were you doing when I wrote it? Leave a comment and let me know.
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One-Point English Lesson: Using Since to Talk About Time
Oct 18th
When you want to connect the past to the present, you can use since when you talk about a specific point in past time. We use since after a clause that uses the present perfect tense. The verb in the since clause uses the simple past. The structure is since + S + V:
- Jack has played the guitar since he was in elementary school.
- Yuki said she has lived in New York since she graduated university.
- She has helped me so much since I first met her.
Of course, you can also use since + day, date, or other time phrase:
- Jack has played the guitar since 1987.
- Yuki said she has lived in New York since last year.
- Tom has worked in the bank since March.
Did you know I have been writing lessons her since 2010?
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