{"id":6754,"date":"2021-02-16T08:42:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T08:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=6754"},"modified":"2021-05-25T10:41:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T10:41:47","slug":"how-to-use-the-preposition-in-english-grammar-on-at-in-of-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/how-to-use-the-preposition-in-english-grammar-on-at-in-of-for\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the preposition in English grammar (On, At, In, Of, For)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How to use the preposition in English grammar (On, At, In, Of, For)<\/h1>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2rem; margin-top: 2rem; background: #F4F4F4;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #fff; background: #FF6868;\">\u00cdNDICE DE CONTENIDOS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#prepositions\">What are the prepositions?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#for\">What are prepositions for?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#on\">On (refers to the surface of something)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#in\">In (to indicate opinion, belief, feeling, etc.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#to\">To (to indicate address, place)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#of\">Of(to indicate relativeto, belonging to)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#for\">For (to indicate the reason)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Given the great importance of prepositions in English grammar, it\u00a0<strong>is very important that English learners take the time to learn them<\/strong>\u00a0, as they are an essential part of sentence structure.\u00a0In fact, in many cases, if the wrong preposition is used by mistake, the meaning of the phrase can change completely.\u00a0In this article we will try to help you in this complicated task and we will teach you \u201cHow to use the preposition in English grammar (\u00a0<em>On, At, In, For\u201d)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"prepositions\">What are the prepositions?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Prepositions are terms that relate the different elements of a sentence<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0They can indicate origin, destination, address, place, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Learning the prepositions of English can be quite difficult for those who study it as a foreign language, since there is really no shortcut and all of them have to be learned and understood by heart individually.\u00a0However, the process can be made slightly easier if we classify them into different groups.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"for\">What are prepositions for?<\/h2>\n<p>Prepositions are the words that join a noun, pronoun, or noun phrases and complete each sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A la oficina, sobre la mesa, sobre m\u00ed, en unos minutos, en mi casa, etc<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>To<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0the office,\u00a0<strong>on\u00a0<\/strong>the table,\u00a0<strong>on<\/strong>\u00a0me,\u00a0<strong>in<\/strong>\u00a0a few minutes,\u00a0<strong>a<\/strong>t my house, etc.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here,\u00a0<em>&#8220;to&#8221;, &#8220;on&#8221;, &#8220;in&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>&#8220;at&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0are easily seen as prepositions.<\/p>\n<p>Also,\u00a0<strong>prepositions are used in sentences to indicate a location, direction, time, or sometimes to introduce an object<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0Here we will mention some of the most common prepositions and their applications in sentences.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"on\">On (refers to the surface of something)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Dej\u00e9 los platos\u00a0<strong>en<\/strong>\u00a0la mesa del comedor.\u00a0<em>I kept the dishes on the dining table<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"on\">On (specify days and dates)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Vendr\u00e9 el lunes.\u00a0<em>I will come on Monday<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ella est\u00e1 al tel\u00e9fono.\u00a0<em>She is on the phone.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mi pel\u00edcula favorita estar\u00e1 ahora en la televisi\u00f3n\u00a0<em>My favorite movie will be on TV now.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Encendido (se refiere a las partes del cuerpo) sigo usando mi anillo de bodas en mi dedo.\u00a0<em>On (refers the parts of the body) \u2014 I keep wearing my wedding ring on my finger.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Activado (para referir un estado): los productos disponibles en la tienda est\u00e1n a la venta.\u00a0<em>On (to refer a state)- The products available in the store are on sale.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>At:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>At (to indicate a place) &#8211; Hay un buen n\u00famero de personas en el parque.<em>\u00a0&#8211; There are a good number of people at the park.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>In:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In (to indicate a location): ahora estoy en el lugar de mi amigo<em>\u00a0&#8211; I am in my friend&#8217;s place now.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>In (used when doing something): el eslogan debe ser atractivo al comercializar un producto. &#8211; The tagline should be catchy in marketing a product.<\/li>\n<li>In (to indicate opinion, belief, feeling, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>I believe in hard work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"in\">In (to indicate opinion, belief, feeling, etc.)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I believe in hardworking.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On (specify day, month, season, year): \u00a0prefiero hacer matem\u00e1ticas por la ma\u00f1ana.\u00a0<em>\u00a0&#8211; I prefer to do Maths in the morning.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>La nueva sesi\u00f3n acad\u00e9mica comenzar\u00e1 en marzo.\u00a0<em>The new academic session will commence in March<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In (to indicate color, shape and size): este vestido viene en cuatro tama\u00f1os.<em>&#8211; This dress comes in four sizes.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"to\">To (to indicate address, place):<\/h2>\n<p>To (\u00a0<strong>to indicate the address, the place<\/strong> ) &#8211; Los amigos fueron al restaurante.\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<em>The friends went to the restaurant<\/em>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Me dirijo a mi universidad.\u00a0<em>I am heading to my college<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To (\u00a0<strong>to indicate relationship<\/strong> ) &#8211; No responda a las personas molestas.<em>&#8211; Do not respond to the annoying persons.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tu respuesta es importante para m\u00ed.\u00a0\u00a0<em>Your answer is important to me.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To ( <strong>to indicate a limit<\/strong> ) &#8211; \u00a0Los peri\u00f3dicos viejos se apilaron hasta el techo.\u00a0<em>\u00a0&#8211; The old newspapers were piled up to the roof.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To ( <strong>to refer a period<\/strong> ) -Estoy aqu\u00ed de 10 a 5. <em>\u00a0&#8211; I am here from 10 to 5.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"of\">Of(to indicate relativeto, belonging to):<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Of (to indicate relative to, belonging to) &#8211; \u00a0Siempre so\u00f1\u00e9 con ser famoso.<em>&#8211; I always dreamed of being famous.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Of (to indicate reference) <em>\u00a0esta es una foto de mi \u00faltimo cumplea\u00f1os.- This is a picture of my last birthday<\/em>\u00a0.<\/li>\n<li>Of (to specify number or quantity) un buen n\u00famero de personas comprende hindi.\u00a0<em>\u00a0&#8211; A good number of people understand Hindi.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"for\">For (to indicate the reason):<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>For (to indicate the reason or because of) -Estoy muy feliz por ti. <em>&#8211; I am really happy for you<\/em><\/li>\n<li>For (to indicate duration or time):\u00a0asist\u00ed a la sesi\u00f3n solo durante un a\u00f1o.<em>&#8211; I attended the session for one year only.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>For (specify use of something): se est\u00e1 preparando para su examen final.<em>&#8211; She is preparing for her final exam<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is very important to learn prepositions well to know English grammar.\u00a0And remember!\u00a0If before the end of the year you want to obtain your official title, here we leave you a\u00a0platform\u00a0with the next calls.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6754&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;\u00a1D\u00e9janos unas estrellitas si te ha gustado el post!&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;4.5\\\/5 - (4 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How to use the preposition in English grammar (On, At, In, Of, For)&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;124&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; 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