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In, at, on y to – Preposiciones de lugar

• In se utiliza generalmente cuando estamos dentro de un lugar cerrado o en una zona

delimitada:

We´re playing in the park.

They swim in the sea.
I fish in the lake.
She´s in the kitchen / living room / bedroom / garden.
I´m still in Italy / in the south of England.
We had dinner in a restaurant.
The stars are in the sky.

In a car
In a taxi

In bed

• On puede referirse a estar sobre una superficie, pero también se utiliza con estas
expresiones:

On a bus On the way (de camino)

On a plane You´re on my way (estás en medio)
On a train
On a bike / motorbike
On horse
On foot

• At expresa, en general, una situación más concreta que in:

at home at the bus stop at the end of at the airport

at school at the traffic lights at the beginning of at the station
at university at the door at the top (of) at the theatre
at work at the bottom (of) at a party

at the doctor´s
at the hairdresser´s
at the grocer´s
at Melinda´s
at my parents´

• To indica movimiento hacia un lugar:

We´re going to the cinema.

Let´s walk to the park.
They´ll fly to Italy.
I drive to work every morning.

Pero: I go / walk / drive home.

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