UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE

CHIMBORAZO
Carrera de Idiomas
Grammar VI
TO/AT/IN/INTO
Name: Patricio castillo
6th Semester

TO
Indicate place, person, or thing that someone or
something moves toward

The package was mailed to Mr. Kim yesterday.

We use go/come/travel to indicate a place or event:

I am going to travel to London the next year.
My uncle will return to Spain tomorrow.

AT
Used to point out specific time:

I will meet you at 12 p.m.

Used to indicate a specific place:

There is a party at the club house.

Expression
at night

Example
The stars shine at night.

at the weekend I don't usually work at the

at

weekend.
I stay with my family at

Christmas/East Christmas.
er
at the same

We finished the test at the same

time

time.

at present

He's not home at present. Try

later.

IN
Used for unspecific times during a day, month,
season, year:
She always reads newspapers in the morning.
In the summer, we have a rainy season for three
weeks.

INTO
Used to indicate inside or middle of a place,
container, area, etc.:

Stop running around and get into bed!

Used to show when a person or thing is changing

Her novels have been translated into 19 languages.

EXERCISES
The shop closes____midnight.
The shop closesatmidnight.
Don't go ____ the bedroom. Oh, you're already in
it?
Don't go into the bedroom. Oh, you're already in
it?
He went on the bridge ____ see some fish.
He went on the bridge to see some fish.
I have a meeting____9am.
I have a meetingat9am.
Something new has come ____ his life.

They looked at this picture many times ____

remember it.
They looked at this picture many times to
remember it.
There should be a lot of progress___the next
century.
There should be a lot of progressinthe next
century.
His poem has been translated ____ Polish.
His poem has been translated into Polish.
I will go for a holiday ____ July.
I will go for a holiday in July.

Jane went home___lunchtime.

Jane went homeatlunchtime.
He's doing this exercise ___ understand the lesson.
He's doing this exercise to understand the lesson.
In England, it often snows____December.
In England, it often snowsinDecember.
We will enter ____ details later on.
We will enter into details later on.
Do you think we will go to Jupiter___the future?
Do you think we will go to Jupiterinthe future?