What's the difference between in, at, on??
I'm a Spanish native speaker and I've never understood the difference between these prepositions.

Question

What's the difference between in, at, on??
I'm a Spanish native speaker  and I've never understood the difference between these prepositions.

Answer

Another important use for at and in, as well!

At:

Defines a place that the object of a sentence occupies. It can also specify a time that something is happening.

Example: I have to work at 4 o'clock. (Tengo que trabajar las cuatro.)

In:

Defines a noun being 'inside' another noun (as Jay pointed out - We are in London, for example). Can also be used to express time as the amount of time until something happens.

I go to work in five minutes. (Voy trabajar en cinco minutos.)

Answer

In general, we use:

at for a POINT (ex: at the bus stop	) 
in for an ENCLOSED SPACE (in London) 
on for a SURFACE (on the wall)

read more here : http://www.really-learn-english.com/at-in-on-prepositions-of-place.html :)

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