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In, on, at: place and time

At for a point (at 5 pm, at home), on for days and surfaces (on Monday, on the table), in for longer periods and inside (in May, in the box).

Time: at 7:00, at night; on Friday, on June 3; in July, in 2027, in the morning.

Place: at the station (a point), on the wall (a surface), in the kitchen (inside).

These are learned best as fixed phrases: at home, at work, on the bus, in the car.

Pattern: at / on / in + time or place

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In, on, at: lugar y tiempo (Spanish)

At para un punto (at 5 pm), on para días y superficies (on Monday), in para periodos largos y dentro (in May).

En español "en" sirve para todo. En inglés depende: at 7:00, on Friday, in July.

Lugar: at the station (un punto), on the wall (una superficie), in the kitchen (dentro).

Apréndelas como frases hechas: at home, at work, on the bus, in the car.

In, on, at: lugar e tempo (Portuguese)

At para um ponto (at 5 pm), on para dias e superfícies (on Monday), in para períodos longos e dentro (in May).

Em português "em" serve para tudo. Em inglês depende: at 7:00, on Friday, in July.

Lugar: at the station (um ponto), on the wall (uma superfície), in the kitchen (dentro).

Aprenda como expressões fixas: at home, at work, on the bus, in the car.

in、on、at：地点和时间 (Chinese)

at 表示点（at 5 pm），on 表示日期和表面（on Monday），in 表示较长时间和里面（in May）。

中文常用“在”，英语要区分：at 7:00, on Friday, in July。

地点：at the station（一个点），on the wall（表面上），in the kitchen（里面）。

最好整句记住：at home, at work, on the bus, in the car。

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