This document provides instruction on the proper uses of the prepositions "to", "at", "in", and "into" in the English language. It explains that "to" indicates movement toward a place, person, or thing. "At" is used to point out specific times or locations. "In" is used for nonspecific times. "Into" indicates movement inside a place or container, or a change or transition. The document concludes with exercises applying the correct prepositions in different contexts.

1. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE
CHIMBORAZO
Carrera de Idiomas
Grammar VI
Name: Patricio castillo
6th Semester
TO/AT/IN/INTO

2. TO
Indicate place, person, or thing that someone or
something moves toward
 The package was mailed to Mr. Kim yesterday.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Expression Example
at night The stars shine at night.
at the weekend I don't usually work at the
weekend.
at
Christmas/Easter
I stay with my family at Christmas.
at the same time We finished the test at the same
time.
at present He's not home at present. Try
later.

6. 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.

7. INTO
Used to indicate “inside” or middle of a place,
container, area, etc.:
 Stop running around and get into bed!

8. Used to show when a person or thing is ​changing
 Her ​novels have been ​translated into 19 ​languages.

9. EXERCISES
 The shop closes ____ midnight.
 The shop closes at midnight.
 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 meeting at 9am.
 Something new has come ____ his life.

10.  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 progress in the 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.

11.  Jane went home ___ lunchtime.
 Jane went home at lunchtime.
 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 snows in December.
 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 Jupiter in the future?