Ba gii t ch thi gian, v tr "in", "on", "at" thng khin ngi hc cm thy kh nh. S hnh phu sau s gip bn gii quyt vn ny. Tng tng cch s dng "in","on'', "at" nh mt tam gic ngc, hoc chic phu. Chic phu ny lc dn cc cm t ch thi gian, a im vi quy tc gim dn mc chung chung, tng dn mc c th. In Phn nh ca phu l ginh cho gii t in - ch nhng th ln nht, chung chung nht. Vi thi gian, "in" dng trc nhng t ch thi gian khi qut nht nh "century" (th k) cho n "week" (tun). V d: in the 20th century, in the 1980s, in March, in the third week of April, in the future. Ngoi l: in + bui: in the morning, in the evening, in the afternoon V a im, "in" dng cho nhng a im ln nh country (quc gia), cho n village, neighborhoods (lng, vng). V d: in the United States, in Miami, in my neighborhood. "In" dng thi gian t chung nht cho n week (tun), a im t chung nht cho n th trn , lng xm ngoi tr in the morning, afternoon, evening.
Chic phu lc dn cc cm t ch thi gian, a im gip bn s dng chnh xc cc
trng t "in", "on", "at".
On Phn gia ca phu ginh cho "on", tng ng vi a im c th hn, thi gian chi tit hn so vi ""in".
V thi gian, "on" dng cho ngy c th, hoc mt dp no . V d: on my
birthday, on Saturday, on the weekend (United States), on June 8th, . Ngoi l: on my lunch break. V a im, "on" dng cho mt vng tng i di, rng nh ng ph, bi bin... V d: on Broadway Street, on the beach, on my street . Nh vy, "on" dng cho mc thi gian nh hn week cho n ngy, dp; a im l cc vng. At Phn chp phu, tng ng vi thi gian a im c th nht, ginh cho gii t "at". V thi gian, "at" dng cho mc thi gian c th, thi im, khonh khc. V d: at 9:00 PM, at lunch, at dinner, at the start of the party, at sunrise, at the start of the movie, at the moment. Ngoi l: at night. V a im, "at" dng cho a ch, a im c th. V d: at 345 broadway street, at the store, at my house. Nh vy, cch dng gii t v thi gian, a im ca ba gii t "in", "on", "at" tun theo quy tc hnh phu, ngoi tr mt vi ngoi l nh trn.