English

"Do I say I'm in the bus, on the bus, or at the bus? And why does English have three words for the same idea?!" First, you are not alone in this. ON, IN, and AT are three of the most common words in English, and three of the most confusing. Even advanced learners pause before using them, and even native speakers sometimes get them wrong. And the reason they're so tricky? English uses all three to talk about both time and place, with different rules for each. But here's the go

Guess what? Every sentence you read is an example of the past continuous tense for interrupted actions!