" No more confusion in the usage of 'in','on','into'

Added: 2026-05-18

[00:00:01]Hello friends. I understand prepositions can be tricky. Let's look at these three commonly confused prepositions today.

[00:00:08]in on and into. Now, first look at the sentence. He put his hand in his pocket or he put his hand into his pocket. It should be into his pocket. Into because there is a movement here, right? Now, where do you in, where do you use into and where do use on? We'll just look at it. Let's look at the first one.

[00:00:35]In. In is used when something is enclosed or surrounded, right? When something is kept in an enclosed or a surrounded place.

[00:00:44]Right? A large inside a large area, right? For example, there was nobody in the office or the keys are in the drawer.

[00:00:55]I will be able to finish this assignment in 15 days. See, in 15 days I'll be able to finish this. Now, on this and this date. Right? I'll be able to finish it on 3rd of July. But in 15 days I'll be able to finish. So, in is used when we are talking about large space or a large time, not a specific time.

[00:01:19]On is used when something is on a surface. The book is on the table. She lives on the third floor.

[00:01:27]Right? She lives in Indore. She lives on the third floor. I hope it is clear. On is There is a big patch on the wall.

[00:01:39]And into. Into denotes movement towards interior of something.

[00:01:44]Right? When something is moving from outside to inside, then we when we then we use into. In is used as the students are sitting in the classroom. Right? The boy moved into his classroom.

[00:01:58]Into the other room. So, into is denotes movement towards the interior of something. He jumped into the river to save the drowning child, right? So, he jumped from outside into the river. So, something that is there from outside to inside, there uh when the movement is there, then we use into.

[00:02:17]I hope it is clear. Here are some example Here are some questions. You can go through them and give the answers in the comments below.

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