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Hi, my name is Rebecca from www.engvid.com. Sometimes the most basic questions can cause
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us confusion. Why? Because when you have a question like: "Where do you live?" you need
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to know which preposition to use to answer the question correctly. So let's look at the
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board so that you can learn to answer this question correctly and confidently.
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So, suppose you need to give your address, the actual number where you live, the number
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of the house, then you say: "I live at 35 Hill St." Okay? -"Where do you live?" -"I
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live at 35 Hill St." So when you're giving the number with the street name, remember
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to say: "at".
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If you're just asked: "Which street do you live on?" Then you can say: "I live on Hill
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St." So when you're only giving the name of the street, use the preposition: "on". Now,
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just for you to know and remember: there are many words which basically represent the word:
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"street". You could have something like: "Street, Road, Avenue, Drive, Boulevard". Okay? "I
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live on Hill St.", "I live on San Fernando Rd.", "I live on Fairfax Ave.", "I live on
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Riverside Dr.", "I live on Hollywood Blvd." Okay? I don't, but hypothetically. All right?
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Next, if you're asked: "Where do you live?" as in the city or the country, then you have
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to use a different proposition. Then you have to use the preposition: "in". So: "Where do
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you live?" -"I live in Los Angeles.", "I live in California.", "I live in the U.S." Okay?
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So if you're mentioning the city, the state or the country then you want to make sure
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you use: "in".
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So: "I live at 35 Hill St. I live on Hill St. I live in Los Angeles." Okay? "At", "on",
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"in". Here are a few other points that sometimes
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you need to mention some more detailed information. There also, you need to know which preposition
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to use. So: "I live at the intersection of Pine and Maple Streets." So you have two streets,
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and you live close by so you can say: "I live at the intersection of Pine and Maple Streets."
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Okay? Or if somebody asks you: "Which floor do you
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live on?" You can say: "I live on the 15th floor.", "I live on the 6th floor." All right?
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And last, you might also sometimes need to give this information and you can say: "I
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live in an apartment." If you're in England, you might say: "I live in a flat." You could
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also say: "I live in a house." All right? So these are the three basic prepositions:
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"at", "on", and "in" that you need to answer the fundamental question: "Where do you live?"
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Now, to review that, next I'll be giving you a little exercise so you can practice what
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you've learned. All right, so we have two people here, Lucas
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and Sarah and we're going to ask them: "Where do you live?" And you help me to figure...
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fill in the blanks and to know how to answer the question.
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"So Lucas, where do you live?" So he says: "I live in Miami." Okay?
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Next one is: "the 6th floor" so what does he say? "I live on the 6th floor."
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"Where do you live?" "92 Bird St." So what does he say? "I live at 92 Bird St."
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-"Where do you live?" -"I live in Florida." "Kendall Dr.": -"Where do you live?" -"I live
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on Kendall Dr." "Where do you live?" "An apt": "I live in
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an apt." Okay? Now we know all about Lucas. Let's go to Sarah. "Sarah, where do you live?"
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"65 Oxford St." So she says: "I live at 65 Oxford St."
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"Where do you live?" "London": "I live in London."
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"Regent St.": "I live on Regent St." "A rented flat": "I live in a rented flat."
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"The 10th floor": "I live on the 10th floor." And: "Where do you live?" She wants to answer:
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"England" so she says: "I live in England." All right?
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The only way to learn these is to practice them a lot. Put down information like this
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and try to see if you can put in the right answers. All right? If you want some more
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practice, you can also go to our website: www.engvid.com and there you'll have a chance
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to do a quiz on this topic. So good luck with your English. Thanks for watching.