English grammar
At night, in the morning, up the stairs
Say which way or at what time of day something happened.
From the scene Up the stairs
In short
Say at night but in the morning. For movement, say up or down the stairs and through here, never for.
Your turn
Which one goes with time: at?
Options: in the morning · at night (NOT "for the night") · up / down the stairs
Show answer
time: at → at night (NOT "for the night")
How it works
Times of day take fixed little words: at night, but in the morning.
Good to know
For movement, say which way: up / down the stairs, through here. For is wrong in both: at night, NOT "for the night"; through here, NOT "for here".
which way on the stairs up / down the stairs
Elena
Don Ramón, did you go up the stairs last night?
Don Ramón, ¿usted subió la escalera anoche?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Don Ramón, did you go (blank) the stairs last night?
Options: in the morning · up · at night
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Elena
Don Ramón, did you go up the stairs last night?
Don Ramón, ¿usted subió la escalera anoche?
time: at at night (NOT "for the night")
Ramón
Me? I didn't go out at night.
¿Yo? No salí por la noche.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Me? I didn't go out (blank).
Options: down the stairs · in the morning · at night
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Ramón
Me? I didn't go out at night.
¿Yo? No salí por la noche.
time: in the in the morning
passing this place through here (NOT "for here")
Elena
Are you sure? Someone came through here.
¿Está seguro? Alguien pasó por aquí.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Are you sure? Someone came (blank).
Options: at night · through here · down the stairs
Show answer
Elena
Are you sure? Someone came through here.
¿Está seguro? Alguien pasó por aquí.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| which way on the stairs | up / down the stairs |
|---|---|
| time: at | at night (NOT "for the night") |
| time: in the | in the morning |
| passing this place | through here (NOT "for here") |
More lines from the story
- RamónI slept all night. I didn't hear anything.Dormí toda la noche. No oí nada.
- NuriaWell, the footprints go up the stairs.Pues las huellas suben por la escalera.
- RamónYes, you, Doña Elena! Here, there, everywhere...¡Sí, usted, Doña Elena! Por aquí, por allí, por todas partes...