The Way Of Usage At School, In School And At The School

Many of you have confused the way of usage At School, In School and At The School. BIET Language Center will help you realize the difference and the way to use them.
 
At School
We use “At school” to say that someone is inside the school literally and physically. “At school” means  “inside the school now”.
E.g:
   • Tom isn’t at home. He is at school (It means that he is not at home but he is at that location).
   • I have been at school since 7:00am (It means that I have been at that location since 7:00am).
 
The way of using At school, In school and At the school
 
In School
We use “In school” to say that someone is studying in general (usually at college or university) but not necessarily inside the school building at that moment.
E.g:
   • Fred doesn’t have a job because he is still in school (It means that he is still studying).  
 
Therefore, “At school” and “In school” are usually used for pupils, students because they must be studying in classes at school. But “At the school” is different.
 
At The School.
We use “At The School” to say that someone is at school but doesn’t study, but does something else.
E.g:
   • Someone calls a janitor, secretary, teacher or principal and asks: “Where are you?” and the other answers “I am at the school” (It means that he/she is working there).  
 
The way of using At school, In school and At the school
 
With this distinction, we hope you will know how to use At school, In school and At the school. If you would like to know more about how to use these phrases like this, register to study at BIET Language Center!
 

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