Inside a building

The idea

Inside describes a location within a building or movement into it: wait inside, come inside.

Examples

• The guests are waiting inside.
• Our bicycles are safe inside.
• Please come inside before it rains.
• The lights are still on inside.
• We found a quiet table inside.
• The dog ran inside when it heard thunder.

Watch out

Do not add to before the adverb: say go inside, not go to inside.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the correct answer. The coats are in the building, not in the garden. They are ___. (inside / outside)

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   inside

   inside places the coats within the building.

2. Choose the correct answer. It is cold; let us ___. (go inside / go to inside)

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   go inside

   go inside expresses the destination without an extra preposition.

3. Choose the correct answer. The bench is beyond the building, in the garden. It is ___. (inside / outside)

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   outside

   outside places the bench beyond the building.

Use it today

Describe something inside a building and someone entering it.