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Do you want to watch the TV?
Do you want to watch TV?
Yesterday, Phil was on the TV.
Yesterday, Phil was on TV.
When TV means television programmes, we normally use it without the: ‘watch TV’, ‘on TV’. The purple sentences are possible, but the green versions are the usual choices here.
2
I saw a film on tv yesterday.
I saw a film on TV yesterday.
Always write TV in capital letters, not tv.
3
Please don’t stand in front of TV; I can’t see the screen.
Please don’t stand in front of the TV; I can’t see the screen.
When you mean the television set, use the: ‘in front of the TV’, ‘turn off the TV’.
4
Yesterday, I saw a good film in TV.
Yesterday, I saw a good film on TV.
Use on, not in, for things shown on TV: ‘a film on TV’, ‘a programme on TV’.
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