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I was downstairs. vs I was at downstairs.

"I was downstairs" is the proper English phrasing. The preposition "at" is not used before "downstairs" in this context. It is important to use the correct preposition to convey the intended meaning clearly.
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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"I was downstairs."

This phrase is used to indicate a location on a lower floor of a building or at a lower level in a house or building.

Examples:

  • I was downstairs when the doorbell rang.
  • She asked me to come downstairs for dinner.
  • He went downstairs to check the fuse box.
  • The kids were playing downstairs in the basement.
  • Can you bring the laundry downstairs?
  • Sep 23, 2020 ... Why did I put comma here: " I was downstairs, packing up my things"? I keep noticing that there are always commas before the verb in 'ing ...
  • Nov 30, 2020 ... 31 likes, 1 comments - petemroz on November 30, 2020: "I was downstairs and heard music start playing upstairs Cooper started playing a ...
  • Dec 21, 2020 ... Last week I was downstairs in my office, speaking for a virtual event in California. When I came back upstairs, I noticed the back door was ...
  • My older brother was in awe about how early I was downstairs. We actually got to school early, for once. The second day was a complete disaster. I woke up ...
  • The children had gone upstairs and I was downstairs by myself sitting at the table. When he came into the room, I could feel his energy, but I said not a ...
  • May 5, 2022 ... ... I was downstairs in the lobby then I ran outside. Anybody else experience this sort of thing? meme / shitpost.
  • I was downstairs eating dinner when in the corner of my eye I saw a bird fly up to RH's "launching pad"--a tree branch that is located about 15 feet from a ...
  • Nov 8, 2023 ... I was downstairs in a hotel and there was some guy playing guitar – dreadful metal stuff. He started playing Rebel Rebel. I went stomping ...
  • May 28, 2015 ... Once I was downstairs, I felt the urge to use the restroom again, but I couldn't. It was at that moment that the strength of the ...

This phrase is incorrect in English. The preposition "at" is not used before "downstairs" in this context.

"I was at downstairs."

  • May 24, 2016 ... Cave entrances are blocked and I was at downstairs, now I can't connect to the game. Hi! I was playing DST last night with my host friend who ...
  • Feb 12, 2008 ... I was at Downstairs @ Eric's in Breck the day that Dumb and Dumber was filming the butt scene on Main St, You can see Clint's in the background.
  • Nov 27, 2023 ... ... I was at downstairs with my husband and dog. He went to see my husband and I prepared a game for him and called my dog. He thought I'm ...
  • Jan 25, 2024 ... The day I bought Powerline, I remember it so clearly, because it was the first time I was playing at the Garage and I was at Downstairs picking ...
  • Aug 28, 2020 ... ... I was at (downstairs and right next to the kitchen). Captain Caveman came back and said we had to order from the menu which was very much ...
  • Sep 2, 2024 ... I even noticed a young man doing that one night when I was at downstairs. After I shouted at the guy the lift door closed. He didn't want me ...
  • May 9, 2011 ... "I was at downstairs buying and the I saw this boy going up attacking two young boys from the school and they were quarrelling and then the ...

Alternatives:

  • I was at the downstairs.
  • I was on the downstairs floor.
  • I was on the lower level.
  • I was downstairs.
  • I was in the basement.

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