Prepositionsof place

Prepositions of Place and Time

IN

1. Use 'in' with spaces

in a room / in a building

in a garden / in a park

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2. Use 'in' with countries, cities and closed spaces

in France

in Spain

In the park

In a car

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3. Use 'in' with months, seasons and years

in December

In 2009

In the summer

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4. Use 'in' with times of the day

In the afternoon

In the evening

In the morning

BUT at night

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5. Use 'in' with bodies of water:

in the water

in the sea

in a river

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AT

1. Use 'at' with places

at the bus-stop

at the door

at the cinema

at the end of the street

•at school

•at home

•at university

•at the door

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2. Use 'at' with places on a page or a picture

at the top of the page

at the bottom of the page

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3.Use 'at' with times and festival periods

at 5 o’clock

at Christmas

at Easter

at the weekend

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ON1. Use 'on' with surfaces

on the ceiling / on the wall / on the floor

on the table

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2. Use 'on' with directions

on the left

on the right

straight on

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3. Use 'on' with transport

on a bike

on a bus

on the train

NOT car

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4. Use 'on' with time

on 30th November

on Tuesday

On New Year’s Day

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Let’s practice

Prepositions of Place

1. The label is _____ the bottle.

a. in

b. at

c. onON

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2. Jack is waiting _____ the bottom of the stairs.2. Jack is waiting _____ the bottom of the stairs.

a. ina. in

b. atb. at

c. onc. on AT

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3. Our seats are _____ the third row.3. Our seats are _____ the third row.

a. ina. in

b. atb. at

c. onc. on IN

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4. Turn left ___ the lights.4. Turn left ___ the lights.

a. ina. in

b. atb. at

c. onc. on AT

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5. He's sitting ______ the chair next to the 5. He's sitting ______ the chair next to the pianopiano

a. ina. in

b. atb. at

c. onc. on

ON

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6. I met Jack _____ the street.6. I met Jack _____ the street.

a. ina. in

b. atb. at

c. onc. on IN

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7. He has a lot of beautiful pictures _____ the wall.7. He has a lot of beautiful pictures _____ the wall.

a. ina. in

b. atb. at

c. onc. on ON

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8. I live _____ the fifth floor of my apartment 8. I live _____ the fifth floor of my apartment building.building.

a. ina. in

b. atb. at

c. onc. on

ON

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9. We waited for over an hour _____ the bus-stop.9. We waited for over an hour _____ the bus-stop.

a. ina. in

b. atb. at

c. onc. on AT

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10. Who is that woman _____ the photograph?

a. in

b. at

c. onIN

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11. You will find an explanation ____ page 9.

a. in

b. at

c. onON

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12. Paris is _____ the river Seine.

a. in

b. at

c. onON

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13. The instructions are _____ the back of the box.

a. in

b. at

c. onON

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14 . The police arrested him although he was still ___ school.

a. in

b. at

c. on AT

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15. Can you see who is _____ the door?

a. in

b. at

c. onAT

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16. I put some clean towels ___ the bathroom.

a. in

b. at

c. onIN

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17. I like to watch TV until late ___ night.

a. in

b. at

c. onAT