Using In, On, At: Review

Myrna Monllor Jiménez

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-at-in-on-time.htm

In(usually means inside)

Other uses

On(in a position above, but in contact with)

Other uses

At(general location, is replaced by in or on when you need to be more precise)

The garbage is __ the trash can.

She has a tattoo __ her chest.

The child is having breakfast ___ bed.

Barack Obama was elected President ___ 2012.

Hillary Clinton was named Secretary of State __ January 21, 2009.

The house is __ the end of the road.

Plaza las Américas is ___ Hato Rey.

There are many doctors’ offices ___Plaza las Américas.

Puerto Rico is __ the Caribbean Sea.

Plaza las Américas is __ Roosevelt Avenue.

Snow is __ top of the car.

I will visit Brazil __ the summer.

Our meeting is __ 5:00 p.m.

They are standing __ the entrance of the hotel.

The animals are __ the bed.

__ Sunday we will meet our friends __ 1:00 ___ Macaroni Grill.

The shovel is reclined __ the wall.

There is grafitti __ the wall.

The sign ___ the door says “Caution”.

The title of the book is ___ the cover.

I like all the food ___ the menu.

She is exercising __ the floor.

She is waiting __ the bus stop.