1.

Prepositions of Place : at, in, on In general, we use : at for a POINT in for an ENCLOSED SPACE on for SURFACE

at POINT At the corner At the bus stop At the door

in ENCLOSED SPACE In the garden In London In France

on SURFACE On the wall On the ceiling On the door On the cover On the floor

At the top of the page In the box At the end of the road In my pocket

At the entrance At the crossroads

At the front desk

In y wallet In a building
In a car

On the carpet On a menu

On a page

Look at these examples :

Jane

is waiting for you at the bus stop. The shop is at the end of the street. I have a meeting in New York. Do you work in an office? Do you live in Japan? You are standing on my foot. I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London. Jupiter is in the Solar System.

Notice the use of the prepositions of place at, in and on in these standard expressions :
at At home At work At school At university At college At the top At the bottom At the side At reception In a car In a taxi In a helicopter In a boat In a newspaper In the sky In a row In Oxford Street in on On a bus On a plane On a train On a ship On a horse On the radio On the left, on the right On the way

In a lift (elevator) On a bicycle

2. Prepositions of Time : at, in, on

We use: at for PRECISE TIME in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURES, and LONG PERIODS on for DAYS and DATES

at PRECISE At 3 oclock At 10.30am At noon At dinnertime At bedtime At sunrise At sunset At the moment

in MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURES, LONG PERIODS In May In summer In the summer In 1990 In the 1990s In the next century In the Ice Age In the past/future

On DAYS and DATES On Tuesday On Tuesdays On 6 March On 25 Dec, 2010 On Christmas Day On Independence Day On my birthday On New Years Eve

Look at these examples :

I

have a meeting at 9am. The shop closes at midnight. Jane always goes home at lunchtime. In England, it often shows in December. Do you work on Mondays? Her birthday is on 20 November.

Notice the use of the preposition of time at in the following standard expressions :
Expression At night At the weekend At Christmas Examples The stars shine at night. I dont usually work at the weekend.. I stay with my family at Christmas.

At the same time

We sometimes finish the lesson at the same time.

Hes not home at present.

At present

Notice the use of the preposition of time in and on in the following standard expressions :
in In the morning In the mornings In the afternoon(s) In the evening(s) on On Tuesday morning On Saturday morning On Sunday afternoon On Monday evening

When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in and on.
I

went to London last June. (not in last June) Hes coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday) I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter) Well call you this evening. (not in this evening)

EXERCISE 1
Complete the sentences with in, on or at. We are meeting Friday February 14th. I will go to a party the evening and Michael will be there. We spoke for ages and, midnight, he finally asked for my phone number. He will call me Saturday morning. We have our first date the evening. Ill see him again Monday and Wednesday. I met his parents the weekend. I asked him to marry me Sunday evening.

EXERCISE 2
Complete the phrases with in, on or at. 1. ____ 1917 2. ____ Friday afternoon 3. ____ lunchtime 4. ____ October 5. ____ the start of the lesson 6. ____ the weekend 7. ____ February 29th 8. ____ half past two 9. ____ New Years Day 10.____ the winter