Preposition Use - in / at / on - prepositions of place

IN

Use 'in' with spaces:

in a room / in a building
in a garden / in a park

Use 'in' with bodies of water:

in the water
in the sea
in a river

Use 'in' with lines:

in a row / in a line
in a queue

AT

Use 'at' with places:

at the bus-stop
at the door
at the cinema
at the end of the street

Use 'at' with places on a page:

at the top of the page

at the bottom of the page

Use 'at' in groups of people:

at the back of the class

at the front of the class

ON

Use 'on' with surfaces:

on the ceiling / on the wall / on the floor

on the table

Use 'on' with small islands:

I stayed on Maui.
Use 'on' with directions:

on the left
on the right
straight on

IMPORTANT NOTES

In / at / on the corner

We say 'in the corner of a room', but 'at the corner (or 'on the corner') of a street'

In / at / on the front

We say 'in the front / in the back' of a car

We say 'at the front / at the back' of buildings / groups of people
We say 'on the front / on the back' of a piece of paper

Preposition Use - in / at / to / nothing - prepositions of

place and movement
IN

Use 'in' with static (non-movement) verbs and cities, countries, states, etc.:

stay in the USA

work in New York

AT

Use 'at' with static (non-movement) verbs and places:

at the cinema
at work
at home

TO

Use 'to' with verbs of movement such as go, come, drive, etc.:

go to work
drive to California

IMPORTANT NOTES

The use of ' ' (nothing)

With verbs of movement and the noun 'home' - He went home. - they drove
home.
 With the verb 'visit' - She visited France last summer.

Preposition Use - in / at / on - prepositions of time and

date
IN

Use 'in' months and years and periods of time:

in January
in 1978
in the twenties

Use 'in' a period of time in the future:

in a few weeks
in a couple of days

AT

Use 'at' with precise time:

at six o'clock
at 10.30
at two p.m.

ON

Use 'on' with days of the week:

on Monday
on Fridays

Use 'on' with specific calendar days:

on Christmas day
on October 22nd

IMPORTANT NOTES

in the morning / afternoon / evening - at night

We say in the morning, afternoon or evening BUT we say 'at night'

1. The label is the bottle.

2. Jack is waiting the bottom of the stairs.

3. Our seat are the third row.

4. Turn left the lights.

5. He's sitting the chair next to the piano.

6. I met Jack the street.

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

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

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

10. Who is that woman the photograph?

11. You will find an explanation page 18.

12. Paris is the river Seine.

13. The instructions are the back of the box.

14. What do you have your hands?

15. Can you see who is the door?

16. He lives New York.

17. She went home.

18. I work Seattle

19. He went his friend's house.

20. She arrived London for the celebrations.

21. I'm going to stay home this weekend.

22. He works the hospital.

23. Why don't we go the movies tonight?

24. I'm going to see John Florida this summer.

25. I arrived work early this morning.

26. She came home early.

27. We stayed the Grand Hotel.

28. They visited Italy last summer.

29. She's going to travel Greece this summer.

 30. I'll be school later today.

31. Let's meet six o'clock.

32. He was born July.

33. I went there 1978.

34. She'll be at work Friday.

35. We met Christmas day.

36. They drove to Rochester September 15th.

37. We arrived in this country October.

38. I love to go shopping Christmas time.

39. We get up early the morning.

40. Do you dream night?

41. What do you like doing weekends?

42. He's working on his homework the moment.

43. I lived in the US the 1980s.

44. I'll see you a few weeks.

45. We like going to the movies Fridays.

1. The label is ____ the bottle.

2. Jack is waiting ____ the bottom of the stairs.
3. Our seats are ____ the third row.
4. Turn left ____ the lights.
5. He is sitting ____ the chair next to the piano.
6. I met Jack ____the street.
7. He has a lot of beautiful pictures ____ the wall.
8. I live ____ the fifth floor of my apartment building.
9. We waited for over an hour ____ the bus-stop.
10. Who is that woman _____the photograph?
11. You will find an explanation ___ page 18.
12. Paris is ___ the river Seine.
13. The instructions are ___ the back of the box.
14. What do you have ____ your hands?
15. Can you see who is ____ the door?
16. He lives ___ New York.
17. She went ____ home.
18. I work ___ Seattle.
19. He went ___ his friends house.
20. She arrived ___London for the celebrations.
21. Im going to stay ___ home this weekend.
22. He works ___ the hospital.
23. Why dont we go ____ the movies tonight?
24. Im going to see John ____ Florida this summer.
25. I arrived ____ work early this morning.
26. She came home ____ early.
27. We stayed ____ Grand Hotel.
28. They visited ____ Italy last summer.
29. She is going to travel ____ Greece this summer.
30. Ill be ____ school later today.
31. Lets meet ___ six oclock.
32. He was born in July.
33. I went there ___ 1978.
34. She will be at work ___ Friday.
35. We met ___ Christmas day.
36. They drove to Rochester ___ September 15th.
37. We arrived in this country ___ October.
38. I love to go shopping ___ Christmas time.
39. We get up early ___ the morning.
40. Do you dream ___ night?
41. What do you like doing ___ weekends?
42. He is working on his homework ____ the moment.
43. I lived in the US ___ the 1980s.
44. Ill see you ____ a few weeks.
45. We like going to the movies ___ Fridays.