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Prepositions of Time & Place

This document provides examples of how to use the prepositions "in", "on", and "at" to indicate location, time, and other relationships. It explains that "in" is used with places that surround a person or object, containers, substances, clothing, alphabetical order, and languages. "On" is used with surfaces, roads, movement towards surfaces, body parts providing support, and lists. "At" is used with clock times, specific times of day, festivals, addresses, events, and public places. The document concludes with practice examples using these prepositions in different contexts.

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Prepositions of Time & Place

This document provides examples of how to use the prepositions "in", "on", and "at" to indicate location, time, and other relationships. It explains that "in" is used with places that surround a person or object, containers, substances, clothing, alphabetical order, and languages. "On" is used with surfaces, roads, movement towards surfaces, body parts providing support, and lists. "At" is used with clock times, specific times of day, festivals, addresses, events, and public places. The document concludes with practice examples using these prepositions in different contexts.

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Prepositions

of time & place


IN-ON-AT
 With buildings/rooms and places that can be thought of as
surrounding a person or object on all sides:
• Can you take a seat in the waiting room please?
• There’s a wedding in the church this afternoon.
• Lots of people were swimming in the lake

 With containers:
• There’s fresh milk in the fridge.
IN • I think I have a tissue in my pocket.
• The money is in the top drawer of my desk.

 With liquids and other substances, to show what they contain:


• Do you take milk in your coffee?
• I can taste garlic in this sauce.
• There’s a lot of fat in cheese and butter.
To show that someone is wearing something:
Do you know that girl in the black dress?
A man in a brown suit was walking towards her.

To show how things are arranged, expressed or written:


IN We gathered round in a circle.
Their names are given in alphabetical order.
Complete the form in block capitals.
She spoke to me in Spanish.
 With surfaces, or things that can be thought of as surfaces:
• The letter is on my desk.
• There was a beautiful painting on the wall.
• The toy department is on the first floor.
• Write the number down on a piece of paper.
• He had a large spot on his nose.
• She placed her hand on my shoulder.
ON
 With roads/streets, or other things that can be thought of
as a line, e.g.: rivers:
• The bank is on the corner of King’s Street.
• Koblenz is on the Rhine.
• Bournemouth is on the south coast.
• It’s the second turning on the left.
To show movement in the direction of a surface:
I dropped my bags on the floor.

To show when the surface of something accidentally hits or


touches a part of the body:
I cut my finger on a sharp knife.
ON To show that a part of someone’s body is supporting their
weight:
She was balancing on one leg.

To show that something is included in a list:


He’s not on the list of suspects.
How many items are on the agenda
 With clock times:
• My last train leaves at 10:30.
• We left at midnight.

 With specific times of day, or mealtimes:


• He doesn’t like driving at night.
• I like to read the children a story at bedtime.

 With festivals:

AT • Are you going home at Christmas/Easter?

 In certain fixed expressions which refer to specific points in time:


• Are you leaving at the weekend?**
• She’s working at the moment.
• He’s unavailable at present.
• I finish the course at the end of April.
• We arrived at the same time.

 **Note that in American English, on the weekend is the correct form.


 With public places and shops:
• Jane’s at the dentist/hairdresser.
• I studied German at college/school/university.
• Shall I meet you at the station?
• We bought some bread at the supermarket.

AT  With addresses:
• They live at 70, Duncombe Place.

 With events:
• I met her at last year’s conference. She wasn’t at Simon’s party.
1.Do you think it is a good idea to ban smoking _____ public
places?
2.Look at the picture _____ the wall.
3.My house is ______ the end of the street.
4.I stopped ______ Nancy's house.
5.Do you like walking _____ the garden?
PRACTICE
6.I found my keys _______ the desk.
7.I met him ______ Paris.
8.He was crying _____  the back of the classroom.
9.I saw the film _____ TV.
10.These people live _____ my hometown.
 1) There was a loud noise which woke us up________ midnight..
 2) Do you usually eat chocolate eggs__________ Easter?.
 3) What are you doing ________the weekend?.
 4) I always eat a lot ________ Christmas.
 5) My father always reads the paper ________ breakfast time..

PRACTICE  6) She plays tennis _________Fridays.


 7) The trees here are really beautiful ________ spring..
 8) I'll see you ________Tuesday afternoon then..
 9) Shakespeare died ________1616..
 10) They were born _________ March.

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