Prepositions

PLACE PREPOSITIONS

ON
  • Means of transport: On the bus, on a plane...
  • Surface: On the floor...

AT
  • Specific places: At the party, at the dentist, at school, at the window..
  • Full address: At Colon 15 Street..
  • Common places: At school, at home..

IN
  • Defined places: In the park, in the football pitch..
  • Countries and cities: In Spain, in Madrid.
  • Streets: In Corona Street..
  • Sea and ocean: In the Atlantic..

AT: punto concreto
IN: Lugar más amplio.

1.Write examples in the correct place preposition column.
    the theatre, France, Paris, library, shop, school, table, Santiago Street..

    ON
    AT
    IN






    ATINON
    When we think of a place as a point (including at home; at school; at work; at university) – We have to get off the bus at the next stop. – Turn left at the traffic Lights – Who is that man standing at the door? – Let’s meet at Jenna’s house – I’ll be at work until 5.30 When we think of a place as an area – When we were in Italy we spent a few days in Venice – There were some people swimming in the pool To talk about a position in contact with an area – I sat on the beach – You’ll find details of TV programmes on page seven – Have you seen the notice on the notice board?
    To talk about an event with a number of people– We went to a concert at the National Concert Hall – The meeting took place at the company’s head office in FrankfurtFor cars and taxis – Laura arrived in a taxi – Come on; get in the car!With means of transport (apart from cars and taxis) – The bus was very full. There were too many people on it.
    For addresses – The party is at 367 Wood AvenueNormally with class; hospital; prison; court (in class; in hospital…) – Anna’s mother is in hospitalWith coast; road to; the outskirts of; the edge of; border; the way to/from; etc. – We stopped to buy some things in a shop on the way home – The town where you live? Is it on the coast or inland?
    At the top (of) I at the bottom (of) I at the end (of) – Write your name at the top of the page – Jane’s house is at the other end of the streetWith people or things that form lines (in a line; in a row; in a queue) – When I go to the cinema; I like to sit in the front rowFor technology – He’s been on the phone for hours – I found out about it on Facebook
    For the world; the sky; the country; the countryside – There isn’t a cloud in the skyWith left/right – In Britain we drive on the left / on the left-hand side
    For enclosed spaces – There’s no-one in the room – What have you got in your hand? – All the rooms in the hotel have air Conditioning – There is a TV in the corner of the room (* but we say at/on the corner of a street)With premises; farm; floor; island– The hotel is on a small island in the middle of a lake – She lives and works on a farm – Our office is on the first floor
    In a book / in a paper (= newspaper) / in a magazine / in a letter – Have you seen this picture in today’s paper?On a menu / on a map / on a list – Here’s a shopping list. Don’t buy anything that’s not on the list!
    At the front / at the back of a building / theatre / group of people… – The garden is at the back of the house – Let’s sit at the front (of the cinema)In the front / in the back of a car – I was sitting in the back of the car when we crashedOn the front / on the back of a letter / piece of paper… – I wrote the date on the back of the photo
    https://aprendeinglestoday.com/at-in-on-to-express-location/

    In general, we use:

    • at for a POINT
    • in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
    • on for a SURFACE
    at
    POINT    		in
    ENCLOSED SPACE    		on
    SURFACE
    at the cornerin the gardenon the wall
    at the bus stopin Londonon the ceiling
    at the doorin Franceon the door
    at the top of the pagein a boxon the cover
    at the end of the roadin my pocketon the floor
    at the entrancein my walleton the carpet
    at the crossroadsin a buildingon the menu
    at the front deskin a caron a page
    https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-place-at-in-on.htm

    TIME PREPOSITIONS

     AT
    • Precise time:  At five o'clock, at Christmas, at the weekend...
    Parts of the day: At night, midnight,

    noon.
    • Expressions: At first, at the age of..

     IN
    • Months: In January..
    • Years: In 2010, in 1984..
    • Century: In the 19th century..
    • Long period: In the Middle Age..
    • Seasons: In summer..
    ON 
    • Days: On Monday..
    • Precise dates: On 27th June..
    • Expressions: On time (a tiempo)..

    2.Write examples in the correct time preposition column.

    Wednesday, 2026, 22:00, May, the 18th century, winter, night, 5th January...

    ON
    AT
    IN









    ON
    • Weekdays: On Monday, On Wednesday...
    • Special days: On my birthday, on Christmas day...
    AT
    • Weekends: At the weekend,
    • Holiday periods: At Easter, at Christmas...
    IN
    • Months: In May, in June...
    • Year: In 1991....
    • Centuries: In 1990s...
    • Long period: In the Ice Age....
    • at for a PRECISE TIME
    • in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
    • on for DAYS and DATES
    Source: https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-at-in-on-time.htm


    at
    PRECISE TIME    		in
    MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS    		on
    DAYS and DATES
    at 3 o'clockin Mayon Sunday
    at 10.30amin summeron Tuesdays
    at noonin the summeron 6 March
    at dinnertimein 1990on 25 Dec. 2010
    at bedtimein the 1990son Christmas Day
    at sunrisein the next centuryon Independence Day
    at sunsetin the Ice Ageon my birthday
    at the momentin the past/future

    		on New Year's Eve