Prepositions of place
Prepositions of Place and Time IN 1. Use 'in' with spaces in a room / in a building in a garden / in a park
Prepositions of Place and Time 2. Use 'in' with countries, cities and closed spaces in France in Spain In the park In a car
Prepositions of Place and Time 3. Use 'in' with months, seasons and years in December In 2009 In the summer
Prepositions of Place and Time 4. Use 'in' with times of the day In the afternoon In the evening In the morning BUT at night
Prepositions of Place and Time 5. Use 'in' with bodies of water: in the water in the sea in a river
Prepositions of Place 6. Use 'in' with lines: in a row / in a line in a queue
Prepositions of Place and Time AT 1. Use 'at' with places at the bus-stop at the door at the cinema at the end of the street at school at home at university at the door
Prepositions of Place and Time 2. Use 'at' with places on a page or a picture at the top of the page at the bottom of the page
Prepositions of Place and Time 3.Use 'at' with times and festival periods at 5 o’clock at Christmas at Easter at the weekend
Prepositions of Place Use 'at' in groups of people: at the back of the class at the front of the class
Prepositions of Place and Time 1. Use 'on' with surfaces on the ceiling / on the wall / on the floor on the table
Prepositions of Place and Time 2. Use 'on' with directions on the left on the right straight on
Prepositions of Place and Time 3. Use 'on' with transport on a bike on a bus on the train NOT car
Prepositions of Place and Time 4. Use 'on' with time on 30th November on Tuesday On New Year’s Day
Prepositions of Place and Time Let’s practice
Prepositions of Place ON a. in b. at c. on The label is _____ the bottle. a. in b. at c. on ON
Prepositions of Place AT 2. Jack is waiting _____ the bottom of the stairs. a. in b. at c. on AT
Prepositions of Place IN 3. Our seats are _____ the third row. a. in b. at c. on IN
Prepositions of Place AT 4. Turn left ___ the lights. a. in b. at c. on AT
Prepositions of Place 5. He's sitting ______ the chair next to the piano a. in b. at c. on ON
Prepositions of Place IN 6. I met Jack _____ the street. a. in b. at c. on IN
Prepositions of Place ON 7. He has a lot of beautiful pictures _____ the wall. a. in b. at c. on ON
Prepositions of Place 8. I live _____ the fifth floor of my apartment building. a. in b. at c. on ON
Prepositions of Place AT 9. We waited for over an hour _____ the bus-stop. a. in b. at c. on AT
Prepositions of Place IN a. in b. at c. on 10. Who is that woman _____ the photograph? a. in b. at c. on IN
Prepositions of Place ON a. in b. at c. on 11. You will find an explanation ____ page 9. a. in b. at c. on ON
Prepositions of Place ON a. in b. at c. on 12. Paris is _____ the river Seine. a. in b. at c. on ON
Prepositions of Place ON a. in b. at c. on 13. The instructions are _____ the back of the box. a. in b. at c. on ON
Prepositions of Place AT a. in b. at c. on 14 . The police arrested him although he was still ___ school. a. in b. at c. on AT
Prepositions of Place AT a. in b. at c. on 15. Can you see who is _____ the door? a. in b. at c. on AT
Prepositions of Place IN a. in b. at c. on 16. I put some clean towels ___ the bathroom. a. in b. at c. on IN
Prepositions of Place AT a. in b. at c. on 17. I like to watch TV until late ___ night. a. in b. at c. on AT