1. Prepositions of time and place
In, on, at

2. Look at the following sentences and complete the with the correct preposition
I’ll see you outside the cinema 7 o’clock in
Meet me next to the clock tower the morning. on
I’ll see you outside the cinema Friday evening at
Let’s meet behind the church midnight. in
How about meeting on the bridge an hour? on
I’ll wait for you under the oak tree the 4th of July.

3. Use AT Time and fixed periods of the day National Holidays Expressions
At 5 o´clock
midday / midnight
lunchtime
National Holidays
Expressions
At the weekend
Christmas
Easter
He never works at night.
She’s ill at the moment.
We arrived at the same time.

4. To express the function of places
In reference to buildings, public institutions and other places when its function is taken into consideration
He’s waiting at the bus stop
There’s somebody at the door
Addresses (to indicate the beginning or end of a street) and s
I live at the end of the road at number 24
To express the function of places
I saw your husband at the basketball game
What’s on at the cinema?
I met my husband at Maggie’s house.
Turn left at the supermarket.

5. In the following expressions, without THE
At home / work
school / university / college
sea

6. Use IN Parts of the day In the morning the afternoon the evening
Longer periods of time
In January / February
(the) winter / (the) spring
2014 / 1066 / in the 1960 / in the sixties
in the 21st century / the Middle Ages

7. Meaning a period of time
Meaning “after a period of time” in the future
In a few minutes
two months
Meaning a period of time
In twenty seconds
two days
With past and future
In the past
the future

8. To specify the inside of buildings
To indicate position regarding defined places
Russia is the biggest country in the world.
There’s somebody in the bathroom.
For buildings
I bought these sweets in a supermarket. at
To specify the inside of buildings
It’s very smoky in that club.

9. Groups and series of people, images, mirrors, letters and texts
It’s very smoky in that club.
Stop looking in the mirror
We never sat in groups.
Did you read it in the book?
There are too many people in the queue
Materials for writing or ways to express colloquially
In ink / pencil
capital letters / bold / italic
Polish / Lithuanian / French
Colored paper

10. Use ON Days of the week and periods of certain days
On Monday(s) / Tuesday(s)
Friday morning / Saturday night
Special days and specific dates
On my birthday / Christmas day
January 1st / 31st December

11. To indicate position regarding surfaces
He’s sitting on a towel on the beach
There’s blood on your shirt
For the floors of a building and sides (left and right)
I live on the second floor on the right.
My flat is on the third floor on the left.
For maps, menus, lists and pages
I can’t find this place on the map.
What’s on the menu today?
The answers are on page 3.

12. Meaning “with a view to”
To mean the written form and to electronic means
On word processor / the radio
cassette / CD / video
Meaning “with a view to”
Mairselles is on the south coast of France.
A certain point during a journey.
We stopped in a pub for a drink on the way home

13. IN, ON and AT are not used with
Tomorrow
Yesterday
Tonight
This
What time
Every / each
Next
Last

14. At the end vs In the end At the end In the end = when something ends:
He got a large bonus at the end of his contract
In the end
= finally
Our car was always breaking so in the end we sold it.

15. In time vs On time In time On time = early enough, with time to spare:
Joe’s ill at the moment but he hopes to be better in time for our party.
On time
= punctual, the right / exact time:
German trains are famous for arriving on time.