Prepositions of Place

Learn how to use Prepositions of Place IN-ON-AT correctly in English.

IN
 in a box  in the garden  in the cinema  in a pool
 in a queue  in Oxford street  in the bank  in London
 in a row  in Los Angeles  in the library  in the picture
 in a lift  in New York  in a garden  in the world
 in a car  in a room  in the city
 in a taxi  in the kitchen center
ON
 on a bus  on the  on the roof  on an island
 on a train television  on the menu  on the first
 on a plane  on the phone  on the page floor
 on a ship  on the Internet  on the door  on TV
 on a bicycle  on a table  on a map  on the shefl
 on a horse  on a wall  on a list  on the right
 on the radio  on the floor  on the left
AT
 at the front  at school  at the hotel  at the traffic
 at the back  at a party  at the wedding lights
 at the top  at the bus stop  at the corner of  at the
 at the bottom  at the station the street hairdresser’s
 at the door  at the doctor’s  at the center  at a conference
 at the exit  at the concert  at the back of  at someone’s
 at the entrance  at the airport the house house
 at home  at the restaurant  at the table  at the movies
 at work  at the university  at the football  at the beach
 at the office  at the theater match
Prepositions of Time
Learn how to use Prepositions of TIME IN-ON-AT correctly in English.
IN
 in the morning  in the summer  in the 1920’s  in the present
 in the afternoon  in the winter  in the seventies  in the future
 in the evening  in the autumn  in the 21st  in 10 year’s
 in February  in the spring century time
 in March  in 1999  in the past
ON
 on Monday  on the first day  on Christmas  on my wedding
 on Sunday  on the last day day day
 on April 1st  on my birthday  on Easter day  on that day
 on the 11th  on holiday
AT
 at 9 o’clock  at dawn  at Easter  at the end
 at midday  at night  at the moment  at breakfast
 at noon  at the weekend  at that time  at dinnertime
 at dusk  at Christmas  at the beginning  at bedtime
How to Use Prepositions of Place – AT / IN / ON.
The preposition AT is used in the following descriptions of place/position:
1. With specific places/points in space
 She kept the horse at a nearby farm.
 Angie’s still at home.
 I’ll meet you at reception.
2. 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?
3. With addresses
 They live at 70, Duncombe Place.
4. With events
 I met her at last year’s conference. She wasn’t at Simon’s party.
The preposition IN is used in the following descriptions of place/position:
1. With geographical regions
 Driving in France is very straightforward.
 With cities, towns and larger areas
 Do you like living in Nottingham?
2. 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?
 I’ve left my bag in the office.
 There’s a wedding in the church this afternoon.
3. With containers
 There’s fresh milk in the fridge.
 I think I’ve got a tissue in my pocket.
 The money is in the top drawer of my desk.
4. 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.
The preposition ON is used in the following descriptions of place/position:
1. 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.
2. 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.
 Bournemouth is on the south coast.
 It’s the second turning on the left.