Scribd
Upload
11 views3 pages

Prepositions of Time & Place

The document outlines the use of prepositions of time ('at', 'on', 'in') with various examples for specific times, days, and periods. It also describes the use of 'in', 'on', and 'at' for indicating location, providing examples for each. Additionally, it includes links for further practice on prepositions of time and place.

Uploaded by

Vicki Cetti
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
11 views3 pages

Prepositions of Time & Place

The document outlines the use of prepositions of time ('at', 'on', 'in') with various examples for specific times, days, and periods. It also describes the use of 'in', 'on', and 'at' for indicating location, providing examples for each. Additionally, it includes links for further practice on prepositions of time and place.

Uploaded by

Vicki Cetti
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

at

● times: at 8pm, at midnight, at 6:30


● holiday periods: at Christmas, at Easter
● at night
● at the weekend
● at lunchtime, at dinnertime, at breakfast time

on

● days: on Monday, on my birthday, on Christmas Day


● days + morning / afternoon / evening / night: on Tuesday morning
● dates: on the 20th of June

in

● years: in 1992, in 2006


● months: in December, in June
● decades: in the sixties, in the 1790s
● centuries: in the 19th century
● seasons: in winter, in summer
● in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening

no
prep
● next week, year, month etc
● last night, year etc
● this morning, month etc
● every day, night, years etc
● today, tomorrow, yesterday

Click on the following link to practise PREPOSITIONS OF TIME:


https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/preposition-exercises.html

If something is contained inside a box or a wide flat area, we use ‘in’:

in the newspaper in a house

in a cup in a drawer

in a bottle in a bag

in bed in a car

in London in England

in a book in a pub

in a field in the sea

in my stomach in a river

If something is on a line or a horizontal or vertical surface, we use ‘on’:

on the table on the wall


on the floor on the window

on my face on a plate

on the page on the sofa

on a chair on a bag

on the river on a t-shirt

on the ceiling on a bottle

on a bike on his foot

If something is at a point, (it could be a building) we use ‘at’:

at the airport at the door

at the table at the bus stop

at the cinema at the top

at the bottom at the pub

at the traffic lights at the front

at the back at school

at university at the window

at the hospital at the piano

Here are some more common ones that don't really fit:

● on TV
● on the bus
● on a train
● on a plane
● on the radio
● at home
● at work

Click on the following link to practise PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE:

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-place-exercise-1.html
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-place-exercise-2.html

You might also like