Language Capsules Prepositions In/At/On
In, At, On used for time I was born at 7:15am on a Thursday in1965. My daughter was born at night but my son was born in the afternoon. My husbands birthday is on the 30th !tober. At "hristmas I ta#e a few days $a!ation from wor# and on "hristmas %ay I ha$e a &arty for a'' my fami'y. I a'so 'o$e ha$ing &arties on (unday afternoons in the summer. at e)a!t time * at four o!'o!#+ at 11:00&m+ at midday+ at midnight time of day * at 'un!htime+ at night at the wee#end ,-ritish .ng'ish/ &ub'i! ho'idays0festi$a's 1 at .aster+ at "arni$a'+ at "hristmas at the beginning+ at the end+ at the moment 'onger time &eriods * in 2une+ in 1997+ in the 1930s+ in the 19th "entury &arts of the day ,in genera'/ * in the morning+ in the afternoon+ in the e$ening a'so * in 5 days ,5 days from now/+ in a few minutes ,a few minutes from now/ in time ,I got there in time for a !offee before the f'ight * with time to s&are/ a s&e!ifi! day or date 1 on 4riday+ on "hristmas %ay+ on my birthday+ on 15th 2u'y &arts of a s&e!ifi! day * on (aturday morning+ on Monday e$ening+ on Tuesday night on time ,The f'ight 'eft on time * &un!tua'+ at the &'anned time/ on the wee#end ,5meri!an .ng'ish/ we dont use in+ on+ or at before the words e$ery+ ne)t+ 'ast+ this when ta'#ing about time. ..g. The !onferen!e is ne)t 4riday. I saw a good mo$ie 'ast night.
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In, At, On used for place I 'i$e in an a&artment+ on the 5th f'oor of a bui'ding+ on 6igh (treet+ in 7ensington+ in 8ondon+ in the 9nited 7ingdom+ in .uro&e+ in the wor'd+ in the uni$erse. I &ar# my !ar on the 'eft+ at the ba!# of the bui'ding in the garage+ a'though sometimes I &ar# it on the street. There is a gym on the to& f'oor of the bui'ding. I 'i#e 'i$ing in the midd'e of the !ity at in genera' 'o!ation 1 at wor#+ at s!hoo'+ at home+ at the offi!e+ at the air&ort+ at the train station+ at the ban#+ at the end of the road+ at the to&0bottom of the mountain+ at the front0ba!# of the bui'ding s&e!ifi! 'o!ation i.e. !ountry * in (&ain+ region 1 in the north+ !ity 1 in :io de 2aneiro+ neighborhood 1 in -roo#'yn+ !ontinent 1 in .uro&e+ in an en!'osed s&a!e * in the garden+ in the yard+ in the bui'ding+ in the garage+ in the 'i$ing room+ in the &ar# in hos&ita'+ in &rison+ in a news&a&er0maga;ine0boo#+ in a &hoto+ in a 'ine0<ueue in a !orner+ in a !ar0ta)i+ in the midd'e on the radio+ on the !oast+ on the border+ on the internet+ on the &hone+ on the !om&uter+ on te'e$ision+ on the tab'e+ on the wa''+ on the grass+ on the bea!h+ on the 'eft0right+ on the 1st f'oor+ on a farm+ on a ma&+ on a &'ane0bus0train0bi!y!'e
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Language Capsules Prepositions In/At/On
Complete the sentences below with the correct preposition (in, at, on ! "ome ma# not re$uire a preposition! 1. The f'ight to Miami 'ea$es ===== 6:30 ===== the e$ening. >. There is a &ub'i! ho'iday ===== > wee#s time. 3. The &ri!e of the f'ight to -ra;i' usua''y goes u& ===== "hristmas. ?. Thats a beautifu' &i!ture ===== the wa''. @here did you get itA 5. My mother is ===== hos&ita' at the moment. I$e $isited her twi!e this wee#+ ===== Monday morning and ===== 'ast night. 6. %id you do anything s&e!ia' ===== your birthdayA 7. I want to go to the !inema ===== tomorrow e$ening. %o you want to go with meA 3. ===== the &ast+ I s&ent most of my wee#ends with my &arents but nowadays I see them on'y on!e a month. 9. @e are going to attend the !onferen!e ===== 5msterdam ===== 2u'y. 10 My son doesnt s'ee& we'' ===== night. ===== 'ast night he wo#e u& 5 times. . 11 I met him ===== the ban# yesterday ===== afternoon. . 1> There ha$e been a 'ot of ad$ertisements for !hea& f'ights ===== the radio and ===== the . news&a&ers re!ent'y. I must 'oo# ===== the internet for more information. 13 6e 'i$es ===== a sma'' $i''age ===== the !oast. Its a beautifu' region ===== the north of Ita'y. . 1? The reser$ations offi!e is ===== the first f'oor of the bui'ding ===== the right*hand side ===== the . end of the street. 15 I usua''y wor# ===== home on 4ridays. . 16 I was waiting ===== the <ueue for 30 minutes before I fina''y got to the !he!#*in des#. . 17 @e were waiting ===== the station for > hours before the train arri$ed. . 13 The sign said BCo wa'#ing ===== the grassD. . 19 I usua''y do my .ng'ish !'asses ===== 'un!htime ===== Mondays. . >0 The -eat'es be!ame &o&u'ar ===== the 1960s. . >1 @hat ha$e you &'anned to do ===== ne)t wee#endA . >> h noE I$e 'eft my !oat ===== the !hair ===== the restaurant we went to ===== 'un!htime. . >3 The #eys are ===== my handbag ===== the tab'e ===== the #it!hen.
Language Capsules Prepositions In/At/On
. >? . >5 . >6 . >7 . >3 . >9 . 30 . 31 . 3> . It was a 'o$e'y day. There wasnt a !'oud ===== the s#y. My f'ight 'eft ===== time and I arri$ed ===== time to !he!# into the hote' before the !onferen!e. My te'e&hone bi'' usua''y arri$es ===== the end of the month. Im $ery tired be!ause I went to bed ===== midnight 'ast night and got u& ===== 5:00 this morning. Theres a garage ===== the ba!# of the bui'ding. Fou !an &ar# your !ar there. 6e has been ===== &rison for 10 years but wi'' be freed ===== 6 months time. @hat was I doing ===== 1995A @e''+ ===== that time+ I was 'i$ing in (inga&ore. @e tra$e'ed around 4ran!e ===== a bi!y!'e. 6es 'i$ed ===== 7ensington sin!e 1997. Its a $ery fashionab'e and &o&u'ar neighborhood.
