Prepositions In, On and At
In, on and at are among the most common prepositions in English. If you learn how to use them appropriately you will achieve an advance level of the language.
First of all, you must know that they can be divided into two types of prepositions: time and place.First of all, you must know that they can be divided into two types of prepositions: time and place.
Prepositions of place or location
In: As a preposition of place, in is used to idicate countries, cities, neighborhoods and enclosed spaces.
Examples:
1. I live in Costa Rica.
2. I have some friends living in London.
3. I wold like to buy a house in Chelsea.
4. I will sleep in the car.Examples:1. I live in Costa Rica.2. I have some friends living in London.3. I wold like to buy a house in Chelsea.4. I will sleep in the car.
On: As a preposition of place, on is used to idicate streets, avenues, surfaces, means of transport nad communications.
Examples:
1. There is a beatiful coffee shop on Diamond Street.
2. I have a friend who works on the Fifth Avenue.
3. The pencil is on the desk.
4. I met your brother on the bus.
5. I heard about the new store on the radio. Examples:1. There is a beatiful coffee shop on Diamond Street.2. I have a friend who works on the Fifth Avenue.3. The pencil is on the desk.4. I met your brother on the bus.5. I heard about the new store on the radio.
At: as a preposition of place, at is used to indicate addresses and specific locations. Examples:1. My favourite coffee shop is at 68 Madison Street. 2. The bench I told you about is at Caribeños bus station.
Prepositions of Time
In: as a preposition of time, in is used to indicate: centuries, decades, years, months, weeks, seasons, periods of time, holidays, and parts of the day.
Examples: 1. I like the Victorian age wich was cometime in the 1800's.
2. I love the music the tenagers listened to in the 1980's.
3. My teacher is really young. She was born in 1993.
4. I always visit my friends in Honduras in April.
5. You will have the test in twoo weeks.
6. I like to go to the beach in spring.
7. In the future, I will be wiser if a keep reading this kind of books.
8. My uncle is visiting us in the Thanksgiving Holiday this year.
9. Sharon attends English classes in the mornings.
On: as a preposition of time, on is used to indicate: time, days, dates, specific days, day+part of day, holidays with "day".
Examples:
1. I prefer to do the laundry on weekends.
2. I like to eat out on Fridays.
3. The party will be on March 20th in the afternoon.
4. I like to go to the movies on my birthday.
5. I attend a yoga class on Wednesday morning.
6. Come to my house on Independence day.
At: as a preposition of time, at is used to indicate hours, parts of the day, time, holidays without "day".
1. Edna will be there at 3:00 pm.
2. They will have lunch at noon.
3. They must be there at the moment of your arrival.
4. Errold will be in Germany at New Year's Eve.
First of all, you must know that they can be divided into two types of prepositions: time and place.First of all, you must know that they can be divided into two types of prepositions: time and place.
Prepositions of place or location
Examples:
1. I live in Costa Rica.
2. I have some friends living in London.
3. I wold like to buy a house in Chelsea.
4. I will sleep in the car.Examples:1. I live in Costa Rica.2. I have some friends living in London.3. I wold like to buy a house in Chelsea.4. I will sleep in the car.
On: As a preposition of place, on is used to idicate streets, avenues, surfaces, means of transport nad communications.
Examples:
1. There is a beatiful coffee shop on Diamond Street.
2. I have a friend who works on the Fifth Avenue.
3. The pencil is on the desk.
4. I met your brother on the bus.
5. I heard about the new store on the radio. Examples:1. There is a beatiful coffee shop on Diamond Street.2. I have a friend who works on the Fifth Avenue.3. The pencil is on the desk.4. I met your brother on the bus.5. I heard about the new store on the radio.
At: as a preposition of place, at is used to indicate addresses and specific locations. Examples:1. My favourite coffee shop is at 68 Madison Street. 2. The bench I told you about is at Caribeños bus station.
Prepositions of Time
In: as a preposition of time, in is used to indicate: centuries, decades, years, months, weeks, seasons, periods of time, holidays, and parts of the day.
Examples: 1. I like the Victorian age wich was cometime in the 1800's.
2. I love the music the tenagers listened to in the 1980's.
3. My teacher is really young. She was born in 1993.
4. I always visit my friends in Honduras in April.
5. You will have the test in twoo weeks.
6. I like to go to the beach in spring.
7. In the future, I will be wiser if a keep reading this kind of books.
8. My uncle is visiting us in the Thanksgiving Holiday this year.
9. Sharon attends English classes in the mornings.
On: as a preposition of time, on is used to indicate: time, days, dates, specific days, day+part of day, holidays with "day".
Examples:
1. I prefer to do the laundry on weekends.
2. I like to eat out on Fridays.
3. The party will be on March 20th in the afternoon.
4. I like to go to the movies on my birthday.
5. I attend a yoga class on Wednesday morning.
6. Come to my house on Independence day.
At: as a preposition of time, at is used to indicate hours, parts of the day, time, holidays without "day".
1. Edna will be there at 3:00 pm.
2. They will have lunch at noon.
3. They must be there at the moment of your arrival.
4. Errold will be in Germany at New Year's Eve.
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