IN – ON – AT

How to use the prepositions IN, ON and AT.

Please study the picture below using the prepositions IN – ON – AT.

Prepositions: IN – ON – AT:

IN

• Summer starts in June in the northern hemisphere.
• It is a lot colder in the winter.
• I was born in 1968.
• There was a huge earthquake in 1965.
• They got married in May and have 2 kids.
• In the past people did not have cell phones.
• In the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening.
• I learnt to walk in two months.
• Nobody was in the building, therefore we had way to go in.
• He will certainly be here in a few minutes.
• She lives in London.
• I’m in the garden and in the backyard
• In the kitchen.
• I am in the store.
• He is in the car going to the office.
• She is in the office.
• In the ocean, in the mountains and in the forest.

ON

• They will arrive on Saturday and the meeting will start at 3:00 o’clock
• Most people use their watches on the left wrist, however some people use their watches on the right.
• My birthday is on May 17th.
• He got married on May 17, 2007.
• On Christmas Day.
• The traffic is usually heavy on Monday morning.
• Do you usually go out on Saturday evenings?
• Look, there is notice on the door saying that they are closed.
• There is a huge mosquito on the ceiling.
• I sat on a chair on the beautiful beach.
• First, we got in a taxi, then we were on our way to the airport.
• I’m on the bus.
• She is on the train.
• He is on the plane flying home.
• They are on a boat.
• On the table, on the wall, on the floor and on the ceiling.
• On the shelf and on the bed.

AT

• It is usually quiet here at night.
• I usually wait for them at the bus stop.
• Please check if there is someone at the door.
• Most importantly, my signature is right there at the bottom of the page.
• The water is in the bottle on the other hand the label is on the bottle.
• Let’s meet at the restaurant.
• I still have a few things to do, I will see you at the bar.
• At Christmas and at Easter. (On Christmas Day)
• The Shopping Mall is at the end of the street, but it is closed on Sundays.

More examples

• In the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening but at night.
• They will arrive on Saturday and the meeting will start at 3:00 o’clock
• On the beach but in the ocean.
• In short, you have to practice in order to learn prepositions.

IN – ON – AT

IN – ON – AT

IN – ON – AT – Exercises 1

IN – ON – AT – Exercises 2

IN – ON – AT – Exercises 3

IN – ON – AT – Exercises 4

IN – ON – AT – Exercises 5

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