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PREPOSITIONS: IN – ON – AT

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE: IN – ON - AT

IN PLACE EXAMPLE
Continent In America, in Asia
Country In Colombia, in the U.S.
State / In Nariño, in Texas
Department
City In Pasto, in Houston
Town In Nariño, in Alief
GENERAL PLACES In the restaurant
In the hospital
In the hotel

ON PLACE EXAMPLE
Street On Lincon street
Avenue On First avenue
Floor On third floor

AT PLACE EXAMPLE
Address At 74 Fratton Road
Room At 401 classroom
Specific place At Mister pollo restaurant
At Departamental hospital
At Morasurco hotel
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME: IN – ON - AT

IN TIME EXAMPLE
Century In the 20th century
In the twentieth century
Decades In the 70s
In the seventies
Year In 2020 (twenty twenty)
In 1986 (nineteen eighty –six)
Month In May
Month + year In June, 1992
Week In a week
In 2 weeks
season In spring
In summer
In autumn / fall
In winter
Expressions In the morning
In the afternoon
In the evening
Others  In the past
 In the next century
 In the future
 In the middle ages
In a moment

ON TIME EXAMPLE
Month + day On July 9 (ninth)
Month + day + On July 9 (ninth), 2018
year (twenty – eighteen)
day On Monday
On Friday
Day + part of On Sunday morning
the day On Tuesday afternoon
On Thursday evening
Holiday + Day On Christmas Day
On Labor Day
On New Year’s Day
On Mother’s Day
On Valentine’s Day
On Easter Sunday
Expressions On the weekend
On weekdays
On my birthday
AT TIME EXAMPLE
Hour At 3:00
At three o’ clock
At 7: 15
At seven fifteen
At a quarter past seven
At 8: 45
At eight forty-five
At a quarter to nine
At 7: 30
At seven thirty
At a half past seven
9:58
At nine fifty –eight
At almost ten
Part of the day At noon / at midday
At midnight
At night
At lunchtime
At breakfast
Holidays At Christmas
At New Year
At Easter
Expressions At present
At the moment

Bibliography

Triangle

https://clearhorizonsintl.wordpress.com/2014/07/05/using-on-and-in/prepositions-in-on-at_2/

Prepositions

https://7esl.com/prepositions-of-time-and-place/

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