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At, on and in (place)
 
We use at:
 to refer to a position or location which we see as a point:
I was sitting at my desk.

 to talk about locations at companies, workplaces when we see them as a place


of activity:
How many people are working  at  Microsoft?

 to refer to activities which involve a group of people:


Were you at Lisa’s party?  (also at the cinema, at the theatre)

 with school/college/university:
She always did well at school.

 to refer to an address:
They once lived at number 12 South George’s Street.

 to talk about public places where we get treatments, such as a hairdresser’s or


doctor’s surgery:
I can’t meet at four. I’ll be  at  the hairdresser’s until five.

 to refer to most shops:


Look what I bought at the butcher’s today.
We use on:
 to refer to a position on any surface:
I know I left my wallet  on the table.

 to describe a position along a road or river or by the sea or by a lake:


Dublin is on the east coast of Ireland.

 to talk about a floor in a building:


They live on the 15th floor!

 to talk about being physically on public transport:


I was  on the train when she phoned. (but to talk about ways of travelling, we use  by:  I
went to Rome by train.)

We use in:
 to talk about locations within a larger area:
I know my book is somewhere in this room. Can anyone see it?

 to talk about workplaces when we see them as a physical location:


She works in an open-plan office. (but we use on when we talk about a farm: I’ve
always wanted to work on a farm.)

 with class:
He found it difficult to concentrate in class.
As a summary

IN

 In + Countries
 In + Cities
 In + Neighborhood
 In + Enclosed Space

ON

 On + Means of transport
 On + Communications
 On + Surfaces

AT

 At + Exact Addresses or Intersections


 At + Specific Locations/ Points

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