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LOCATIONS :
AT :

to refer to a position or location which we see as a point:

 Mike was sitting at my desk.
used to talk about locations at companies, workplaces when we
see them as a place of activity:
 How many persons are working at Microsoft?
used to refer to activities which involve a group of people:
 Were you at Merra’s party? (also at the cinema, at the
theatre)
used with school/college/university:
 Mita always did well at school.
used to refer to an address:
 They once lived at number 18 South George’s Street.

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used to talk about public places where we get treatments, such

as a hairdresser’s or doctor’s surgery:
 I can’t meet at 4 AM. I’ll be at the hair dresser’s until 7
o’clock.
used to refer to most shops:
 Look what I bought at the butcher’s today.

ON :

used to refer to a position on any surface:

 I know I left my wallet on the table.
used 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.
used to talk about a floor in a building:
 They live on the 15th floor!
used 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.)
IN :

used to talk about locations within a larger area:

 I know my phone is somewhere in this room. Can anyone
see it?
used 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.)

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TIME
AT :

used with particular points on the clock:

 I’ll see you at ten o’clock.
used with particular points in the day:
 The plane took off at midday and headed for the island.
used with particular points in the week:
 What are we doing at the weekend?
used with special celebrations:
 At the New Year, millions of people travel home to be with
their families (but we say on your birthday).
We don’t use at with the question What time …? in informal
situations:
 What time are you leaving New York? (preferred to At what
time are you leaving?)

ON :

used with dates:

 We moved into this company on 25 October 1987.
used with a singular day of the week to refer to one occasion:
 We’ve got to go to Paris on Monday.
used with a plural day of the week to refer to repeated events:
 The shop is closed on Sundays. (every Sunday)

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used in informal situations, we often leave out on before plural

days:
 Do you work Sundays?
used with special dates:
 What do you normally do on your holidays?
IN :

used with parts of the day:

 I’ll come and see you in the morning for a cup of coffee,
okay?
used with months:
 We usually go out in March or April.
used with years:
 The company was built in 1835.
used with seasons:
 The park is wonderful in the spring when all the flowers
come out.
used with long periods of time:
 The population of USA doubled in the nineteenth century.

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