UNIT 4/ PREPOSITIONS IN, AT AND ON MS.

EL-ASRI
• A preposition is a word that describes WHERE someone or something is.
• Common prepositions can be words like over, under, between, after, during, behind, on, off, etc.
• There are naturally standard expressions being used, but this will only deal with these prepositions
in general.
TIME PLACE

We use AT for a PRECISE TIME We use AT for a POINT and INSTITUTIONS

> at 7 o'clock > at the corner

> at 10.45 am > at the bus stop
A > at noon > at the door
T > at dinnertime > at the bottom of the page
> at bedtime > at the end of the road
> at sunrise > at the entrance
> at sunset > at the crossroads
> at the moment > at the front desk
We use IN for MONTHS, YEARS, We use IN for an ENCLOSED SPACE and
CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS
> in July > in the garden
> in winter > in Manchester
I > in the summer > in England
N > in 2013 > in a box
> in the 1980s > in my pocket
> in the next century > in my wallet
> in the Stone Age > in a building
> in the past / future > in a car

We use ON for DAYS and DATES We use ON for a SURFACE and PUBLIC TRANSPORT

> on Saturday > on the wall

> on Mondays > on the ceiling
O > on 11 July > on the door
N > on 23 March 2013 > on the cover
> on Christmas Day > on the floor
> on my birthday > on the carpet
> on Independence Day > on the menu
> on New Year's Eve > on a page

Theory and examples borrowed from http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions.htm

A. COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT B. ADD AT, IN, OR ON (TIME) WHERE NECESSARY.
PREPOSITION Of PLACE. 1. I usually wake up …….. 7:00 every day.
1. She lives ………. London.
2. He never works …….. the weekend.
2. One of my friends was born ……… a plane.
3. He prefers to work ……… a farm. 3. I see my family ……… Sundays.

4. He put the jelly ……… the cupboard.
5. The Presidente lives ……… 107 Main Street.
6. I saw that post ……… Facebook last night.
7. We arrived ……… Madrid Airport.
8. The dog was found ……… the old
neighborhood.
4. The party is …….. 21st December
5. She usually goes to bed …….. 10:00 p.m.
6. My birthday is ……… January.
7. We always give presents ……. birthdays.
8. We usually have three classes …….. the afternoon.

9. My best friend lives ……… Cuba. 9. The World War 2 started ……… 1930's
10. You can meet me ……… the spa.