BASIC PREPOSITIONS: TIME AND

PLACE - AT, IN, ON AND TO

IN
We use in with months - in May
seasons - in winter
country - in Greece
city or town names - in New York
times of the day - in the morning,
afternoon or evening
BUT at night!
ON
We use "on" with specific days -
on Friday, on New Year's Day,
on April the 19th
American English - "on the
weekend OR on weekends"
AT
We use "at" with specific times -
at 7 o'clock, at 6.15
at night
specific places in a city - at
school
British English - "at the weekend
OR at weekends"
TO
We use "to" with verbs which
show movement such as go and
come - He goes to school.
She returned to the store.
They are coming to the party
tonight.
Fill in the gaps in this paragraph with the
prepositions - in, on, at or to. Click on the arrow to
see the answer.
Janet was born __ Rochester __ December 22nd__ 3
o'clock __the morning. Rochester is __ the state of
New York __ the United States. Now, she goes __
classes __ the university> She usually arrives __the
morning __8 o'clock. __ weekends, she likes driving
__ her friend's house __ Canada. Her friend lives
__Toronto. She usually arrives__ 9 __the evening and
leaves __ Sunday morning. __Saturday, they often
meet friends __ a restaurant. __ night, they
sometimes go __ a disco. __ summer, __ July for
example, they often go __ the countryside.