PREPOSITIONS. AT, IN, ON

PREPOSITIONS
AT	IN	ON
at my house at my school at the airport at the beach at the camp at the concert at the festival at the hotel at the party at the seaside at the theatre at the university	in a car in the city in the country in the countryside in the hotel in the mountains in the sea in the sky in the street in the town in the world in this area in traffic jams	on a/the farm on a/the train on the beach on the bus on the floor on the island on the outskirts on the phone on the road(s) on the stage

time expressions: at/ it/ on

1. AT

w points of time (e.g. at six o’clock)

w mealtimes (e.g. at breakfast)

w weekend, Christmas, Easter

w nights in general

NOTE: ON the weekend (AmE)

2. IN

w periods of time (e.g. in December)

w parts of the day (e.g. in the afternoon)

w period of time before sth happens/ how long sth takes

3. ON

w for a particular dates (e.g. on April 18^th)

express location: at/ it/ on

4. AT

w place as a point (e.g. at work)

w event with a number of people (e.g. at the concert)

w for addresses (e.g. at 21 Wall Street)

5. IN

w place as an area or space (e.g. in Leon)

w for cars/taxis (e.g. in the car)

w with IN CLASS, IN HOSPITAL, IN PRISION, IN COURT

w forming lines (e.g. in the ticket queue)

w the world

6. ON

w position in contact with a surface (e.g. on the beach)

w with COAST, ROAD TO, THE OUTSKIRTS OF, THE EDGE OF, BORDER, THE WAY TO/FROM,…

   (e.g. on the way to Madrid)

w means of transport (no taxis/car)

w for technology (e.g. on the phone)

w with left/right (e.g. on your right)

w with PREMISES, FARM, FLOOR, ISLAND, LIST (e.g. on my list)