Prepositions

Prepositions

IN
1. Time
  1. for longer periods (months/years/seasons)
    1. in October, in 1998, in (the) winter
  2. In a few minutes / in six months/ in a moment
    1. The train will be leaving in a few minutes. (= a few minutes from now)
    2. Andy has gone away. He'll be back in a week. (= a week from now)
  3. in the morning(s)/ in the evening(s)/ in the afternoon(s)
  4. IIN time (for something / to do something) = soon enough:
    1. Will you be home in time for dinner? (= soon enough for dinner)
  5. IN the end = finally
    1. We had a lot of problems with our car. We sold it in the end. (= finally we sold it)
2. POSITION
  1. in a line / in a row / in a queue
  2. in the sky / in the world/ in the country
  3. in an office / in a department
  4. in a book / in a newspaper / in a magazine / in a letter
  5. in a picture / in a photo / in a photograph
  6. in bed
  7. in the front / in the back (of a car)
    1. I was sitting in the back (of the car) when we crashed.
  8. in the corner of (a room)
    1. The TV is in the corner of the room.
  9. in hospital / in prison / in jail
  10. in with cities, towns and vilLages
  11. in a car / in a taxi
AT
1. Time
  1. for the time of day
    1. at five o'clock, at 11.45, at midnight
  2. in these expressions
    1. at weekends
    2. at Christmas
    3. at the moment = at present
    4. at the same time
  3. AT the end (of something) = at the time when something ends
    1. at the end of the month, at the end of January, at the end of the game
2. POSITION
  1. at the top (of) / at the bottom (of) / at the end (of)
    1. Write your name at the top of the page.
  2. at the front / at the back of (building / group of people)
    1. We were at the back, so we couldn't see very well.
  3. at the corner or on the corner of (a street)
    1. There is a small shop at/on the corner of the street.
  4. at work / at school / at university / at college
  5. At a party / at a concert
  6. at the station / at the airport
  7. at somebody's house
  8. at when we think of the place as a point or station on a journey
ON
1. Time
  1. for days and dates
    1. on Friday, on 16 May 2009, on my birthday
    2. you can leave out ON before days
      1. I'll see you Friday
  2. ON time = punctual, not late
    1. The conference was well-organised. Everything began and finished on time.
2. POSITION
  1. on the left / on the right / on the left-hand side
  2. on the first floor / on the second floor
  3. on a map / on a menu / on a list
  4. on the front / on the back of a letter / piece of paper etc.
    1. I wrote the date on the back of the photo.
  5. on the way
  6. on a river / on a road / on the coast
  7. on a bus / on a train / on a plane / on a bike

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