Did you see that picture? what is the word in the bold type? Yap, that is The preposition On. Let's learn together about the Preposition In, On, and At.
The
prepositions in, on, and at can
be used to indicate time and place.
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Preposition
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Time
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Place
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In
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Year, Month, In 1999, In December
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Country, State, City In Japan, In Utah, InTaipei
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On
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Day, Date On Saturday, On May 1
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Street On Main Street, On 1st Ave.
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At
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Time At 8:00, At 7:30
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Address At 815 East Main Street
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Preposition
of Time: In, On, and At
We use:
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at
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in
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on
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PRECISE TIME
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MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
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DAYS and DATES
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at 3 o'clock
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in May
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on Sunday
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at 10.30am
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in summer
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on Tuesdays
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at noon
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in the summer
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on 6 March
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at dinnertime
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in 1990
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on 25 Dec. 2010
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at bedtime
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in the 1990s
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on Christmas Day
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at sunrise
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in the next century
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on Independence Day
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at sunset
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in the Ice Age
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on my birthday
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at the moment
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in the past/future
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on New Year's Eve
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Look
at these examples:
- I have a meeting at 9am.
- The shop closes at midnight.
- Jane went home at lunchtime.
- In England, it often snows in December.
- Do you think we will go to
Jupiter in the future?
- There should be a lot of
progress in the next century.
- Do you work on Mondays?
- Her birthday is on 20
November.
- Where will you be on New
Year's Day?
Notice
the use of the preposition of time at in the following
standard expressions:
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Expression
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Example
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at night
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The stars shine at
night.
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at the weekend*
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I don't usually work at
the weekend.
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at Christmas*/Easter
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I stay with my family at
Christmas.
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at the same time
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We finished the test at
the same time.
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at present
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He's not home at
present. Try later.
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Notice
the use of the prepositions of time in and on in
these common expressions:
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in
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on
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in the morning
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on Tuesday morning
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in the mornings
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on Saturday mornings
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in the afternoon(s)
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on Sunday afternoons
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in the evening(s)
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on Monday evening
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When
we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at,
in, on.
- I went to London last June.
(not in last June)
- He's coming back next Tuesday.
(not on next Tuesday)
- I go home every Easter.
(not at every Easter)
- We'll call you this evening.
(not in this evening)
Preposition
of Place: In, On, and At
In
general, we use:
- at for a POINT
- in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
- on for a SURFACE
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at
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in
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on
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POINT
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ENCLOSED SPACE
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SURFACE
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at the corner
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in the garden
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on the wall
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at the bus stop
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in London
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on the ceiling
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at the door
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in France
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on the door
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at the top of the page
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in a box
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on the cover
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at the end of the road
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in my pocket
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on the floor
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at the entrance
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in my wallet
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on the carpet
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at the crossroads
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in a building
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on the menu
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at the front desk
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in a car
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on a page
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Look
at these examples:
- Jane is waiting for you at the
bus stop.
- The shop is at the
end of the street.
- My plane stopped at Dubai
and Hanoi and arrived in Bangkok two hours late.
- When will you arrive at the
office?
- Do you work in an
office?
- I have a meeting in New
York.
- Do you live in Japan?
- Jupiter is in the
Solar System.
- The author's name is on the
cover of the book.
- There are no prices on this
menu.
- You are standing on my
foot.
- There was a "no
smoking" sign on the wall.
- I live on the
7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London.
Notice
the use of the prepositions of place at, in and on in
these standard expressions:
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at
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in
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on
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at home
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in a car
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on a bus
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at work
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in a taxi
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on a train
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at school
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in a helicopter
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on a plane
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at university
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in a boat
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on a ship
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at college
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in a lift (elevator)
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on a bicycle, on a
motorbike
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at the top
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in the newspaper
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on a horse, on an
elephant
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at the bottom
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in the sky
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on the radio, on
television
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at the side
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in a row
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on the left, on the
right
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at reception
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in Oxford Street
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on the way
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