AT / ON / IN (TIME)

 We use in for longer periods (months, years, seasons): in October,

in 1968, in the past, in (the) future, in (the) winter, in the 1970s,etc.
We say: in the morning(s), in the afternoon(s), in the evening(s). We
also use in… to say how long it takes to do something: in a few
minutes, in six months, in four weeks, etc.

 We use at for the time of day: at 5 o’clock, at midnight, at

lunchtime, at sunset, etc. We use at in these expressions: at night, at
the weekend, at weekends, at Christmas, at Easter, at the moment, at
present, at the same time, etc.

Note: we usually ask “What time …?” (not usually “At what
time…?)

 We use on for days and dates: on Friday(s), on 12 March 1991, on

Christmas Day, on my birthday, etc. We say: on Friday morning(s),
on Sunday afternoon(s), on Monday evening(s), etc.

AT / ON / IN (PLACE)

When we are talking about the position of somebody or something:

 We use in for a volume: in a shop, in a factory, in a room, in a box,

in a house, in a cinema, in a car, in the air, etc. We also use in for an
area: in a town, in London, in a village, in the country, in a garden,
etc. We say: in a line, in a row, in a queue, in a picture, in a mirror,
in the sky, in the world, in a book, in a newspaper, in a magazine, in
bed, in hospital, in prison, in the corner of a room (rincón), in time
(con tiempo), etc.

Note also: in the south, in the north, in the west, in the east, etc.

The opposite is usually outside: outside a shop, outside the cinema,

etc.

 We use on for a surface or line: on a table, on the floor, on a wall,

on a roof, on a line, on the coast, on the ceiling, on the door, on her
nose, on a page, on a island, on the grass, on a chair, etc.. We also
use on for: on a bus, on a bike, on a train, etc. We say: on holiday,
on the left, on the right, on the first floor, on a map, on a list, on a
trial, on a trip, on the television, on the radio, on time (a la hora),
etc.

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  We use at for other cases: at home, at school, at work, at the bus
stop, at the station, at the top of the page, at the bottom of the page,
at the end of the street, at college, at university, at factory, etc. We
say: at the back, at the front, at the corner of a street (esquina), etc.

Put in IN, ON, AT (place) in each of the spaces

1. She works_____ a big shop _____ Bristol.

2. There’s a book _____ the floor. Put it _____ the table.
3. I often see Mrs Price _____ the station, waiting for her train.
4. Brighton is _____ the coast _____ the south of England.
5. My daughter isn’t _____ work today; she has stayed _____ home because she
doesn’t feel well.
6. There were several people _____ the bus stop.
7. Mr and Mrs Briggs were _____ the shop, talking to the assistant; their children
were waiting _____ the car that was standing _______ the shop.

8. Yesterday we spent the day _____the country; we had lunch _____ a pretty
little village.
9. When I was _____ the bus this morning, I saw two boys _____ the church
roof.
10.The children are playing _____ their bikes _____ the park.
11.There are only 12 students _____ my class. The girl who sits _____ the left of
me is from Spain; the boy who sits _____ my right is a Dane.
12.My mother teaches _____ a school _____ Oxford.

Put in IN, ON, AT (time) in each of the spaces

1. Mozart was born in Salzburg ……… 1756.

2. I haven’t seen Kate for a few days. I last saw her ……… Tuesday.
3. The price of electricity is going up .…….. October.
4. I’ve been invited to a wedding .…….. 14 February.
5. Hurry up! We’ve got to go ……… five minutes.
6. I’m busy just now but I’ll be with you ..……. a moment.
7. Jenny’s brother is an engineer but he’s out of work ...….. the moment.
8. There are usually a lot of parties ……… New Year’s Eve.
9. I hope the weather will be nice ……… the weekend.
10..…….. Saturday night I went to bed ……… 11 o’clock.
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11.I don’t like travelling ……… night.
12.We travelled overnight to Paris and arrived ……… 5 o’clock ……… the
morning.
13.The course begins ……… 7 January and ends sometime ……… April.
14.It was quite a short book and easy to read. I read it ……… a day.
15.I might not be at home …… Tuesday morning but I’ll probably be there ……
the afternoon.
16.My car is being repaired at the garage. It will be ready ……… two hours.
17.The telephone and the doorbell rang ……… the same time.
18.Mary and Henry always go out for a meal ……… their wedding anniversary.
19.Henry is 63. He’ll be retiring from his job ……… two years’ time.

Put in IN, ON, AT (place) in each of the spaces

1. Write your name ……… the top of the page.

2. I like that picture hanging ……… the wall ……… the kitchen.
3. There was an accident ……… the crossroads this morning.
4. I wasn’t sure whether I had come to the right office. There was no name
……… the door.
5. ……… the end of the street there is a path leading to the river.
6. You’ll find the sports results ……… the back page of the newspaper.
7. I wouldn’t like an office job. I couldn’t spend the whole day sitting ……… a
desk.
8. My brother lives ……… a small village ……… the south-west of England.
9. The man the police are looking for has a scar ……… his right cheek
10.The headquarters of the company are ……… Milan.
11.Nicola was wearing a silver ring ……… her little finger.

Put in IN, ON, AT (place) in each of the spaces

1. She works in a big shop in Bristol.

2. There’s a book on the floor. Put it on the table.
3. I often see Mrs Price at the station, waiting for her train.
4. Brighton is on the coast in the south of England.
5. My daughter isn’t at work today; she has stayed at home because she
doesn’t feel well.
6. There were several people at the bus stop.
7. Mr and Mrs Briggs were in the shop, talking to the assistant; their children
were waiting in the car that was standing at the shop.

8. Yesterday we spent the day in the country; we had lunch in a pretty little
village.
9. When I was on the bus this morning, I saw two boys on the church roof.
10.The children are playing on their bikes in the park.
11.There are only 12 students in my class. The girl who sits on the left of me is
from Spain; the boy who sits on my right is a Dane.
12.My mother teaches in a school in Oxford.
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Put in IN, ON, AT (time) in each of the spaces

1. Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756.

2. I haven’t seen Kate for a few days. I last saw her on Tuesday.
3. The price of electricity is going up in October.
4. I’ve been invited to a wedding on 14 February.
5. Hurry up! We’ve got to go in five minutes.
6. I’m busy just now but I’ll be with you in a moment.
7. Jenny’s brother is an engineer but he’s out of work at the moment.
8. There are usually a lot of parties on New Year’s Eve.
9. I hope the weather will be nice at the weekend.
10.On Saturday night I went to bed at 11 o’clock.
11.I don’t like travelling at night.
12.We travelled overnight to Paris and arrived at 5 o’clock in the morning.
13.The course begins on 7 January and ends sometime in April.
14.It was quite a short book and easy to read. I read it in a day.
15.I might not be at home on Tuesday morning but I’ll probably be there in the
afternoon.
16.My car is being repaired at the garage. It will be ready in two hours.
17.The telephone and the doorbell rang at the same time.
18.Mary and Henry always go out for a meal on their wedding anniversary.
19.Henry is 63. He’ll be retiring from his job in two years’ time.

Put in IN, ON, AT (place) in each of the spaces

1. Write your name at the top of the page.

2. I like that picture hanging on the wall in the kitchen.
3. There was an accident at the crossroads this morning.
4. I wasn’t sure whether I had come to the right office. There was no name on
the door.
5. At the end of the street there is a path leading to the river.
6. You’ll find the sports results on the back page of the newspaper.
7. I wouldn’t like an office job. I couldn’t spend the whole day sitting at a desk.
8. My brother lives in a small village in the south-west of England.
9. The man the police are looking for has a scar on his right cheek
10.The headquarters of the company are in Milan.
11.Nicola was wearing a silver ring on her little finger.