In, at, on
In, at and on are preposition. They locate people, objects and events in time and space.
Time
We use at before exact times, special holiday periods, night and the weekend,
*The meeting is at five o'clock.
*I like it when it snows at Christmas.
*I like to relax at (on) the weekend.
*He's not doing anything at the moment.
We use on before days, dates, and when we refer to part of a particular part of the day.
*I will see you on Monday.
*My birthay is on 4 May.
*I have Spanish lessons on Tuesday mornings/afternoons/evenings.
We use in before months, years, seasons and longer periods of time.
*His birthday is in May.
*Berlin is a cold place in winter.
*The Normans invaded Britain in 1066.
*Newton was born in the 17th century.
We can also use in to say
- How soon something will happen? -> I will see you in a week
The match will end in five minutes.
-How long something takes to happen? -> He can run 100 metres in under 10 seconds.
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No preposition is required before next, last, this, one, any, each, every, some and all.
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Place |
We use at to refer to a position as a point.
*He is standing at the bus stop.
*There's someone at the door.
Note that we do not use the article "the"after at with the nouns home, school, work, university and college.
We use on to refer to a position in relation to a surface or a line.
*I left my book on the table. /surface/
*The school is on a very busy road. /line/
We also say on a list, on an agenda, on a page and on train / tram / bus / plane.
We use in to refer to a position in relation to a three dimensional space or when something is surrounded on all sides eg: a country, a town, a room, a field, a forest, or any place with boundaries.
*I left my book in the dining room.
*They met each other in Italy.
Note that we do not use the article "the"after in with: in bed, in hospital, in prison, and in church.
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