Preposition

Preposition of place

At - A specific point/ specific place/ particular activity

• At the door/ at the traffic light/ at the bus stop

• At the top of stairs/ at the end of street/ at the front of door

• At school/ at home/ bakery/ barbershop

• At party at concert/ at conference

  
  

In- in a 3D space/ surrounding by whole thing

In- in the classroom/ in the theatre/ in the bank/ in the car/ in the van

In- in the pool/ in the sea/ in the ocean/ in the sky

In- (in the printed material) in a book/ in the newspaper/ in the magazine

On- surface/ floor/ public transport/ media/ devices

On- one the table/ on the sofa/ on the roof/ on fifth floor/ on tenth floor/ on the bus/ on the train

On- on the TV/ on Facebook/ on the Internet

On- on iPhone/ on iPad/ on laptop

***skip on before Weekday, when we using “this Monday”/ “next Monday”/ “last Monday”/ “every Monday”

Preposition of time

At - a specific time/ moment/ holiday

At - at 15:30/ at 4 o’clock/ at noon/ at midnight/ at lunchtime/ at night

At - at Christmas/ at Easter/ at weekend

At - at present/ at the moment

In - at period of time/ part of day

In - In April/ In March/ In the summer/ In the spring/ In 1998/ In 2011/ In the 90s

In - In present/ In past/ in the future/ in the ice age

In - in the morning/ in the afternoon/ in the evening

On - specific date/ weekday

On - on the anniversary day/ on 15th July

On - on Monday/ on Saturday