PREPOSITIONS ON, IN.

AND AT
A preposition is a Word that links a noun, pronoun or noun phrase to some other
part of the sentence.

• To the office
• At the desk
• On the table
• In an hour
• About myself

A preposition is used to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an

object.

On
➢ Used to express a surface of something

• I put an egg on the kitchen table

• The paper is on my desk .

➢ Used to specify days and dates

• The garbage truck comes on Wednesdays

• I was born July 16 , 1963

➢ Use to indicate device or machine, such as a phone or

computer

• He is on the phone right now

• My favorite movie will be on TV tonight
• She has been on the computer since this morning

➢ Use to indicate a part of the body

• The stick hit me on my shoulder

• He kissed me on my cheek
• I wear a ring on my finger

➢ Use to indicate the state of something

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 • Everything in this store is on sale
• The building is on fire

AT
➢ Used to point out specific time

• I will meet you at 12 p.m.

• The bus will stop here at 5.45 p.m.

➢ Use to indicate a place

• There is a party at the club house.

• There were hundreds of people at the park.
• We saw a baseball game at the stadium.

Used to indicate an email address:

• Please email me at [email protected].

Used to indicate an activity:

• He laughed at my acting.
• I am good at drawing a portrait.

IN
Used for unspecific times during a day, month, season, year:

• She always reads newspapers in the morning.

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 • In the summer, we have a rainy season for three weeks.
• The new semester will start in March.

Used to indicate a location or place:

• She looked me directly in the eyes.

• I am currently staying in a hotel.
• My hometown is Los Angeles, which is in California.

Used to indicate a shape, color, or size:

• This painting is mostly in blue.

• The students stood in a circle.
• This jacket comes in four different sizes.

Used to express while doing something:

• In preparing for the final report, we revised the tone three times.
• A catch phrase needs to be impressive in marketing a product.

Used to indicate a belief, opinion, interest, or feeling:

• I believe in the next life.

• We are not interested in gambling.

AT IN ON
At home In a car On a bus
At work In a taxi On a train
At school In an helicopter On a plane
At university In a boat On a ship
At college In a lift /elevator On a bike

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 At the top In the newspaper On a horese
At the bottom In the sky On the radio
At the side In a row On the left side
At reception In Mexico On the way
At 9 oclock In the morning On Monday
At Christhmas In the evening On Sunday morning
At noon In the summer On june 13th
At the moment In three hours On that day

EXERCISES
Identify all prepositions in the following sentences.

After flying for many hours, we finally got off the airplane. We walked out the exit
and went to the baggage claim area. There were hundreds of different bags on the
conveyer belt. I almost picked up the wrong one because it looked like mine.

Choose a correct preposition in the sentence.

1)I want to lose 5 kilogram (on, at, in) one month.

2)Could you get me this pants (on, at, in) a larger size?
3)She seems to be interested (on, at, in) Psychology.
4)I will come to pick you up (on, at, in) 2 pm tomorrow.
5)This class will be held (on, at, in) Mondays.

OF ABOUT FOR
Of expresses the About means ‘on the For means ‘with the object
relationship of a part of subject of’ something or or purpose of’. It indicates
something to its whole. It is ‘concerning of’ a suiting of purpose for
the most used preposition something/someone. It something/someone.
in English. also means ‘approximately.' Example:
Example. Example: o I will always be here for
o He is a boy of 15. o I was about to leave. you.
o Some parts of his o He cares about his o I have done it for my
body were injured. classes. benefit.
o Most of the guests are o I have about 30 o Cucumber is a good
gone. candies in my bag. vegetable for making a
o The plays of o This article is about salad.
Shakespeare will always computers. o Take my gratitude for
be classics your kind hospitality.

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 SPEAKING TIPS

WHEN YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND A QUESTION

Could you repit, please
Could you say it again
Do you mean …
What is the meaning of ….
PERSONAL PREFERENCES
I prefer ……..
I would choose ……..
I’d rather do ……
INTRODUCING A TOPIC
Recent research…
Recent news….
More and more people …..
STAYING YOUR OPINION
As I see…
It seems to me…
I think…
I am convinced that …
DESCRIBING CAUSES
The problem is …
The picture shows….
One factor is ….
DISAGREEING
I don’t agree because….
I disagree…
AGREEING
I believe …
The advantages…

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Do you know anyone who drinks coffee?
Past Narrative Write about a time you went to a coffee shop use prepositions and at
least 6 of the words written on the chart

Aroma – black - café - caffeine -- cappucino – drink –

cup – espresso – grind – iced coffee – instant coffee-
strong – milk – cream -

Example,
About two months ago, I went a cafeteria near my house. I love to drink coffee. I adore
caffeine and I always have a cup of coffee on my desk. I do not like milk, so I never drink
coffee with milk. I preferred black coffee with strong aroma. Now, I cannot go to the
cafeteria because of the quarantine, but I continue drinking coffee.

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