Prepositions

1. FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN, HUMANAS Y TECNOLOGÍAS
ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS
GRAMMAR V
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE IN PHRASES
INTEGRANTS
RONALD MARROQUÍN
PATRICIA VINUEZA
20151
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE
CHIMBORAZO

2. PREPOSITIONS IN PLACE
PHRASES
Prepositions can be used to show where something is
located.
The prepositions are: at, on, and in.
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3. “AT” PREPOSITION
We use at to show a specific place or position.
• Someone is at the door.
• They are waiting at the bus stop.
• I used to live at 51 Portland Street.
• There is a party at the club house.
• There were hundreds of people at the park.
• We saw a baseball game at the stadium.
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4. We use on to show position on a horizontal or vertical
surface.
 The cat sat on the mat.
 The satellite dish is on the roof.
 I put an egg on the kitchen table.
 The paper is on my desk.
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“ON” PREPOSITION

5. We also use on to show position on streets, roads, etc.
 I used to live on Portland Street.
 I live on Saint Amound Monrroe Street.
 My friend lives on 5 de Junio Street.
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6. We use in to show that something is enclosed or
surrounded.
 The dog is in the garden.
 She is in a taxi.
 Put it in the box.
 She looked me directly in the eyes.
 I am currently staying in a hotel.
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“IN” PREPOSITION

7. We also use in to show position within land-areas
(towns, counties, states, countries, and continents).
 I used to live in Nottingham.
 My hometown is Los Angeles, which is in California.
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11. Exercise: complete the sentences with the correct
preposition ‘’at’’ ‘’in’’ or ‘’on’’
1. I have a meeting 9am.
2. The shop closes midnight.
3. Jane went home lunchtime.
4. In England, it often snows December.
5. Do you think we will go to Jupiter the future?
6. There should be a lot of progress the next
century.
7. Do you work Mondays?
8. Her birthday is 20 November.
9. Where will you be New Year's Day?
at
at
at
in
in
in
on
on
on

12. 10. He is the phone right now.
11. She has been the computer since this
morning.
12. My favorite movie will be TV tonight.
13. There is a party the club house.
14. There were hundreds of people the park.
15. We saw a baseball game the stadium.
16. She looked me directly the eyes.
17. I am currently staying a hotel.
18. My hometown is Los Angeles, which is
California.
at
at
at
in
in
in
on
on
on

13. Exercise 2 : 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.
in
in
at
at
on