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Use of IN, ON and AT

(Supplementary material for Beta Intermediate and Upper Modules)

There are no rules to indicate the use of a preposition in a particular situation, but there are certain combinations we must always use.

In / On / At (PLACE) IN in South America in Chile in Santiago in Las Condes in the East in prison in bed in town in a car in a taxi in a row-boat in a helicopter ON on the third floor on ... St. /... Av. on the right /left on a farm on an island on the hill on the lake on the ocean on a bus on the subway on a ship on a plane AT at 77 Cruz del Sur St. at the Sheraton / hotel at UCLA / the university at the end at the top / bottom at school at church at home at work at sea at somebody's house at a distance

In / On / At (TIME) IN in the morning in the afternoon in the evening in July in summer in 1995 in the 20th century in two days in the next few days in an hour in a hurry In / On /At (OTHERS) in a blue dress / in black / in ink / in love /in turn / in half / in tears / in pieces / in trouble on the radio / on TV / on the phone at war / at peace EXERCISE 1. Fill in the blanks using at, in or on. 1. 2. My sister is Meet me home. noon Thursday. 1 ON on Saturday on Christmas on December 25th. on weekends on his wedding anniversary on Monday morning AT at 5 o'clock at sunrise / dawn at noon at dusk at night at midnight at the age of twelve at 18 (years old) at breakfast at lunch at dinner / supper

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3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. I was born Cats like to sit We're New Year's is His office is The program is The woman dressed Children are home London, but I live the roof. good health, because we get up January 1st. 4499 Apoquindo Av. 8 o'clock green, works night. the 3rd floor. channel 13. Tronwell. sunrise. Lyton, a village Devonshire.

EXERCISE 2. Re-write the following sentences using the correct preposition. Example: They live/Coronado Street/number 32. They live on Coronado Street at number 32. 1. Jack works /a hotel / New Jersey.

2.

Meet me / the bus-stop / the end of Bristol Road.

3.

My diary is / the table / the living room.

4.

Sign your name /the dotted line /the bottom of the page.

EXERCISE 3. 1. 2.

Fill in the blanks in the following paragraphs:

Liz lives _____ Harton. She has a flat _____ the third floor of Conway House,_____ Church Street. Its _____ the left, opposite the bank. There was a good film _____ the Odeon cinema last week. The Odeon cinema is_____ the corner of High Street and Queen street. I met Judy _____ the entrance of the cinema after work, but I was rather late so we didn't get very good seats. We had to sit _____ the front row, _____ the end _____ the left hand side. It is difficult to find tables _____ restaurants _____ Saturday night _____ Santiago. So, if you want to dine out you have to make the reservations _____ advance.

3.

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KEY-CHECK EXERCISE 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. at at / on in / in / in on in / at on at / on at / on in / at - in at / at

EXERCISE 2. 1. 2. 3. 4. Jack works at a hotel in New Jersey. Meet me at the bus-stop at the end of Bristol Road. My diary is on the table in the living room. Sign your name on the dotted line at the bottom of the page.

EXERCISE 3. 1. 2. 3. in / on / on / on at / on / at / in / at / on at - in / on / in / in