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At - On- In:

Here there are some expressions of time and place:

We use in to refer to:
  • a year and a century
"She left school in 1987."
  • a month
"He's leaving in January."
  • a season
"We usually go on holiday in summer."
  • a part of the day
"I'm leaving in the morning, not in the evening."
  • countries, cities
"I was born in France."

We use at to refer to:
  • a public holiday
"Christians celebrate at Christmas and at Easter."
  • with some phrases (the weekend/night/work/etc)
"I play tennis at the weekend."
  • a specific location or building
"Meet at the airport."
  • a group activity
"Be at a match/party/concert."
  • a time
"The appointment is at four o'clock in the afternoon."

We use on to refer to:
  • a day
"The appointment is on Monday."
  • a date
"My birthday is on 12 July."
  • islands
"I'm on Crete."
  • Positions on a surface
"The book is on the table."
  • other phrases (TV, phone, on time, etc)
"I'm talking on the phone."

Prepositions of movement:

Here are some useful ways to describe movements.
  • Cycling along the road. (follow the road)
  • Walking across the road. (cross the road)
  • I'm getting into the market. (go into something)
  • She get out of the video shop. (get out something)
  • Walking up/down the stairs. 
  • They go through the tunnel. (go into and out of the tunnel)
  • Running past the store. (walk past something so that it then is behind you)
  • The children go around the school.

More prepositions of place:

Here are some useful ways to describe where things are.
  • Two things can be next to each other. (For example, A is next to B in the alphabet.)
  • One thing can be between (or in between) two other things. (For example, B is between A and C in the alphabet.)
  • One thing can be near another. For example, London is near to Oxford.
  • The opposite of near is far from. For example, Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is far from London.
  • One thing can be opposite another thing. If you are sitting face to face with another person, then you are sitting opposite that person.
  • If you are in a queue, someone can be behind you (so you are before that person) and someone can be in front ofyou (so you are behind that person).
  • One thing can be on another thing. For example, my computer is on my desk.
  • One thing can be under another thing. For example, I have a mousepad under my mouse.
  • Below means a lower level. In a group of four football teams (team A, team B, team C and team d), team C are below team B.
  • Above means on a higher level. Team A are above Team B, and team B is above team C.
  • On top of means that something is physically located above another thing.
For example, there is a pile of things on my desk. First, there is a newspaper. On top of the newspaper there is a book. On top of the book is a cup of coffee.
  • At the top means that something is located at the highest point. "We're pleased that she is at the top of her class for English."
  • At the bottom means that something is located at the lowest point. "We're not pleased that she is at the bottom of her class for Maths."

Prepositions of Transport:

Here there are some ways to say about transports:
  • on a train, a bus, a plane, a bicycle
  • get on / off a train / a bus / a plane / a bike
  • in a car
  • get in / out of a car
  • go by car / train / plane / bus
  • go on foot
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