Prepositions
Prepositions of place
(a) My book is on my desk.
(b) Tom lives in the United States.
He lives in New York City.
(c) He lives on Hill Street.
(d) He lives at 4472 Hill Street.
Note: preposition of place are called “preposition of location”.
In (a) : on = a preposition
my desk = object of the
Preposition
on my desk = a prepositional
phrase
A person lives :
In a country and in a city.
On a street, avenue, road, etc.
At a street address
Complete the sentences with in, on, or at.

Write about Pablo.

1. Pablo lives.................Canada.
2. He lives ................ Toronto.
3. He lives ................ Lake Street.
4. He lives............... 5541 Lake Street............. Toronto, Canada.

Write about Dr.Lee.

5. Dr. Lee lives on...............

6. He lives in ................
7. He lives at................

Write about yourself.

8. I live.............................. (name of country)

9. I live.............................. (name of city)

10. I live ............................. (name of street)

11. I live ............................. (name address)

Preposition of time

at a. We have class at one o’clock. At + a specific time on

b. I have an appointment with the the clock.
doctor at 3:00.
c. We sleep at night. At + night
In d. My birthday is in August. in + specific month.
e. I was born in 1978. In + specific year.
f. We have class in the morning. In + morning.
g. Bob has class in the afternoon. In + the evening.
h. I study in the morning.
On i. I have class on Monday. on + a specific day of the
j. I was born on august, 19, 1978
week.
On + a specific date.
From .....to k. We have class from 1:00 to From (a specific time) to
20:00. (a specific time)
Complete the sentences with Preposition of Time

1. We have class at ten o’clock.

2. We have class ............ten ............ eleven.
3. I have class........... the morning.
4. I work.............. the afernoon.
5. I study.............. the evening.
6. I sleep.............. night.
7. I was born.......... May.
8. I was born ..........1985.
9. I was born ........ May 31.
10. I was born ........ May 31, 1985.
11. The post office isn’t open .......... Sunday.
12. The post office is open ............8: 00 A.M..............5:00 .P.M Monday.
Prepositions : AT and IN for place
a. Olga is at home.
Ivan is at work.
Yoko is at school.
b. Sani is in bed.
Tom is in class.
Paul is in jail.
c. Mr. Lee in the hospital.
d. Ahmed is in the kitchen.
e. David is in Mexico City.
f. A: Where’s Ivan?
B: He isn’t here. He’s at the
bank.
g. Ivan is in the bank (He is not
outside the bank)
In (a) : at is used with home, work, and
school.
In (b) : in is used with bed, class, and
jail/prison.
In (c): in is used with the hospital.
Note: American English = in the
hospital.
British English = in hospital
In (d): in is used with rooms : in the
kitchen, in the classroom, in the hall,
in my bedroom, etc.
In (e) : in is used with cities,
states/provinces, countries, and
continents : in Mexico City, in Florida,
in Italy, in Asia, etc.
In (f) : at is usually used with locations
in a city : at the post office, at the
bank, at the library, at the book store,
at the park, at the teater, at the
restaurant, at the football stadium,
etc.
In (g) : A speaker uses in with a
building only when it is important to
say that someone is inside, not
outside, the building. Usually a
speaker uses at with a building. In the
bank = inside the bank building.
Complete the sentences with at or in. In some sentences, both prepositions are
correct.

1. A: Is Jennifer here?
B: No, she’s at the bookstore.
2. A: Where’s Jack?
B: He’s in his room.
3. When I was ................. work yesterday, I had an interesting telephone
call.
4. Poor Anita. She’s ................... the hospital again for more surgery.
5. Mr. Gow wasn’t ................. class yerterday. He was ............home. He
wasn’t feeling well.
6. Last year at this time, Eric was ................ Korea. This year he’s .........
Spain.
7. A: Where’s Donna?
B: She’s .............. New York. She’s attending a conference.
8. There’s a fire extinguisher.................. the hall.
9. The children are............. home this morning. They aren’t ............ school.
10. A: Where’s Robert?
B: He’s ..............the computer room.
11. There are thiry-seven desks................. our classroom.
12. We ate ............. a good restaurant last night. The food was delicious.
 Some prepositions of place a list

Above beside in back of in the middle of on

Around between in the back of inside on top of
At far (away) from in front of near outsidet
Behind in in the front of next o under
below