27 | PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

ON, IN, AT, TO

Grammar

ON – surface AT
▪ on the table ▪ sit at the table
▪ on the wall ▪ stand at the door
▪ on a bus/plane/train/tram ▪ at the gym
▪ at home
IN – enclosed space ▪ at work
▪ in a box ▪ at school
▪ in the pocket
▪ in a car IN/AT
▪ in the kitchen ▪ in/at a hotel
▪ in a shop ▪ in/at a restaurant
▪ in England ▪ in/at the cinema
▪ in the picture/photo
▪ in the sky
TO – movement towards some place (with verbs
of movement)
▪ I went to work.
▪ Amelia flew to Italy.
▪ He drove to Paris.

at the gym
 Exercises
Ex.1. Fill in the gaps with on, in, at or to.

1) I'm..................work. 8) I'm sitting..................the table.

2) My husband was..................home. 9) I stayed..................a hotel.

3) He went..................work. 10) The children went..................the park.

4) She is..................a bus. 11) Richard flew..................Madrid.

5) There is a picture..................the wall. 12) We were..................a restaurant.

6) There are many clouds..................the sky. 13) I'm..................a plane.

7) The man..................the photo is my 14) Justine is..................her car.

father.

Ex.2. Work in pairs. Answer the questions and give more information if possible.

1) Where were you yesterday at 11 a.m.?

2) Where were you yesterday at 7 p.m.?

3) Where did you stay on your last trip?

4) Did you fly anywhere last year?

5) Did you go anywhere last weekend?

6) Where did you have your last meal?

7) Where is your best friend now, do you think?

8) Where do you go every day?