Basic Prepositions

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Basic Prepositions: Time and Place - at,

in, on and to
Read the story below:

I was born in Seattle, Washington on the 19th of April in 1961. Seattle is


in the State of Washington in the United States. That was many
years ago... Now, I live in Leghorn inItaly. I work at the British School. I
sometimes go to a movie on the weekend. I meet myfriends at the movie
theater at 8 o'clock or later. In the summer, usually in August, I gohome
to visit my family in America. My family and I go to the beach and relax in
the sunin the morning and in the afternoon! In the evening, we often eat
at a restaurant withour friends. Sometimes, we go to a bar at night.Look
at the chart below:

IN

We use in with months - in Mayseasons - in wintercountry - in Greececity


or town names - in New Yorktimes of the day - in the morning, afternoon
orevening

BUT
at night!

ON

We use "on" with specific days - on Friday, on NewYear's Day, on April the
19th American English - "on the weekend OR onweekends"

AT

We use "at" with specific times - at 7 o'clock, at 6.15at nightspecific


places in a city - at schoolBritish English - "at the weekend OR at
weekends"

Fill in the gaps in this paragraph with the prepositions - in, on, at or to. Click on
thearrow to see the answer.
Janet was born Rochester December 22nd 3 o'clock the morning. Rochester is the state of Ne
w York the UnitedStates. Now, she goes classes the university> She usually arrivesthe morni
ng 8 o'clock. weekends, shelikes driving her friend's house Canada. Her friend livesToronto.
She usually arrives 9 the evening and leaves Sundaymorning. Saturday, they often meet frien
ds a restaurant. night,they sometimes go a disco. summer, July for example, theyoften go the
countryside.

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