Here is a list of high frequency prepositions.
in | on | at | |
where | in England/London
in the street in a queue |
on the first/ second floor
on the list |
at the top/bottom
at the cinema at the station at work/school |
when | in the morning/
afternoon/evening in 2013 in three weeks |
on Monday
on my birthday on time |
at 2 o’clock
at the weekend at night, midnight at noon/midday at first |
how | in English
in a hurry in the car/ a taxi |
on my own | at my first attempt
one at a time |
idioms | in general
in theory/practice |
on paper
on the whole on a diet |
at last
at one’s disposal |
after verbs, nouns & adjectives | I am interested in fims. | They had a bet
on the race. |
I was surprised at the news.
He was laughing at her. |
Task
Complete the expressions with in, on or at.
….. 2006 ….. the moment ….. her own place
….. diet ….. the newspaper ….. the bus/his bike
….. summer/June ….. the phone ….. the right/left
….. holiday ….. night ….. TV/the radio/video
….. times ….. a trip ….. the front/back
….. the middle ….. random ….. the mountains
….. New Year/Easter ….. a strange way ….. the way to London
….. the seaside ….. the same time
She was covered …… mud.
He is very good ….. history.
She smiled ….. him.
I’d like some information ….. sports facilities.
Do you believe ….. ghosts?
He cannot concentrate ….. his work.
Everything depends ….. the weather.
Solution:/Megoldás:
in 2006, at the moment, at her own place, on diet, in the newspaper, on the bus/his bike, in summer/June, on the phone, on the right/left, on holiday, at night, on TV/the radio/video, at times, on a trip, at the front/back, in the middle, at random, in the mountains, at New Year/Easter, in a strange way, on the way to London, at the seaside, at the same time
She was covered in mud.
He is very good at history.
She smiled at him.
I’d like some information on sports facilities.
Do you believe in ghosts?
He cannot concentrate on his work.
Everything depends on the weather.