IN, AT, ON for Place

! 1.In is used to express a position inside a place. It suggests three dimension

He works in an office.

He lives in the south.

He eats in restaurants. in

He potters in the garden.

There are a lot of shopsin the airport.

When we were in France, we spent a few daysin Paris.

2. At is used to express a location at a point. It suggests two dimensions.

Lucinda's athome.

Justin's at Ben's house.

I'll see you at the cinema.

I've left you my case at the office. at

I met him at the bus stop.

Turn right at the traffic-lights.

Our house is at the end of the road.

We arrived at the airport.

3. On is used to talk about position in a surface.

Your dinner is on the table.

Don't sit on the floor.

This exercise is on page 28. on

We drive on the left.

There is no picture on the wall.

You've got a dirty mark on your chin.

Our flat is on the third floor.

Put in, at, or on into each gap.

a/ I met my husband ... Italy. He was ... a shop buying pasta. I was ... a queue, waiting to buy some bread.

b/ Last night I was ... the kitchen when I lost my glasses. I looked ... all the shelves and ... all the cupboards. I thought I'd put them ... one of the drawers, but they weren't there. They certainly weren't ... the table or ... the floor. Had I left them ... work? Were they ... the car? Then I realized where they were. They were ... my nose.

c/ Where were you at 2.00? - ... the beach. ...work. ... Manchester. ... Sally's house doing my homework. ... the bath. ... home. ... a boat.

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IN, AT, ONfor Time

!1. We use at for times in certain expressions:

at8.00 at midnight

lunchtime the weekend

Christmas the same time

the moment the age of 9

2.We use on for days and dates:

onFriday onFriday morning

12 September Saturday evening

3. We use in for longer periods such as months, years, and seasons:

in April in1965

summer the 19th century

We say, at night, but in the evening

Afternoon.

We also say, I'll see you in the morning, but I'll see you Ö tomorrow morning.

4. There is no preposition beforelast

Next

This

e.g. What did you dolast night?

Put in, at, on or nothing into each gap.

a/ -It's my birthday ... next week. - When? - ..,. Monday. - ... what time were you born? - ... 8.00 ... the morning.

b/ -I'm meeting Alan ... this evening. - ... What time? - ... six.

c/ -What did you do ... the weekend? - ... Friday evening we went to a party. We slept in late ... Saturday morning, and then ... the afternoon we went shopping. ...7.00 some friends came round for a drink. We didn't do anything ... Sunday. What about you?

d/ The weather in England is unreliable. ... summer it can be hot, but it often rains in April and June. ... last year the summer was awful. The best English weather is ... spring and autumn.

e/ I learned to dive ... 1980 ... the age of 18. My brother learned ... the same time as me, but I passed first.

f/ I'll phone you ... next week. ... Thursday maybe. ... the afternoon. ... about 3.00. OK?

g/ I don't see my parents much. ... Christmas, usually, and ... the holidays.

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SOME, ANY, NO

! 1. Look at the compounds that can be formed:

Any body

No thing

Every where

2. In general we use some in positive sentences, any in negative and questions, but not always.

- In offers and requests we usually use some.

e.g. Would you like something to eat?

Can I have something to drink?

- We use some when we expect the answer "yes".

e.g. Is there somebody I can speak to?

Can we go somewhere quiet?

3. We generally use any after if.

e.g. If you need anything, just ask.

4. Any has another meaning. It can mean it doesn't matter who/where/what...

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