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PrepositionsIn/At/On

In, At, On used for time I was born at 7:15am ona Thursday in1965. My daughter was born at night but my son was born

in the afternoon.My husbands birthday is on the 30th!tober.

At"hristmas I ta#e a few days $a!ation from wor# and on "hristmas %ay I ha$e a &arty for a'' my

fami'y. I a'so 'o$e ha$ing &arties on (unday afternoons inthe summer.

at e)a!t time * at four o!'o!#+ at 11:00&m+ at midday+ at midnighttime of day * at 'un!htime+ at nightat the wee#end ,-ritish ng'ish/&ub'i! ho'idaysfesti$a's at aster+ at "arni$a'+ at "hristmasat the beginning+ at the end+ at the moment

in 'onger time &eriods * in 2une+ in 1997+ in the 190s+ in the 19th"entury&arts of the day ,in genera'/ * in the morning+ in the afternoon+ in the e$eninga'so * in 5 days ,5 days from now/+ in a few minutes ,a few minutes from now/in time ,I got there in time for a !offee before the f'ight * with time to s&are/

on a s&e!ifi! day or date on 4riday+ on "hristmas %ay+ on my birthday+ on 15th2u'y&arts of a s&e!ifi! day * on (aturday morning+ on Monday e$ening+ on Tuesday nighton time ,The f'ight 'eft on time * &un!tua'+ at the &'anned time/on the wee#end ,meri!an ng'ish/

* we dont use in+ on+ or atbefore the words e$ery+ ne)t+ 'ast+ this when ta'#ing abouttime. .g. The !onferen!e is ne)t 4riday. I saw a good mo$ie 'ast night.

In, At, On used for place

I 'i$e in an a&artment+ on the 5thf'oor of a bui'ding+on igh (treet+ in ensington+ in 8ondon+ in

the nited ingdom+ in uro&e+ in the wor'd+ in the uni$erse.

I &ar# my !ar onthe 'eft+ at the ba!# of the bui'ding in the garage+ a'though sometimes I &ar# it on

the street. There is a gym on the to& f'oor of the bui'ding. I 'i#e 'i$ing inthe midd'e of the !ity

at genera' 'o!ation at wor#+ at s!hoo'+ at home+ at the offi!e+ at the air&ort+ at the trainstation+ at the ban#+ at the end of the road+ at the to&bottom of the mountain+ at thefrontba!# of the bui'ding

in s&e!ifi! 'o!ation i.e. !ountry * in (&ain+ region in the north+ !ity in io de 2aneiro+neighborhood in -roo#'yn+ !ontinent in uro&e+ in an en!'osed s&a!e * in thegarden+ in the yard+ in the bui'ding+ in the garage+ in the 'i$ing room+ in the &ar#in hos&ita'+ in &rison+ in a news&a&ermaga;ineboo#+ in a &hoto+ in a 'ine

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PrepositionsIn/At/On

Complete the sentences below with the correct preposition (in, at, on! "ome ma# not re$uire apreposition!1. The f'ight to Miami 'ea$es ===== 6:30 ===== the e$ening.>. There is a &ub'i! ho'iday ===== > wee#s time.3. The &ri!e of the f'ight to -ra;i' usua''y goes u& ===== "hristmas.?. Thats a beautifu' &i!ture ===== the wa''. @here did you get itA5. My mother is ===== hos&ita' at the moment. I$e $isited her twi!e this wee#+ ===== Monday

morning and ====='ast night.6. %id you do anything s&e!ia' ===== your birthdayA7. I want to go to the !inema ===== tomorrow e$ening. %o you want to go with meA. ===== the &ast+ I s&ent most of my wee#ends with my &arents but nowadays I see them on'y on!e

a month.9. @e are going to attend the !onferen!e ===== msterdam ===== 2u'y.10.

My son doesnt s'ee& we'' ===== night. ===== 'ast night he wo#e u& 5 times.

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I met him ===== the ban# yesterday ===== afternoon.

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There ha$e been a 'ot of ad$ertisements for !hea& f'ights ===== the radio and ===== thenews&a&ers re!ent'y. I must 'oo# ===== the internet for more information.

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e 'i$es ===== a sma'' $i''age ===== the !oast. Its a beautifu' region ===== the north of Ita'y.

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The reser$ations offi!e is ===== the first f'oor of the bui'ding ===== the right*hand side ===== theend of the street.

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I usua''y wor# ===== home on 4ridays.

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I was waiting ===== the hours before the train arri$ed.

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The sign said BCo wa'#ing ===== the grassD.

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I usua''y do my ng'ish !'asses ===== 'un!htime ===== Mondays.

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The -eat'es be!ame &o&u'ar ===== the 1960s.

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@hat ha$e you &'anned to do ===== ne)t wee#endA

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h noE I$e 'eft my !oat ===== the !hair ===== the restaurant we went to ===== 'un!htime.

>3 The #eys are ===== my handbag ===== the tab'e ===== the #it!hen.

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PrepositionsIn/At/On

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It was a 'o$e'y day. There wasnt a !'oud ===== the s#y.

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My f'ight 'eft ===== time and I arri$ed ===== time to !he!# into the hote' before the !onferen!e.

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My te'e&hone bi'' usua''y arri$es ===== the end of the month.

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Im $ery tired be!ause I went to bed ===== midnight 'ast night and got u& ===== 5:00 thismorning.

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Theres a garage ===== the ba!# of the bui'ding. Fou !an &ar# your !ar there.

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e has been ===== &rison for 10 years but wi'' be freed ===== 6 months time.

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@hat was I doing ===== 1995A @e''+ ===== that time+ I was 'i$ing in (inga&ore.

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@e tra$e'ed around 4ran!e ===== a bi!y!'e.

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es 'i$ed ===== ensington sin!e 1997. Its a $ery fashionab'e and &o&u'ar neighborhood.