Prepositions at, in, on

 

preposition

examples

in

We sit in the room.

I see a house in the picture.

There are trouts in the river.

He lives in Paris.

I found the picture in the paper.

He sits in the corner of the room.

He sits in the back of the car.

We arrive in Madrid.

He gets in the car.

She likes walking in the rain.

My cousin lives in the country.

There are kites in the sky.

He plays in the street. (BE)

She lives in a hotel.

The boys stand in a line.

He is in town.

I have to stay in bed.

The robber is in prison now.

at

She sits at the desk.

Open your books at page 10.

The bus stops at Graz.

I stay at my grandmother's.

I stand at the door.

Look at the top of the page.

The car stands at the end of the street.

You mustn't park your car at the front of the school.

Can we meet at the corner of the street?

I met John at a party.

Pat wasn't at home yesterday.

I study economics at university.

The children are at grandmother's.

He's looking at the park.

He always arrives late at school.

on

The map lies on the desk.

The picture is on page 10.

The photo hangs on the wall.

He lives on a farm.

Dresden lies on the river Elbe.

Men's clothes in on the second floor.

He lives on Heligoland.

The shop is on the left.

My friend is on the way to Moscow.

Write this information on the front of the letter.