In, On, At · Exercises
A2Elementary practice
Times and places in the past: in May, on my birthday, at a party.
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What you’ll practise at A2
- at + a point or an event (at the station)
- in + inside or an area (in the kitchen, in Paris)
- on + a surface or transport (on the table, on the bus)
- at + clock times and moments (at 7, at night)
- on + days and dates (on Monday, on 5 May)
- in + months, years, parts of the day (in May)
- Where…? When…? What time…? — short answers
- No preposition: next week, last year, tomorrow
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Sample exercises
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Write in, on or at.
There was a car park _____ the right.
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There was a car park on the right.
on + a line or a side: on the coast, on the river, on the left. There was a car park on the right.
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There was a cake _____ the fridge.
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There was a cake in the fridge.
in + inside a space with sides: in the kitchen, in a box, in a drawer. There was a cake in the fridge.
Find the word that is wrong.
Emma had lunch in the beach.
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Emma had lunch on the beach.
on + a surface: on the table, on the wall, on the floor, on page 20.
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The museum will open _____ Friday evening.
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The museum will open on Friday evening.
on + days: on Monday, on Friday evening. The museum will open on Friday evening.
Is this sentence correct?
My cousins worked on a bank.
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My cousins worked at a bank.
“on” should be “at”. at + a point, or a place where you do something: at the bus stop, at the station, at the doctor’s.
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Aisha left her wallet _____ her pocket.
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Aisha left her wallet in her pocket.
in + inside a space with sides: in the kitchen, in a box, in a drawer. Aisha left her wallet in her pocket.