In, On, At · Exercises
B2Upper intermediate practice
in bed, on holiday, on time / in time, at the end / in the end.
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- Practice10 exercises at your own pace
- Time Attack60 seconds, as many as you can
- Survival3 lives, harder as you go
- Tense SortDrag sentences into their tense — 60 seconds
- Timelines10 sentences to match to their timelines
- B2 Boss12 hits before you lose 3 lives
- Irregular MatchPair verbs with their past forms — 60 seconds
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What you’ll practise at B2
- 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
- Tricky places: in a car / on a bus, in the corner
- arrive at / arrive in (never arrive to)
- in bed, at university, on TV, on holiday
- Expressions: on time / in time, at the end / in the end
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Sample exercises
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Choose the preposition.
_____ first Priya and Chloe didn’t like the city, but now they are happy there.
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At first Priya and Chloe didn’t like the city, but now they are happy there.
at first = in the beginning (things changed later). At first Priya and Chloe didn’t like the city, but now they are happy there.
Write in, on or at.
Aisha sat _____ the back of the car.
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Aisha sat in the back of the car.
on + a bus, a train, a plane or a bike (you can stand up or walk around). But in a car or a taxi. Aisha sat in the back of the car.
Choose the preposition.
Hannah will finish the project _____ 2031.
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Hannah will finish the project in 2031.
in + years: in 2019, in 2031. Hannah will finish the project in 2031.
Write in, on or at.
Carlos has left his laptop _____ the plane.
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Carlos has left his laptop on the plane.
on + a bus, a train, a plane or a bike (you can stand up or walk around). But in a car or a taxi. Carlos has left his laptop on the plane.
Choose in, on, at — or — for no preposition.
Grace and Sam will call their parents _____ tomorrow morning.
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Grace and Sam will call their parents tomorrow morning.
No preposition before next, last, this, every, tomorrow, yesterday and tonight. Grace and Sam will call their parents tomorrow morning.
Find the word that is wrong.
My flatmates got to the station just at time to catch the last train.
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My flatmates got to the station just in time to catch the last train.
in time (to do something / for something) = early enough.