1. PREPOSITIONS OF
PLACE AT, IN, ON
Prepositions are words placed before nouns
and pronouns.
They are used to show
time, position and direction.

2. AT, IN, ON
• In general, we use:
• at for a POINT
• in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
• on for a SURFACE

3. at
We use at to refer to a “general” location.
Examples:
- Juan is at the bus stop waiting for the bus.
- Maria is at the door.
- - Please read the paragraph at the top of the page.
- The restaurant is at the end of German Avenue.

4. We use in to specify that a noun (object, person,
etc) is inside.
Where is the bird?
- The bird is in the cage.
- Where is your father? He’s in the kitchen.
- Who is in the room? Jose.

5. ON
• We use on when we want to say that an object or person is on the
surface of another object.
Picture 3:
The fishbowl is on the table.
- The chiropractor stand on his patient’s back.
- The man looked at the clock on the wall.
- The man wrote the address on the package.
- The climbers stood on top of the mountain.

6. At POINT
at the corner
at the bus stop
at the door
at the top of the page
at the end of the road
at the entrance
at the crossroads
at the front desk

7. IN ENCLOSED SPACE
in the garden
in London
in France
in a box
in my pocket
in my wallet
in a building
in a car

8. ON SURFACE
on the wall
on the ceiling
on the door
on the cover
on the floor
on the carpet
on the menu
on a page

9. The ball is in the box

10. The ball is on the box.

11. The man looked at the mail in the post
box.