PREPOSITIONS (I)

AT1) to express time and certain time expressions:at 8.00 at midnight/at midday/at noonat lunchtime at the weekendat Christmas at the same timeat the moment at the age of 9

2) to express a location at a point:Tom is at home. Lucy’s at Mary’s house.We meet at the cinema at 8.00.My wife is at the office.Turn right at the traffic light.Our house is at the end of the road.You must arrive at the airport in time.She is at school.We are at the university.

ON1) to talk about position on a surface

Your dinner’s on the table.The book is on the desk.You can sit on the floor.The exercise is on page 20.We drive on the left.My house is on the right.The picture is on the wall.Our flat is on the third floor.

2) for days and dates: on Monday/on Monday morning on 12th October/on Friday evening

3) for certain expressions: I am on my way home. To watch the news on TV To go on holiday To listen to the news on the radio To go on a trip To talk on the phone To go on a trip To go to school on foot

IN1) to express a position inside a place:He works in an office in London.He is in the south of England.He eats in restaurants.There are a lot of shops in the airport.There are many restaurants in the center of the town.My parents are in FranceMy friends are in Paris.He is in hospital.

2) for longer periods such as months, years, seasonsin April in 1987 in springin May in 1998 in winter

3) for parts of the day: in the morning/ in the afternoon/ in the evening

TOI go to school.I come to your place.I listen to music.

BY

By bus, by plane, by trainTo sit by the fire/window/riverBy ten o’clockThe book was written by him

Fill in the following sentences with the missing prepositions:

A.I usually have breakfast at 8:OOThe book is on the desk.He works in an office in London.On Wednesdays she watches football on television.Last night we came back home at midnightMy house is on the right.We are going to meet at lunchtime He is leaving for Paris tonight./He is leaving Paris tonight.I go to the office on foot.

B.We usually go to mountains at the weekend. I am in the mountains. Our flat is on the third floor.He is in hospital.Turn right at the traffic light.To watch the news on TVYou can take your driving license at the age of 18.His birthday is on the 15th of June.We usually listen to the news on the radio.

C.We always visit our parents at Christmas.We usually go on .trips to the mountains.We are flying to New York by plane.We meet at the cinema at 8.00.The trees are green in spring.They concluded the contract on .Friday.On my way home I talk to my friends.

D.We meet at .the library at 11.00.I always go on holiday to the seaside.I am at the seaside.There are many restaurants in the center of the town.

We are working hard at the moment.We have a national holiday on 1st December.It is very cold in winter here.Our house is at the end of the road.She is going on a trip in August.

PREPOSITIONS:

ATat short notice, at a good price, at a profit/loss, at first sight

BYby accident, by car/bus/taxi, by chance, by credit card, by hand, by law, by mistake, by post/courier, by return (of post).

FORfor a change, for lunch, for pleasure, for sale.

INin advance, in bulk, in cash, in charge of, in connection with, in debt, in the end, in favour of, in general, in a hurry, in the market (companies), in my opinion, in stock, in financial terms, in the pipeline, in touch, in trouble, in other words, in writing.He is in debt up to his ears.

ONon the basis of, on business, on foot, on hand, on hold, on holiday, on the internet, on the other line, on loan, on the market (products), on order, on the phone, on purpose/purposely, on sale, on strike, on television, on a trip, on the whole.To be on strike/to go on strike

OUTout of date, out of order, out of business.

UPup to date, up to you.