NB1 - Prepositions of time and place Courtesy of Isabel M. Bastida EOI Cartagena

2. AT THE TIME
(Hours and festivals)
ON  DATE
(Days on a calendar)
IN  GENERAL
(Months, seasons, years, decades,
centuries)
at three o’clock
at a quarter to five
at midnight (12.00 pm)
at noon (12.00 am)
at Christmas/ Carnival
BUT
at the weekend/ at
weekends
at lunchtime
at night
on 4th July
on Christmas Day
on my birthday
on Monday
BUT
on Friday evening
on Tuesday morning
in the morning/
afternoon/ evening
in April/ June/ October
in spring/ summer/
autumn – the fall/ winter
in 1992/ 2002/ 2015
in 1960s/ 1950s
in the 20th century

3. AT 1 DIMENSION
(Specific point)
ON  2 DIMENSIONS
(Surfaces and means of transport)
IN  3 DIMENSIONS
(Inside and means of transport)
at the bus stop
at the main door
at Carrefour
*at the cinema, at the
restaurant, at the hotel
BUT
at home
at school/ university
at work
at a party
at a concert
on the road
on the wall
on the ceiling
on the bus/ train/ plane
on page 32
BUT
on a farm
on an island
on the beach
in Spain/ London
in the hotel/ the cinema/
the restaurant/ the office
in the park
in the car/ the taxi
BUT
in bed (sleep)
in hospital (patient)
in prison (prisoner)

5. STUDENT A
____ Oxford Street
____ January
____ 1st May
____ Fallas
____ Friday
____ 5:30
____ an island
____ the bus
____ my car
____ 1976
STUDENT B
____ 32, Oxford Street
____ winter
____ the weekend
____ Valencia
____ my party
____ lunchtime
____ the UK
____ the 4th floor
____ bed
____ school

6. STUDENT A
____ Oxford Street
____ January
____ 1st May
____ Fallas
____ Friday
____ 5:30
____ an island
____ the bus
____ my car
____ 1976
STUDENT B
____ 32, Oxford Street
____ winter
____ the weekend
____ Valencia
____ my party
____ lunchtime
____ the UK
____ the 4th floor
____ bed
____ school