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Preposition | Preposition of Place at, on and in Explanations

noreply@blogger.com (Tipspack) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:51:00 +0000

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

AT - IN - ON

General Information:

AT

We use at for a point:
at the window - at the entrance - at the door
at the end of the street - at the station - at the top

Bill is waiting for you at the bus stop.

ON

We use on for a surface:
on the wall - on the ceiling - on the floor - on a page
on a cover

Have you seen the notice on the notice board?

IN

We use in for an enclosed space:
in the garden - in the house - in London - in the water
in her bag - in a row - in a town

There is nobody in the room. She lives in a small village.

Special Information:

AT

1. We say that someone is at an event:

at a party - at a pop concert - at a conference - at a meeting

Tom is at a party.

2. We say at with buildings when we say where the event (film, concert,...) takes place:

Where were you yesterday? At the cinema.
The meeting took place at the headquarters.

3. We say at someone's house:

We were at Bill's house last Thursday.

4. We say at for a place which is a part of our journey:

We stopped at a very nice village. Does the train stop at Nashville?

ON

1. We use on with small islands:

She spent her holiday on a small island.

2. We say that a place is on the coast / on a river / on a road:

London is on the river Thames.
Portsmouth is on the south coast of England.

IN

1. We say in when we talk about a building itself.

The rooms of Tom's house are small.

2. We usually say in with towns and villages:

His parents live in York.

Note these expressions:

AT
at home - at work - at school - at university - at college - at the station - at an airport - at the seaside - at sea (on a voyage) - at reception - at the corner of a street - at the back / front of a building / cinema / group of people, etc. - arrive at with other places or events

IN
in the newspaper - in bed - in hospital - in prison - in the street - in the sky - in an armchair (sit) - in a photograph - in a picture - in a mirror - in the corner of a room - in the back / front of a car - arrive in a country or town

ON
on a farm - on the left - on the right - on the ground floor - on the first, second,... floor - on the way - on the chair (sit) - on the radio - on television - on a horse - on the corner of a street - on the back / front of a letter / piece of paper etc.

See the exercise: Exercise 1

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Preposition | Preposition of Place at, on and in.

noreply@blogger.com (Tipspack) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:49:00 +0000

Fill in the gaps with preposition of place at, on or in.

1. The headquarters of the United Nations is _____ New York.

2. In the most countries people drive _____ the right.

3. I usually buy a newspaper _____ my way to work.

4. Last year we had a lovely skiing holiday _____ the Swiss Alps.

5. San Francisco is _____ the west coast of the United States.

6. She spends most of the day sitting _____ the window.

7. The report about the accident was _____ the front page of the newspaper.

8. In the theater we had seats _____ the front row.

9. Write the name and address _____ the front page of the envelope.

10. It's dangerous to play football _____ the streets.

11. I'll meet you _____ the corner of the street at 10.

12. We got stuck in a traffic jam _____ the way to the airport.

13. Look at the horses _____ that field.

14. _____ the end of the street is a path to our house.

15. Do you want sugar _____ your coffee?

See the grammar explanation: Prepositions of place at, on and in.

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Simple Present Exercise | Affirmative, Negative and Interogative

noreply@blogger.com (Tipspack) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:46:00 +0000

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Simple Present. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.

Example: ____ she ____ books? (read)

Answer: Does she read books?

1) They __________ hockey at school. (play)
2) She __________ e-mails. (not/write)
3) __________ you __________ English? (speak)
4) My parents __________ fish. (not/like)
5) __________ Anne __________ any hobbies? (have)
6) Andy's brother __________ in an office. (work)
7) Leroy __________ very fast. (can/not/read)
8) __________ Jim and Joe __________ the flowers every week? (water)
9) Yvonne's mother __________ a motorbike. (not/ride)
10) __________ Elisabeth __________ cola? (drink)

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The Verb Be Exercise | Verb Be: am, is, are (Paragraph Completion)

noreply@blogger.com (Tipspack) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:45:00 +0000

Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps in the text. Do not use short/contracted forms.

Example: He __ a boy.

Answer: He is a boy.

Peter Baker ______ from Manchester, but Paul and John ______ from London. Manchester and London ______ cities in England. Hamburg ______ a city in Germany. Sandra at ______ school today. Jack and Peter ______ her friends. They ______ in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker on ______ a trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She ______ a nice girl. Peter says: "My grandfather ______ in hospital. I ______ at home with my grandmother." What time ______ it? It ______ 8 o'clock. you tired? No, I ______ not.

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The Verb Be Exercise | Verb Be: am, is, are (Gap Fill)

noreply@blogger.com (Tipspack) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:42:00 +0000

Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps. Do not use short/contracted forms.

Example: He __ a boy.

Answer: He is a boy.

1) My mother ____ in the kitchen.
2) The pupils ____ not at school today.
3) Maria's grandmother ____ from Brazil.
4) I ____ a football fan.
5) It ____ Sunday today.
6) They ____ in the car.
7) His pencil case ____ at home.
8) you ____ from Sheffield?
9) I ____ not your friend.
10) Hey John! We ____ here.

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Simple Present Exercise | Irregular Verbs

noreply@blogger.com (Tipspack) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:27:00 +0000

Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Present in the statements.

Example: I _____ in the lake. (to swim)

Answer: I swim in the lake.

We _________ our dog. (call)
Emma ________ in the lessons. (dream)
They _________ at birds. (look)
John __________ home from school. (come)
I _________ my friends. (meet)
He _________ the laptop. (repair)
Walter _________ and Frank hello. (say)
The cat _________ under the tree. (sit)
You _________ water. (drink)
She _________ the lunchbox. (forget)

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