Basic Prepositions: Time and Place - at, in, on and to

 

Read the story below:

 

I was born in Seattle, Washington on the 19th of April in 1961. Seattle is in the State of Washington in the United States. That was many years ago... Now, I live in Leghorn in Italy. I work at the British School. I sometimes go to a movie on the weekend. I meet my friends at the movie theater at 8 o'clock or later. In the summer, usually in August, I go home to visit my family in America. My family and I go to the beach and relax in the sun in the morning and in the afternoon! In the evening, we often eat at a restaurant with our friends. Sometimes, we go to a bar at night.

 

Look at the chart below:

 

IN       We use in with months - in May

             seasons - in winter

            country - in Greece

            city or town names - in New York

              times of the day - in the morning, afternoon or evening

      BUT at night!

 

ON      We use "on" with specific days - on Friday, on New Year's Day, on April the 19th

                                American English - "on the weekend OR on weekends"

 

AT      We use "at" with specific times - at 7 o'clock, at 6.15

                                                                  at night

                        specific places in a city - at school

                                    British English - "at the weekend OR at weekends"

 

TO      We use "to" with verbs which show movement such as go and come - He goes to school.

                                                                                                                  She returned to the store.

                                                                                             They are coming to the party tonight.