PREPOSITIONS (ПРЕДЛОГИ). Position at a point Position on a line or surface Position in 3D space. AT is used before the name of a building or organization.. AT is used to say where people study.. AT is used before the name or gro

PREPOSITIONS (ПРЕДЛОГИ)

PLACE

AT ON IN

Position at a point Position on a line or surface Position in 3D space

It’s very hot at the centre of the Earth.

Turn right at the next corner. I live at 73 Albert Street.

The plane stops for an hour at Frankfurt.

AT is used before the name of a building or organization.

Eat at the Steak House!

She works at the Holy Cross Hospital.

AT is used to say where people study.

He’s a student at Oxford.

AT is used before the name or group activity.

At a party At a meeting At a concert At a lecture

ON is used to talk about position on a line.

His house is on the way from Aberdeen to Dundee.

Stratford is on the Avon River.

ON is used to talk about position on a surface.

Hurry up – supper’s on the table!

ON = attached to

Why do you wear this ring on your finger?

She grew up in Switzerland.

I don’t think he is in his office.

TIME

AT + clock time (at 5: 00 p. m. )

IN + part of day (in the morning)

ON + particular day (on Friday)

AT + weekend, public holiday (at Christmas)

IN + longer period (in May)

IN = ЧЕРЕЗ (in 5 minutes = через 5 минут)

EXAMPLES:

I get up at 6 o’clock.

I started working at 3 o’clock in the afternoon.

NOTE the difference between “in the night” (= during one particular night) and “at night” (= during any night).

I had to get up in the night. I often work at night.

We use ON if we say which morning/afternoon/evening we are talking about

See you on Monday morning

I’ll call you on Tuesday.

At Easter. In March.

Ask me again in three days.

See you__next week. Are you free___this morning?

FOR = на протяжении, в течение

I have been working at RSHU for 25 years.