ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE
UNIT 125. In/ at/ on (position) 3
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In hospital /
at work etc.
We say that somebody is in
hospital /in prison /in jail:
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Anna's mother is in
hospital.
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We say that somebody is at
work /at school /at university /at college:
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I'll be at work until 5.30.
Julia is studying chemistry at university.
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We say that somebody is at home or is home (with or without at), but we say do something at home (with at):
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I'll be at home all evening. or
I'll be home all evening.
Shall we go to a restaurant or
eat at home?
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At
a party / at a concert etc.
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We say that somebody is at an event (at a party /at a conference
etc.):
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Were there many people at the party /at the meeting /at the
wedding?
I saw Steve at a conference /at a concert
on Saturday.
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In and at for buildings
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You can often use in or at with buildings. For example, you can eat in a restaurant or at a restaurant; you can buy
something in a supermarket
or at a supermarket. We
usually say at when we
say where an event takes place (for example: a concert, a film, a party, a
meeting):
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We went to a concert at the National Concert Hall.
The meeting took place at the company's head office
in Frankfurt.
There was a robbery at the supermarket.
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We say at the station /at
the airport:
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There's no need to meet me at
the station. I can get a taxi.
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We say at somebody's
house:
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I was at Helen's house last night. or
I was at Helen's last night.
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Also at the doctor's
/ at the hairdresser's etc.
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We use in when we are thinking about the building itself.
Compare:
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We had dinner at the hotel.
All the rooms in the hotel have air
conditioning. (not at the hotel)
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I was at Helen's (house) last
night.
It's always cold in Helen's house. The
heating doesn't work well. (not
at Helen's house)
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In and at for towns etc.
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We normally use in with cities, towns and
villages:
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The Louvre is a famous art
museum in Paris. (not at
Paris)
Sam's parents live in a village in the south of
France. (not at a village)
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We use at when we think of the place as a point or station on a
journey:
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Does this train stop at Oxford? (=at Oxford
station)
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On a bus /in
a car
etc.
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We usually say on a bus /on a train /on a plane /on
a ship but in a car /in a taxi:
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The
bus
was very full. There were too many people on it.
Laura arrived in a taxi.
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We say on a bike(= bicycle)
/on a motorbike /on a horse:
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Jane passed me on her
bike.
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EXERCISES
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125.1
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Complete the sentences about the
pictures. Use in, at or on with the words below the
pictures.
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You can hire a car ______ at the airport_______.
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Dave is
__________________________.
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Karen is __________________________.
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Martin is __________________________.
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Judy is __________________________.
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I saw Gary __________________________.
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We spent a few days __________________________.
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We went to a show __________________________.
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125.2
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Complete the sentences. Use in, at or on +the following:
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the
plane
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hospital
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a
taxi
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the
station
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the
cinema
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Tokyo
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school
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prison
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the
airport
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the
sports centre
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My train arrives at 11.30. Can
you meet me ____ at the station_____?
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We walked to the restaurant,
but we went home _________________.
I'd like to see a film. What's
on _________________this week?
Some people are _________________for
crimes that they did not commit.
'What does your sister do?
Does she have a job?' 'No, she's still _________________.
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I play basketball ________________
on Friday evenings.
A friend of mine was injured
in an accident a few days ago. She's still ________________ .
Our flight was delayed. We had
to wait ________________ for four hours.
I enjoyed the flight, but the
food ________________ wasn't very nice.
10 Vicky has gone to Japan. She's
living ________________.
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125.3
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Complete these sentences with in, at or on.
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We went to a concert ____ at _____ the National Concert Hall.
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It was a very slow train. It
stopped ________ every station.
My parents live ________ a
small village about 50 miles from London.
I haven't seen Kate for some
time. I last saw her ________ David's wedding.
We stayed ________ a very
comfortable hotel when we were ________ Amsterdam.
There were about fifty rooms ________
the hotel.
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I don't know where my umbrella
is. Perhaps I left it ________ the bus.
'Where were you on Monday
evening?' 'I was ________ a friend's
house.'
There must be somebody ________
the house. The lights are on.
The exhibition ________ the
Museum of Modern Art finishes on Saturday.
Shall we travel ________ your
car or mine?
I didn't expect you to be ________
home. I thought you'd be ________ work.
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‘Did you like the movie?'
'Yes, but it was too hot ________ the cinema.’
Paul lives ________ Birmingham.
He's a student ________ Birmingham University.
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