auto shop

Let's meet at the shop on Georgia Street.

In

elephant in a room
in a room
in a city
in a city
in a car
in a car
kangaroo
in Australia
cat in a box
in a box
bird in the sky
in the sky
world
in the world
in the garage
in the garage

In + the Middle (of)

pencils
in the middle
 

At

at a bus stop
at a bus stop
at the table
at the table
at her desk
at her desk
at the intersection
at the intersection
at the door
at the door
at the window
at the window
at the stop sign
at the stop sign
at the traffic lights
at the traffic lights

At + the Top / Bottom (of)

top of the building
at the top of the building
building from its bottom
at the bottom of the building

At + the Front / Back (of)

saying bye
at the front of the bus
back of the bus
at the back of the bus

At + Address

  • at 329 Georgia Street
  • at 2190 Scott Road, Spokane, WA
  • at 2887 Wilson Drive, Boston, MA

In or At

train station
at / in the station
airport
at / in the airport
home
at / in my house
coffee shop
at / in a coffee shop
mechanics
at / in the shop
teller
at / in the store
class
at / in the school
starting line
at / in the race

To Vs. In / At

To, not in or at, is used verbs of movement (go, fly, walk, etc.).

Use in or at with verbs that don't describe movement (be, stay, etc.):

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John moved to Canada five years ago.
Canada
Now, he lives in Canada.
store
Susan and Toby went to a store.
clothes
They bought some clothes at / in the store.
man
Steve is going to a restaurant.
restaurant
He is at / in the restaurant with his girlfriend.

On

computer
on the table
kid with ipad
on the floor
driving
on the road
book on the head
on my head
wall
on the wall
second floor
on the second floor
ceiling
on the ceiling
door
on the door

On + Vehicles

  • on a bicycle
  • on a bus
  • on a train
  • on a motorcycle
  • on a skateboard
  • on in a car / taxi

On + Street / Road / Avenue

  • on Georgia Street
  • on the highway
  • on Scott Road
  • on Wilson Drive
  • on 22nd Avenue

Other Prepositions of Place

behind

behind

above

above

beside

beside / next to / by

under

under / below

between

between

in front of

in front of

Exercise

Open the exercise to begin the activity. Follow the instructions in the document.

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