Preposition in, on, at 

Prepositions: In, On, and At (with specific times and places)

The prepositions in, on, and at can be used to indicate time and place. Notice how they are used in the following situations:

Preposition + Time + Place :

·         In Year, Month, In 1999, In December Country, State, City In Japan, In Utah, InTaipei

·         On day, Date On Saturday, On May 1 street On Main Street, On 1st Ave.

·         At time At 8:00, At 7:30 address At 815 East Main Street

In many languages, there is only one preposition for the above situations. In English there are three. Just remember that in usually indicates the "largest" time or place, and at usually indicates the "smallest" time or place.

Examples:

A: Where's your school?

B: In SMAN2 PALANGKARAYA.

A: Really? what exactly the address where?

B: It's on K.S tubun street.

 

 We use:

• at for a PRECISE TIME
• in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
• on for DAYS and DATES

at	in	on
PRECISE TIME	MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS	DAYS and DATES
at 3 o’clock	in May	on Sunday
at 10.30am	in summer	on Tuesdays
at noon	in the summer	on 6 March
at dinnertime	in 1990	on 25 Dec. 2010
at bedtime	in the 1990s	on Christmas Day
at sunrise	in the next century	on Independence Day
at sunset	in the Ice Age	on my birthday
at the moment	in the past/future	on New Year’s Eve

Look at these examples:

• I have a meeting at 9am.
• The shop closes at midnight.
• Jane went home at lunchtime.
• In England, it often snows in December.
• Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
• There should be a lot of progress in the next century.
• Do you work on Mondays?
• Her birthday is on 20 November.
• Where will you be on New Year’s Day?

Notice the use of the preposition of time at in the following standard expressions:

Expression	Example
at night	The stars shine at night.
at the weekend	I don’t usually work at the weekend.
at Christmas/Easter	I stay with my family at Christmas.
at the same time	We finished the test at the same time.
at present	He’s not home at present. Try later.

Notice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions:

in	on
in the morning	on Tuesday morning
in the mornings	on Saturday mornings
in the afternoon(s)	on Sunday afternoons
in the evening(s)	on Monday evening

When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on.

• I went to London last June. (not in last June)
• He’s coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday)
• I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)
• We’ll call you this evening. (not in this evening)

Vocabulary around the house

Definition of house :

as Nouns

• a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
• the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

• the members of a religious community living together
• the audience gathered together in a theater or cinema
• an official assembly having legislative powers
• aristocratic family line

• play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults

          (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

• the management of a gambling house or casino
• a social unit living together
• a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
• a building in which something is sheltered or located

as Verbs

• contain or cover
• provide housing for

 
Build Up

Other Rooms

·         Attic  : People store things in the attic.

·         Ballroom : A room in stately homes where rich people dance and concerts are held.

·         Box Room : A small room used for storage.

·         Cellar : Underneath the house.

·         Cloakroom : A small room where people put their coats.

·         Conservatory : A greenhouse attached to a house for the display of plants.

·         Dining Room : A room where people eat (see eating at home).

·         Drawing Room : A room in stately homes where rich people entertain.

·         Games Room : A room in large houses where games are played.

·         Hall : The entrance passage to a house.

·         Larder : A small room used for the storage of food.

·         Library : A room where books are kept.

·         Lounge : Another name for living room.

·         Music Room : A room where people play music.

·         Office : A room where people work.

·         Pantry : A small room used to store kitchen and dining items.

·         Parlour : Old fashioned word for living room.

·         Sitting Room : Another name for living room.

·         Spare Room/Guest Room :A room where guests sleep.

·         Toilet : A room where people go to the toilet (often known as WC)