in - on - at
Position
Enclose space (walls, edges, borders): in
- I am sitting in my car
- Is ther any tea in that cup
- My phone is in my pocket
Enclose within a liquid
- I am swimming in the water
Over a flat surfaces: on
- The camera is on the tripod
At the edges: at
- At the beginning
- At the end
-
In the middle
-
In the end eventually
- In the begining of times
Locations
Cities, countries, regions... enclosed, so in
Warning: go always to
- Go to England, not ~go in England~
- I live on Sesame Street
Roads
Address or specific locations:
- I live at 4 Sesame Street
- I am at home
-
I sit at the table but The sauce is on the table
-
at the beach means beach as location
- in the beach means over the flat surface of the beach
Time
Months years, seasons and moments of the day: in - in 2004 - in March - in Summer - in the morning - at night exception
Concrete days (dates, holidays, days of the week): - on november 10th - on my birthday - on independence day - on Monday
Periods of the year: at - at Christmas/Easter - but: on Christmas day (because is just the day)
Specific times: - at 7:00 - at noon - at midnight
Transport
- in a car (enclosed)
- on a bike (over surface)
- on a bus/plane/train/boat (any transport)
Internet
Internet as location is a surface 'on'
- if found it on interneta
- i posted it on facebook
- you are always on your phone
Learning in chuncks
- in time
- on time
- in love
- at first sigth
- in conclusion
- on fire
- in trouble
- in a good mood
over above under below
- over movement
- i threw the ball over the roof
- the plane pass over our house
- walking over the bridge
- above no movement
- the ceiling is above my head
-
on touching
- the book is on the table
-
under covers
- your legs are under the table
- my key is under the sofa
- below just level (oposite above)
- the death valley is 86 meters below the sea level
- but the titanic is under the sea (because it covers)
- underneath formal under
- beneath formal below
to/for
- to: destination
- i go to England
- to: motive with infinitive
- i go to England to visit my
- to: recipient
- i go to England to give a present to my parents
- to: time
- a quarter to six
- to: comparision
- i prefer going by plane to driving
- to: distance
- it's a thousand of milles to this place
- for: function (gerund)
- a kettle is for boiling water
- for: helping
- could you put the kettle on for me please
- i'll do for you
- for: durante
- i've been waiting it for 2 minutes
- for: benefits:
- it is good for your health
- for: motive with noums (or verbs in gerunds)
- i went there for a cup of tea
- i went there to have a cup of tea
- for: agree, opposite of against
- i am for (or against) brexit