In, On, At · Exercises
C1Advanced practice
Fixed phrases: in a hurry, on purpose, in favour of.
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- Time Attack60 seconds, as many as you can
- Survival3 lives, harder as you go
- Tense SortDrag sentences into their tense — 60 seconds
- Timelines10 sentences to match to their timelines
- C1 Boss12 hits before you lose 3 lives
- Irregular MatchPair verbs with their past forms — 60 seconds
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What you’ll practise at C1
- at + a point or an event (at the station)
- in + inside or an area (in the kitchen, in Paris)
- on + a surface or transport (on the table, on the bus)
- at + clock times and moments (at 7, at night)
- on + days and dates (on Monday, on 5 May)
- in + months, years, parts of the day (in May)
- Where…? When…? What time…? — short answers
- No preposition: next week, last year, tomorrow
- Tricky places: in a car / on a bus, in the corner
- arrive at / arrive in (never arrive to)
- in bed, at university, on TV, on holiday
- Expressions: on time / in time, at the end / in the end
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Sample exercises
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Write in, on or at.
There are some magnets _____ the fridge door.
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There are some magnets on the fridge door.
on + a surface: on the table, on the wall, on the floor, on page 20. There are some magnets on the fridge door.
Find the word that is wrong.
Max sat on the living room.
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Max sat in the living room.
in + inside a space with sides: in the kitchen, in a box, in a drawer.
Write in, on or at.
The last train left _____ 21 March.
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The last train left on 21 March.
on + dates and special days: on 5 May, on my birthday, on Christmas Day. The last train left on 21 March.
Is this sentence correct?
Yuki left her wallet on the plane.
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Yuki left her wallet on the plane.
Yes, it’s correct. on + a bus, a train, a plane or a bike (you can stand up or walk around). But in a car or a taxi.
Choose the preposition.
I have just arrived _____ the party.
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I have just arrived at the party.
arrive at + a building or a point (at the airport); arrive in + a city or a country (in London). Never arrive to. I have just arrived at the party.
Is this sentence correct?
There was a lamp in the corner of the room.
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There was a lamp in the corner of the room.
Yes, it’s correct. in the corner of a room (inside it), but on / at the corner of a street (the point where two streets meet).