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IN

  • 'Where's Tom?' 'In the kitchen./In the garden./In London.'

also in bed

in hospital / in prison

in the street (на улице)

in the sky (на небе)

in the world

in a newspaper / in a magazine / in a book / in a photograph (на) / in a picture (на) / in a letter (but 'on a page')

(look at yourself) in a mirror

in a car / in a taxi (but on a bus/on a train /on a plane / on a ship)

in the middle (of ...)

in a line / in a row / in a queue

  • Milan is in the north of Italy.

  • I like swimming in the sea.

  • I live in a town but I want to live in the country.

  • What have you got in your hand / in your mouth?

  • Look at those people swimming in the pool / in the sea / in the river.

  • When I go to the cinema, I prefer to sit in the front row.

  • I live in King Street. Sarah lives in Queen Street.

  • Who is the woman in that photograph?

  • Have you seen this article in the paper (= newspaper)?

  • It was a lovely day. There wasn't a cloud in the sky.

AT

  • Why is that woman standing at the door? / at the window

  • Turn left at the traffic lights. / at the church / at the roundabout

  • There's a man at the bus stop.

  • Please write your name at the top of the page.

also at home/at work/at school / at university / at college

at the station / at the airport

at the end (of the street) (предлог at употребляется когда после выражения есть предлог of, в конце чего)

at the hairdresser('s) / at the doctor('s) / at the dentist('s) etc.

at Jane's (house)/at my sister's (house) (существительное в скобках можно не употреблять)

at a concert / at a conference / at a party / at a meeting / at a football match etc.

  • “Where’s Tom?” - At work. / At home. / At the doctor's.'

  • Do you want me to meet you at the airport?

  • There weren't many people at the party.

  • My house is at the end of the street.

  • Compare:

at sea (= on a voyage) and in the sea

  • It was a long voyage. We were at sea for 30 days. (в море)

  • I love swimming in the sea.

  • Compare:

Often in or at is possible for a building (hotels, restaurants etc.):

  • We stayed at a nice hotel, or We stayed in a nice hotel.

  • Yesterday we ate at/in a restaurant.

We usually say at when we say where an event takes place (for example, a concert, film, a party, a meeting, a sports event):

  • We went to a concert at the Royal Festival Hall.

  • The meeting took place at the company's headquarters.

  • The film I want to see is showing at the Odeon (cinema).

  • Compare:

We say at somebody's house:

  • I was at Judy's house last night, or I was at Judy's last night.

We use in when we are thinking about the building itself: (внутри здания)

  • The rooms in Judy's house are very small.

  • I enjoyed the film but it was very cold in the cinema.

ON UNDER BEHIND etc.

on a table on a wall on a bus on the ground floor

on a plate on a door on a train on the first floor etc.

on the floor etc. on the ceiling etc. on a plane

on a page on an island

also on a horse/on a bicycle/on a motor-bike (все, что верхом на чем-то)

on the left / on the right (слева/справа)

on a map / on the menu (in a restaurant) /

on a list / on a farm

  • There are some books on the shelf and some pictures on the wall.

  • I met Alice on the bus.

  • The office is on the first floor.

  • There are a lot of apples on the tree.

  • There's a dirty mark on the wall / on the ceiling / on your nose / on your shirt.

  • Have you seen the notice on the notice board / on the door?

  • You'll find details of TV program on page seven (of the newspaper).

  • In Britain we drive on the left. (or ...on the left-hand side.)

  • Here's a shopping list. Don't buy anything that's not on the list.

  • Have you ever worked on a farm?

We say that a place is on a river / on a road / on the coast:

  • London is on the river Thames.

  • Portsmouth is on the south coast of England.

We say that a place is on the way to another place:

  • We stopped at a small village on the way to London.

  • Compare in and at:

There were a lot of people in the shop. It was very crowded.

but Go along this road, then turn left at the shop. (somebody giving directions)

  • Compare in and on: in the bottle

There is some water in the bottle. on the bottle

but There is a label on the bottle.

  • Compare at and on:

There is somebody at the door. Shall I go and see who it is?

but There is a notice on the door. It says 'Do not disturb'.

The corner

We say 'in the corner of a room', but 'at the corner (or on the corner) of a street':

  • The television is in the corner of the room.

  • There is a public telephone at/on the corner of the street.

in the corner at/on the corner

The front and the back

We say in the front / in the back of a car:

  • I was sitting in the back (of the car) when we crashed.

but

at the front / at the back of a building / cinema / group of people etc.:

  • The garden is at the back of the house.

  • Let's sit at the front (of the cinema), (but 'in the front row' - see Section A)

  • I was standing at the back, so I couldn't see very well.

Also

on the front / on the back of a letter / piece of paper etc.:

  • Write your name on the back of this envelope.

under

The cat is under the table.

The girl is standing under a tree.

I'm wearing a jacket under my coat.

under the table under a tree

next to (or beside) / between / in front of / behind

A is next to B. or A is beside B. (рядом)

В is between A and C.

D is in front of B.

E is behind B.

also

A is on the left.

С is on the right.

В is in the middle (of the group).

above and below (сверху/над – снизу/под)

A is above the line.

В is below the line.

The pictures are above the shelves.

The shelves are below the pictures.

opposite (напротив)

The supermarket is opposite the cinema.

TO IN AT

to

go/come/return/walk etc. to ...

  • We're going to London next week.

  • I want to go to Italy.

  • We walked from my house to the city centre.

  • What time do you go to bed?

  • He is walking to the door.

  • I went to the airport by car.

  • Tom didn't go to work yesterday.

  • I'm going to a party tonight.

  • Do you want to go to university?

  • You must come to our house.

go/come/walk etc. to home

  • I'm tired. I'm going home.

(not 'to home')

- Did you walk home?

in / at

be / stay / do smth etc. in …

  • Piccadilly Circus is in London.

  • My brother lives in Italy.

  • The best shops are in the city centre.

  • I like reading in bed.

be/stay/do something etc. at ...

  • He is standing at the door.

  • I met Ann at the airport.

  • Ann wasn't at work yesterday.

  • I met a lot of people at the party.

  • My sister is at university.

  • Ann is at her sister's house.

be /stay /do something etc. at home

  • I'm not going out this evening.

I'm staying at home.

  • 'Where's Ann?' 'At home.'

arrive in ... and arrive at ...

arrive in a country or town (arrive in Italy/arrive in Paris etc.):

- They arrived in England last week, (not 'arrived to England')

arrive at other places (arrive at the station /arrive at work etc.):

- What time did they arrive at the hotel? (not 'arrive to the hotel')

arrive home (no preposition):

  • I was tired when I arrived home.

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