PREPOSIZIONI DI LUOGO

English Usage Example

in room, building, street, town, country

book, paper etc.

car, taxi

streets

in the kitchen, in London , in Italy

in the book

in the car, in a taxi

in Oxford Street

at meaning next to, by an object

for table

for home

for events

place where you are to do something

typical (watch a film, study, work)

at the door, at the station

at the table

at John’s home

at a concert, at the party

at the cinema, at school, at work

on attached

for a place with a river

being on a surface

for a certain side (left, right)

for a floor in a house

for public transport

for television, radio

the picture on the wall

London lies on the Thames.

on the table

on the left

on the first floor

on the bus, on a plane

on TV, on the radio

a) My friend Lola works ________________ the local library.

b) Where are you? I’m _______________ the garden.

c) Steve spends every Friday evening __________________ home.

d) The car is not _______________ the garage!

e) Julia isn’t in. She is ________________ the cinema tonight.

f) Their house is __________________ a mountain.

g) I’m __________________ Paul’s playing cards.

h) My papers are ______________ my desk.

i) There are some cups __________________ the cupboards.

j) There aren’t many people __________________ the bus today.

k) Let’s meet _________________ the cinema this weekend.

l) Is there any milk _______________ the fridge?

m) The Burt family now live ____________________ Saxon Road.

n) Where’s your mother? She’s ___________________ the bank.

o) Come on! Let’s jump __________________ the sea.

p) London is __________________ the River Thames.

PREPOSIZIONI DI TEMPO

English Usage Example

on days of the week

specific day

on Monday

on 16 May 2011

on Christmas Day

on my birthday

in months / seasons

time of day

year

after a certain period of time (when?)

in August / in winter

in the morning

in 2006

in an hour

at for night

for weekend

a certain point of time (when?)

general period of time

at night/at midnight

at the weekend

at half past nine

at Christmas

a) I always read the newspaper __________________ the morning.

b) Christmas Day is ________________ Tuesday this year.

c) Cinderella’s coach becomes a pumpkin _________________ midnight.

d) I go horse-riding _________________ Sunday mornings.

e) I am really nervous _______________ the first day of school.

f) They usually go skiing _______________ winter.

g) I think I will come home ______________ Easter.

h) This photo was taken ________________ 1997.

i) __________________ the morning I have a shower and then I have a big

breakfast.

j) My colleague is on holiday ______________ July.

k) We are often tired ________________ Friday evenings.

l) It’s very cold here ____________ winter.

m) I usually read a book in bed _________________ night.

n) The film is _______________ 9 o’clock.