IN
Closed places: in a room, in a shop, in a car, in the water
Open places: in a garden, in a town, in the city centre, in France
Where´s David? - In the kitchen / In the garden / In London.
What´s in that box / in that bag / in that cupboard?
Angela works in a shop / in a bank / in a factory.
I had a swim in the river / in the sea.
Milan is in the north of Italy.
I live in a town but I want to live in the country.
in bed Where´s Kate? She´s in bed.
in hospital / in prison David´s father is ill. He´s in hospital
in a street I live in a small street near the station.
in the sky I like to look at the stars in the sky at night.
in the world What´s the largest city in the world?
in a newspaper / in a book I read about the accident in the newspaper.
in a photograph / in a picture You look sad in this photograph.
in a car / in a taxi Did you come here in your car?
in the middle (of...) There´s a big tree in the middle of the garden.
AT
at the bus stop / at the door / at the traffic light / at the desk (standing or sitting close to something)
There´s somebody at the bus stop / at the door.
The car´s waiting at the traffic light.
We met at the newsstand.
Julia is working at her desk.
The plane lands at the airport.
The train stops at the station.
at the top / at the bottom / at the end (of...)
Write your name at the top of the page.
My house is at the end of the street.
I live at 4A Arlington Road.
at home Will you be at home this evening?
at work / at school Where´s Kate? She´s at work.
at university / at college Helen is studying at university.
at Jane´s house / at my sister´s house / at the doctor´s / at the hairdresser´s etc.
Where were you yesterday? At my sister´s.
I saw Tom at the doctor´s.
at a concert / at a party / at a football match etc.
There weren´t many people at the party.
Note: Often it is possible to use in or at for buildings (hotels, restaurants, etc.):
We stayed at a nice hotel. or We stayed in a nice hotel.
ON
on a shelf / on a plate / on a balcony / on the floor etc...
on a wall / on a door / on the ceiling etc...
There are some books on the shelf and some pictures on the wall.
There are a lot of apples on those trees.
Don´t sit on the grass. It´s wet.
There is a stamp on the envelope.
also on a horse / on a bicycle / on a motorbike:
Who´s that man on the motorbike?
She´s sitting on that old chair.
He´s lying on the sofa.
But: The grandma likes to sit in the armchair.
on a bus / on the first floor / on the way from A to B
on a bus / on a train / on a plane / on a ship
Did you come here on this bus?
on the ground floor / on the first floor etc.
The office is on the first floor.
on the way (to...) / on the way home
I met Ann on the way to work / on the way home.
IN / AT
be / stay / do something (etc.) in...
Piccadilly Circus is in London.
My brother lives in Italy.
The main shops are in the city centre.
I like reading in bed.
be / stay / do something (etc.) at
The bus is at the airport.
Ann wasn´t at work yesterday.
I met her at a party.
Ann stayed at her borther´s house.
Home
go / come / walk (etc.) home (without 'to')
I´m tired. I´m going home.
Did you walk home?
be / stay / do something (etc.) at home
I´m staying at home this evening.
Where´s Ann? 'At home'
Arrive / get
arrive in a country or town (arrive in Italy / arrive in Paris etc.):
They arrived in England last week.
arrive at other places (arrive at the station / arrive at work etc.)
What time did you arrive at the hotel?
get to (a place)
What time did you get to the hotel?
What time did you get to Paris?
get home / arrive home (no preposition)
I was tired when I got home. or I was tired when I arrived home.
TO
go / come / return / walk (etc.) to...
We´re going to London next weekend.
I want to go to Italy.
We walked from my house to the city centre.
What time did you go to bed?
The bus is going to the airport.
Sally didn´t go to work yesterday.
You must come to our house.
(From the book ESSENTIAL GRAMMAR IN USE by Raymond Murphy)
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