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In
Cities and Countries:
We use in for open places which have defined boarders.
I am in Israel.
I live in Israel
I am in Tel Aviv.
I work in Tel Aviv.
Park, field, village:
I am in the park,
I am working in the field
I am visiting my friends in the village
On
Specific full dates
My birthday is on the 15th of October 1982
My conference will take place on the 21st of January 2012
I will fly to Spain on the 12th of January 2013
Days of the week
I will go to Tel Aviv on Tuesday
I normally go to the gym on Mondays
I had my haircut on Friday
Transportation
We use on for physicality.
If you can stand on or in an object, we use on.
I am on the Bus
I am on a Plane to Switzerland and will be landing in three hours
I work on a ship which is currently in Germany
I am eating lunch on the train; my train is destined for France.
Specific addresses or location
We use "on" to designate names of streets, avenues
I live on Jibotinsky Street
My house is on Jibotinsky Street
I am standing on Jibotinsky Street next to the restaurant
Exception:
When speaking about a specific address with a number, we use at.
I live at 21 Jibotinsky Street in Tel Aviv.
At
We use "at" in English for specific times
I work at 14:00 everyday
I eat luch at 19:00 at the office in Belfast
Specific places –with a name
I am at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel
I am at Azrieli mall
I am at home in Tel Aviv (this is a specific place because it belongs to you, its yours, the person that you speak to when you mention this, normally also knows where your house is located.)
I am at the office
Exceptions and things to remember:
|IN |AT-specific and known |ON |NO PREPOSITION |
|(the/my/a)bed* |places |the bed* |downstairs |
|the bedroom |at class (USA SLANG) |the ceiling |downtown |
|the car |home |the floor |inside |
|(the) class* |the library* |the horse |outside |
|a library* |the office |the plane |upstairs |
|school* |school* |the train |uptown |
| |work |on the ship | |
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