Prepositions in English – At, In, On
Practice English prepositions of time and place with travel sentences.
Grammar Explanation: At, In, On
We use at, in, and on to talk about time and place.
- At: exact time or exact place —
at 7 o'clock,at the airport - In: months, years, countries, cities, enclosed spaces —
in July,in Spain - On: days, dates, surfaces, streets, transport with public systems —
on Monday,on the train
Example: We arrived at the airport on Monday in the morning.
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1. We arrived ______ the airport very early.
a) in
b) at
*[Wir kamen sehr früh am Flughafen an.]*
2. They stayed ______ a small hotel near the beach.
a) in
b) on
*[Sie übernachteten in einem kleinen Hotel in Strandnähe.]*
3. Our flight leaves ______ Friday morning.
a) at
b) on
*[Unser Flug geht am Freitagmorgen.]*
4. I met a friendly traveller ______ the train.
a) on
b) in
*[Ich traf einen freundlichen Reisenden im Zug.]*
5. We visited Italy ______ April.
a) on
b) in
*[Wir besuchten Italien im April.]*
6. The taxi is waiting ______ the station.
a) at
b) in
*[Das Taxi wartet am Bahnhof.]*
7. We spent three days ______ London.
a) at
b) in
*[Wir verbrachten drei Tage in London.]*
8. The tour starts ______ 9 o'clock.
a) at
b) on
*[Die Tour beginnt um 9 Uhr.]*
9. We had lunch ______ the plane.
a) at
b) on
*[Wir haben im Flugzeug zu Mittag gegessen.]*
10. She bought souvenirs ______ the market.
a) at
b) on
*[Sie kaufte Souvenirs auf dem Markt.]*
11. We are going to Greece ______ the summer.
a) on
b) in
*[Wir fahren im Sommer nach Griechenland.]*
12. The museum is ______ King Street.
a) on
b) at
*[Das Museum ist in der King Street.]*
13. The passengers waited ______ the gate.
a) in
b) at
*[Die Passagiere warteten am Gate.]*
14. We travelled ______ 2025.
a) in
b) on
*[Wir reisten im Jahr 2025.]*
15. They arrived ______ midnight after a long journey.
a) on
b) at
*[Sie kamen nach einer langen Reise um Mitternacht an.]*
16. We took photos ______ the bridge.
a) on
b) in
*[Wir machten Fotos auf der Brücke.]*
17. The family stayed ______ Spain for two weeks.
a) at
b) in
*[Die Familie blieb zwei Wochen in Spanien.]*
18. Our bus leaves ______ platform 6.
a) at
b) from
*[Unser Bus fährt von Plattform 6 ab.]*
19. We went sightseeing ______ Sunday.
a) on
b) in
*[Wir machten am Sonntag Sightseeing.]*
20. There was a long queue ______ passport control.
a) on
b) at
*[Bei der Passkontrolle gab es eine lange Schlange.]*
21. The guide spoke to us ______ the bus.
a) on
b) at
*[Der Reiseführer sprach im Bus mit uns.]*
22. I lost my ticket ______ the hotel room.
a) on
b) in
*[Ich verlor mein Ticket im Hotelzimmer.]*
23. We are meeting ______ the entrance.
a) at
b) in
*[Wir treffen uns am Eingang.]*
24. The festival takes place ______ July.
a) at
b) in
*[Das Festival findet im Juli statt.]*
25. The hotel is ______ the corner of the street.
a) on
b) at
*[Das Hotel liegt an der Straßenecke.]*
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