Prepositions of Place Exercise
arrive IN
cities and countries
arrive AT
other places (work, school etc)
arrive TO
NEVER!!!
get TO
except GET HOME
AT the hospital You work there
IN hospital
You are ill
A Fill the gaps with at, in, on or to.
1 I get ................ work at 9.
2 I arrive ................ work at 9.
3 We arrived ................ Paris at five in the morning.
4 Samantha likes to stay ................ bed all Sunday morning.
5 Clare's boyfriend's a nurse. He works ................ the hospital.
6 A: When's Jenny having her baby?
B: Very soon. She's already ................ hospital.
7 My beautiful friend Claudia is lying ................ the beach.
8 We had lunch in a restaurant ................ the beach
9 I'm sorry. María's not here. She's ................ work.
10 What time will you arrive ................ Bankok?
11 I have lunch ................ school.
12 I arrived ................ the station with half an hour to spare.
13 I have to be ................ the office for half eight.
14 I always like to be ................ the airport at least two hours before departure time.
15 I had the best time of my life ................ university.
16 Give me a call when you get ................ the bus station and I’ll come and pick you up.
17 My plane arrives ................ Gatwick Airport at four in the afternoon.
B Now make up some examples of your own.
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I get to work at 9.
I arrive at work at 9.
We arrived in Paris at five in the morning.
Samantha likes to stay in bed all Sunday morning.
Clare's boyfriend's a nurse. He works at the hospital.
A: When's Jenny having her baby?
B: Very soon. She's already in hospital.
My beautiful friend Claudia is lying ................ the beach.
We had lunch in a restaurant at the beach
I'm sorry. María's not here. She's at work.
What time will you arrive in Bankok?
I have lunch at school.
I arrived at the station with half an hour to spare.
I have to be at the office for half eight.
I always like to be at the airport at least two hours before departure time.
I had the best time of my life at university.
Give me a call when you get to the bus station and I’ll come and pick you up.
My plane arrives at Gatwick Airport at four in the afternoon.
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Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008