FCE 2 |"at", "in" and "on" to express location

We use *** to talk about a place thought of as an area or space.

• at

  I live at a big house.

• in

  I live in a big house.

• on

  I live on a big house.

We use *** to talk about a position in contact with a surface.

• at

  Let’s hang this painting at the wall

• in

  Let’s hang this painting in the wall

• on

  Let’s hang this painting on the wall

We use *** to talk about a place thought of as a point, not an area.

• at

  I’ll meet her at the train station

• in

  I’ll meet her in the train station

• on

  I’ll meet her on the train station

We use *** to talk about events involving a number of people.

• at

  Did you have fun at the wedding?

• in

  Did you have fun in the wedding?

• on

  Did you have fun on the wedding?

We use *** with coast, road to, the outskirts of, the edge of, border, the way to/from, etc.

• at

  Lana has a house at the West Coast.

  We can stop at my village, which is at the way to Barcelona.

• in

  Lana has a house in the West Coast.

  We can stop at my village, which is in the way to Barcelona.

• on

  Lana has a house on the West Coast.

  We can stop at my village, which is on the way to Barcelona.

We use *** for cars and taxis.

• at

  I love listening to music when I'm at the car.

• in

  I love listening to music when I'm in the car.

• on

  I love listening to music when I'm on the car.

We use *** for the world.

• at

  I’d love to live at London.

• in

  I’d love to live in London.

• on

  I’d love to live on London.

We use *** for means of transport (apart from cars and taxis).

• at

  I can’t talk right now. I’m at the bus.

• in

  I can’t talk right now. I’m in the bus.

• on

  I can’t talk right now. I’m on the bus.

We use *** for some forms of technology.

• at

  Have you ever been at TV?

  I found out about it at Facebook.

• in

  Have you ever been in TV?

  I found out about it in Facebook.

• on

  Have you ever been on TV?

  I found out about it on Facebook.

We use *** with left or right.

• at

  The coffee shop is at the left just past the school.

• in

  The coffee shop is in the left just past the school.

• on

  The coffee shop is on the left just past the school.