PREPOSITION: IN, ON, AT

IN (áreas)




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• in bed

• in the park, in the woods, in the forest, in the desert

• in the square, in the village, in town, in the city, in the country

• in London, in Oxford, in Lisbon, in Paris

• in England, in Portugal, in Spain, in France

• on a farm (excepção)







IN (volumes)



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• in the pocket, in the cupboard, in the box, in the fridge

• in the office, in the classroom, in the bedroom, in the living room

• in the water, in the swimming pool, in the river, in the lake

• in the house, in the cinema, in the theatre, in the supermarket

• in hospital, in church, in prison







ON (linhas)



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• on the river, on the beach, on the coast, on the shore

• on the border, on the road, on the edge, on the line







ON (superfícies)



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• on the table, on the door, on the floor, on the wall, on the ceiling

• on land, on the moon, on earth







ON (transportes públicos)



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• on the bus, on the train, on the plane







AT (pontos)



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• at the cinema, at the supermarket, at the bookshop

• at the butcher's, at the chemist's, at the grocer's

• at the door, at the entrance

• at Harrods, at Heathrow Airport, at Gatwick Airport

• at university, at Oxford (1), at Cambridge (1)

• at London (2), at Lisbon (2), at Faro (2)

• at school, at home, at work, at church

• at the bus-stop, at the crossroads



(1) universidades das respectivas cidades

(2) pontos de paragem de uma viagem







AT (moradas, actividades)



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• at 15 Oxford Street, at the same address

• at the party, at the meeting