My English blog

IN

Use 'in' with spaces:

• in a room / in a building
• in a garden / in a park

Use 'in' with bodies of water:

• in the water
• in the sea
• in a river

Use 'in' with lines:

• in a row / in a line
• in a queue

AT

Use 'at' with places:

• at the bus-stop
• at the door
• at the cinema
• at the end of the street

ON

Use 'on' with surfaces:

• on the ceiling / on the wall / on the floor
• on the table

Use 'on' with small islands:

• I stayed on Maui.

Use 'on' with directions:

• on the left
• on the right
• straight on

TO

Use 'to' with movement from one place to another:

• I went to school.
• Did you go to work?
• Let's go to the shopping mall.

DO NOT Use 'to' with 'home'