English students sometimes feel lost when using the prepositions in, on, and at.

Luckily, there are a few rules you can follow. Prepositions can be learned by topic. Topics can include transportation, location, time and date, and technology. Let’s look at some topics to get you back on the map!

Transportation

For transportation, remember the following guidelines:

IN

Use IN forprivate transportation.

• in a car, in a truck, in a taxi, in an Uber, or in a small boat, canoe, or kayak

ON

Forpublic transportation, use ON.

• on the bus, on a plane, on a ship or cruise, on a train, on the subway, on the trolley

Use ON for things that one person can sit or stand on to ride.

•  on a bicycle, on a motorcycle, on a horse, on a surfboard, skateboard, or segway! 🙂

AT

Use AT for places where…