Prepositions: IN x ON x AT (lugares)

IN	ON	AT
Continente, país, estado, cidade She lives in California. He lives in Brazil.	Rua, andar I live on Oak Street. He lives on the fourth floor.	Prédio, casa ou número de apartamento She lives at The Manor. She lives at 1260 Oak Street. at home – in one´s own house at work – in one´s job at school – attending school at church – attending church services
Um cômodo, uma área de um cômodo She is in the kitchen, in the corner. Our theater seats are in the balcony.	Uma área externa He is standing on the corner. He has an outdoor grill on the balcony.	Uma área de trabalho interna She is at the kitchen sink.
Uma cadeira confortável He Sat in the chair and watched TV. In bed – embaixo do cobertor	Uma cadeira estreita, sofá, poltrona He sat on the chair and ate his dinner. We sat on the sofa and watched TV On the bed – em cima dos lençóis, da colcha.
Água, ar ou meio-ambiente They are swimming in the water. There is pollution in the air.	Diante de uma costa ou praia The house is on the beach	Costa ou praia My family is at the beach.
Center, middle Our house is in the center of town.	Side, left, right, surface Our house is on the left side of the street.	The beginning, start, end Our house is at the end of the street.
Veículo em que não se pode andar internamente (carro, pequeno barco, pequeno avião, helicóptero) Please ride in the car with us.	Veículo em que é possível andar internamente (ônibus, trem, navio, avião) Please ride on the bus with us. Veículo individual (cavalo, bicicleta, moto, skate) He came over on his bike.

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