FOR Use 'for' with a period of time to express the duration or 'how long' something has happened:

WHILE

for three weeks for many years

Use 'while' plus a verb form:

DURING

while I was watching TV while I lived in New York

Use 'during' with a noun to express 'when' something happens:

during class during my vacation during the discussion

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:

AT

in a row / in a line in a queue

Use 'at' with places:

at at at at

the the the the

bus-stop door cinema end of the street

Use 'at' with places on a page:

at the top of the page at the bottom of the page

Use 'at' in groups of people:

ON

at the back of the class at the front of the class

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

IMPORTANT NOTES In / at / on the corner We say 'in the corner of a room', but 'at the corner (or 'on the corner') of a street' In / at / on the front

We say 'in the front / in the back' of a car We say 'at the front / at the back' of buildings / groups of people We say 'on the front / on the back' of a piece of paper

IN Use 'in' with static (non-movement) verbs and cities, countries, states, etc.:

AT

stay in the USA work in New York

Use 'at' with static (non-movement) verbs and places:

TO

at the cinema at work at home

Use 'to' with verbs of movement such as go, come, drive, etc.:

go to work drive to California

IMPORTANT NOTES The use of ' ' (nothing)

With verbs of movement and the noun 'home' - He went home. - they drove home. With the verb 'visit' - She visited France last summer.

IN Use 'in' months and years and periods of time:

in January in 1978 in the twenties

Use 'in' a period of time in the future:

in a few weeks in a couple of days

AT Use 'at' with precise time:

ON

at six o'clock at 10.30 at two p.m.

Use 'on' with days of the week:

on Monday on Fridays

Use 'on' with specific calendar days:

on Christmas day on October 22nd

IMPORTANT NOTES in the morning / afternoon / evening - at night We say in the morning, afternoon or evening BUT we say 'at night'