When to use “in”, “on” and “at”

Question

I’m not a native speaker and I started English classes in school later than everyone else, so I started in 4th grade when everyone else has already 3 years of learning the basics, and since these are really basic words I never learned them in class

So, please, how do I know when to use each one? I can get by a bit as evidenced in this post, but a lot of times I get it wrong

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Answer 1

Native speakers seem to “just know,” but it’s because they’ve been hearing the language for their entire lives, not because they’ve memorized the rules. For you to acquire similar knowledge, listen to a lot (movies?) and read a lot. Eventually certain uses will sound “right.” You might also feel comfortable encouraging those you speak with to correct you as a way of helping you learn.