Perform combines with several prepositions depending on the meaning. In and at are common for events or places, while on and with have more specific uses.
Use perform at for venues or events, perform in for productions or fields, perform on for instruments or platforms, and perform with for collaboration. By usually introduces the performer in passive structures rather than following perform directly.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use at for concerts, venues, ceremonies, and events.
In is used for films, plays, and areas of activity.
On can refer to instruments, stages, television, or digital platforms.
Use with for collaboration or accompaniment.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
By usually belongs to passive constructions.
✕ They performed by the orchestra. ✓ They performed with the orchestra.At is for venues or events; in is for productions or fields.
✕ She performed at a musical. ✓ She performed in a musical.On usually refers to instruments or media platforms.
✕ The band performed on the stadium. ✓ The band performed at the stadium.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. You can say software performs well on a platform or device.
No. It can also describe companies, teams, or systems operating in a field or environment.
In passive voice, by introduces the person or group doing the action: The play was performed by students.
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