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Prepositions of Time: In, On, At

Use 'at' for clock times and certain expressions, 'on' for days and dates, and 'in' for months, years, seasons, and longer periods.

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Level A2 Prepositions

Summary

  1. Use 'at' for clock times and certain expressions, 'on' for days and dates, and 'in' for months, years, seasons, and longer periods.

Structure

at + time | on + day/date | in + month/year/period

Examples

  1. The meeting starts at nine o'clock.
  2. We're leaving on Monday.
  3. She was born in 1995.
  4. I'll see you at the weekend.

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Prepositions of Place

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Prepositions of Place A2
Use 'at' for a point, 'on' for a surface, and 'in' for an enclosed space when describing where something is. Other prepositions like 'under', 'between', and 'next to' add more detail.

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