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She was born in 2013. [time]
She has lived in Pokhara for five years. [position]
The gymnasium is located across the lake. [place / position]
A ball rolled across the road. [movement / direction]
1. At, on and in can be used as prepositions of time:
We use at for the time of day.
at 8 am, at half past two, at noon, at lunch time, at sunrise
We use on for days and dates.
on Friday/ on Sundays, on 10 April, 2017, on Christmas Day
We use in for months, years and seasons.
in Baisakh, in March, in 2006, in winter, in the 19th century,
2. We use ‘at’ in these expressions:
I don't usually go out at night.
Can we meet at the weekends?
What do you do at Dshain/ Holi / Tihar/ Christmas / Udhauli ? Are
you free at present / at the moment?
3. We never use in/ on/ at with last/ next/ this and every.
You'll be home next Saturday. [on next Saturday]
He died last March. [in last march]
She goes to church every morning. [in every morning]
We will see you this evening. [in this evening]
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