Prepositions of time

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME : in , at

1) In :

A ) We use in with longer periods. (e.g.months / years / seasons ).

In summer , in winter ,in 1947 , in May , in the 20 th century

B ) We use in with a part of the day.

In the morning , in the evening .

C ) We use in when we see something as having volume or area.

* He is in the room.

* The girls are playing in the garden.

D ) We use in with cities , towns and villages .

* Sima lives in Mumbai.

* They stayed in America for five days.

E ) We use in to talk about a road or street.

* The Mehtas live in Laxmi Road.

F ) We use in when we mean inside the building.

* It was very hot in the room.

Remember these phrases

* in the beginning , man lived in caves.

* in the middle

* in the lesson

* in the corner if a room

* in the front

* in the back

* in a year

* in Army

* in time

* in two hours.

2 ) at :

A ) We use at with a clock time.

* Our college meets at 8 am.

* at noon

* at lunch

* at 5.40

* at 7 O' clock

B ) We say -----

* At the weekend

* At christmas

* At night

* At ten rupees a kilo

* At noon

* At the age of twenty

* At the beginning

C ) We use at to talk about--- a position , events , shops , workplaces , a person's house ir flat , an exact address.

For eg.....* My father is at home.

* She is sitting at the door.

* Radha was at party.

* I saw him at the supermarket.

* She lives at Tilak Street.

* at the seaside , at church , at work , at my house , at the top , at the end if.., at the back of...,at Rampur...

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