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    This document discusses prepositions of time and place. It provides examples of common prepositions like at, in, on that indicate when or where something occurs. At is used to indicate a precise time or an institution. In is used for months, years, or enclosed spaces. On is used for days, dates, surfaces, and public transport. Overall, the document offers examples of how prepositions of time like at, in, on describe when events happen and prepositions of place describe where objects or people are located.

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    PREPOSITIONS OF TIME AND PLACE

     A preposition is a word that describes WHERE someone or something is.


     Common prepositions can be words like over, under, between, after, during,
    behind, on, off, etc.
     There are naturally standard expressions being used, but this will only deal with
    these prepositions in general.

    TIME PLACE
    We use AT for a POINT and
    We use AT for a PRECISE TIME
    INSTITUTIONS

    A
    > at 7 o'clock > at the corner
    > at 10.45 am > at the bus stop
    > at noon > at the door

    T
    > at dinnertime > at the bottom of the page
    > at bedtime > at the end of the road
    > at sunrise > at the entrance
    > at sunset > at the crossroads
    > at the moment > at the front desk
    We use IN for MONTHS, YEARS, We use IN for an ENCLOSED SPACE
    CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS and GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS

    I
    > in July > in the garden
    > in winter > in Manchester
    > in the summer > in England

    N
    > in 2013 > in a box
    > in the 1980s > in my pocket
    > in the next century > in my wallet
    > in the Stone Age > in a building
    > in the past / future > in a car
    We use ON for a SURFACE and
    We use ON for DAYS and DATES
    PUBLIC TRANSPORT

    O
    > on Saturday > on the wall
    > on Mondays > on the ceiling
    > on 11 July > on the door

    N
    > on 23 March 2013 > on the cover
    > on Christmas Day > on the floor
    > on my birthday > on the carpet
    > on Independence Day > on the menu
    > on New Year's Eve > on a page
    Theory and examples borrowed from http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions.htm

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