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You have learnt that prepositions are words that tell you the relation between a noun or

a pronoun with another word in the sentence. For example,

• We threw stones at the snow leopard.

• We met a few villagers on the way.

• I grew up in Kumdok.

Sometimes the prepositions at, on and in are used to talk about time. For example,

With at

• We reached home at 5:30 p.m. (specific time)

• We came back at dinner time. (with mealtimes)

• Mother is working at the moment. (specific point of time)

• Are we going home at Buddha Purnima? (with festivals)

With in

• We came across the snow leopard in February. (with months)

• I was born in 2016. (with years)

• We do not go to the pastures in winter. (with seasons)

• We leave for the pastures in the morning. (with periods of time during the day)

• We will be back in a couple of hours. (to talk about future time)

• In the 1970s, snow leopards were declared endangered. (with decades)

• The cheetah became extinct in India in the twentieth century. (with centuries)

With on

• We came across the snow leopard on Friday. (with days of the week)

• I was born on 16 August. (with dates)

• He was born on Christmas Eve. (with special days)

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