In

  • used for general dates:
    • months
    • years
    • seasons
    • parts of the day (exception: at night)
  • used for places:
    • cities
    • states
    • countries
  • I was born in September.
  • Julio was born in 1998.
  • Karla and Alex were born in Mexico.
  • Ashley was in Hawaii in the summer.
  • The classes were in the afternoon.
  • Carlos was in Hermosillo last year.
  • They were in Puebla last week.

On

  • used for specific dates and days of the week.
  • Jack was born on May 12th.
  • The party was on July 16th.
  • The basketball game was on Saturday.

At

  • used for times.
  • My sister was born at 7 a.m.
  • The meeting was at 3:30 p.m.

* We use “was born” or “were born” to talk about location or time of birth.

Exercise

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