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At


x 1. At can indicate location
Example: The women are at the supermarket


x 2. At At indicates a place of attendance
Example: The children are at school


x 3. At can indicate in the direction of; toward
Example: The small boy threw a rock at the window


x 4. At is used to express time
Example: We are leaving at four thirty


x 5. At can mean busy using something; working
Example: I have been at the computer all day


x 6. At can indicate a condition
Example: Those two countries have been at peace for ten years


x 7. At can indicate reaction
Example: We were shocked at the condition of the classrooms


x 8. At indicates a degree of skill
Example: Your son is good at tennis, but not very good at hockey


x 9. At can indicate a rate or level
Example: Mary tries to buy everything at a discount


x 10. At can indicate the highest possible degree in value
Example: At least she comes to work every day



More examples


She was waiting me at the bus stop
We aren't allowed to watch television when we are at dinner
She is at a meeting
The teacher smiled at the new girl
They laughted at John
We are leaving at four thirty
They went home at midnight
We always eat lunch at noon
I've been at the cash register all night
That couple is really great at playing ping pong


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2
Before


x 1. Before means earlier than or ahead of place
Example: We must leave before four o'clock



x 2. Before can mean in a more important position than
Example: She is so ambitious that she puts her job before her family


x 3. Before can mean facing or in front of
Example: The player had many adoring fans before him


x 4. Before can mean in the future
Example: The bride smiled as she thought of the happiness before her


x 5. Before can mean in the presence of
Example: I was told to appear before the judge





MORE EXAMPLES



If you arrive before us, please wait
The students finished the test before the given time
Summer began the day before yesterday
Just before sunset, the message arrived
A comes before B in the alphabet
The cartoons come before the movie
Alan gave a speech before the whole school
The teacher stood before the class and lectured
The troublemakers were called before the principal
Good health comes before money
Susan put her family before her new job


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3
Behind



1. Behind means at the back of or in the rear of
Example: He sat behind her


2. Behind can mean in a place or time that has been passed or left by
Example: It's time to put your worries behind you


3. Behind can mean late or later than usual
Example: The train is behind schedule


4. Behind means supporting or encouraging
Example: The successful man had an ambitious woman behind him


5. Behind also means in pursuit of
Example: The police were hard behind the escapees




More Examples

My friend sits behind me in class
The trash can is behind the chair
Ahmad's financial problems are behind him because he is rich
I'm behind on my history reading
Michael was two steps behind the lead runner
Terry heard a car horn honking behind him on the highway
Peter stood behind his friends when they were in trouble
Alan's good personality is behind his success