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The present continuous. | Proof and evidence
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At/In/On #1 (permalink) Mon May 24, 2010 3:26 am   At/In/On
 

Hi,
Could you please verify the prepositions that I filled?
1. He saw her crying -at- the window as he went away.
2. I rarely have a shower -at- night. I usually have it -in- the morning.
3. I’d like to have been born -on- the 1960s.
4. There’s a notice -on- the front door.
5. There was a man running -on- the field.
6. I saw a man -on- the street.
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At/In/On #2 (permalink) Mon May 24, 2010 3:44 am   At/In/On
 

1. In
2. Correct
3. In
4. Correct
5. In
6. Correct
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At/In/On #3 (permalink) Mon May 24, 2010 4:13 am   At/In/On
 

What about other options:

1. He saw her crying through the window as he went away.
2. There was a man running on the field.
3. I saw a man in the street.
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At/In/On #4 (permalink) Mon May 24, 2010 7:37 am   At/In/On
 

I don't see any problem with
"He saw her crying at the window..."
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At/In/On #5 (permalink) Mon May 24, 2010 9:12 am   At/In/On
 

Me neither.
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At/In/On #6 (permalink) Mon May 24, 2010 12:56 pm   At/In/On
 

Nor I.
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