1 use of be
We most often talk about people's ages with be + number
He is thirty (NOT he has thirty)
or be + number + years old (more formal: ... of age).
He is thirty years old / of age. (NOT thirty years.)
We ask How old are you?, not normally What is your age?
2 be + ... age
Note the structure be + ... age (without a preposition).
When I was your age I was working. (NOT when i was at your age)
When I was your age I was working. (NOT when i was at your age)
The two boys are the same age. She's the same age as me.
3 prepositions
In other structures, at is common before age.
He could read at the age of three. (NOT in-the-age ) At your age 1 already had a job.
He could read at the age of three. (NOT in-the-age ) At your age 1 already had a job.
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