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Prepositions of Time
рд╕рдордп рдХреЗ рд╕рдВрдмрдВрдзрд╕реВрдЪрдХ рдЕрд╡реНрдпрдп
Prepositions of Time | рд╕рдордп рдХреЗ рд╕рдВрдмрдВрдзрд╕реВрдЪрдХ рдЕрд╡реНрдпрдп
Prepositions of time tell us when something happens.
рд╕рдордп рдХреЗ рд╕рдВрдмрдВрдзрд╕реВрдЪрдХ рдЕрд╡реНрдпрдп рдмрддрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдХрд┐ рдХреБрдЫ рдХрдм рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИред
| Preposition | Use | рдЙрдкрдпреЛрдЧ | Example | рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг |
|---|---|---|
| AT | Specific time / clock time рд╡рд┐рд╢рд┐рд╖реНрдЯ рд╕рдордп |
at 5 o'clock, at noon, at midnight |
| ON | Days and dates рджрд┐рди рдФрд░ рддрд╛рд░реАрдЦ |
on Monday, on 15th August, on my birthday |
| IN | Months, years, seasons, centuries рдорд╣реАрдиреЗ, рд╕рд╛рд▓, рдореМрд╕рдо |
in January, in 2025, in summer, in the morning |
| SINCE | Starting point (with present perfect) рд╢реБрд░реБрдЖрддреА рдмрд┐рдВрджреБ |
since 2020, since Monday, since morning |
| FOR | Duration / period of time рдЕрд╡рдзрд┐ |
for 2 hours, for 3 years, for a long time |
| BY | Not later than / deadline рд╕рдордп рд╕реАрдорд╛ |
by 5 PM, by tomorrow, by next week |
| UNTIL/TILL | Up to a certain time рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдирд┐рд╢реНрдЪрд┐рдд рд╕рдордп рддрдХ |
until 6 PM, till tomorrow |
| DURING | Throughout a period рдПрдХ рдЕрд╡рдзрд┐ рдХреЗ рджреМрд░рд╛рди |
during the summer, during the meeting |
| AFTER | Later than рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж |
after lunch, after 5 PM |
| BEFORE | Earlier than рд╕реЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ |
before noon, before the meeting |
Examples with Explanation | рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг
The class starts at 9 AM.
рдХрдХреНрд╖рд╛ рд╕реБрдмрд╣ 9 рдмрдЬреЗ рд╢реБрд░реВ рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИред
рдХрдХреНрд╖рд╛ рд╕реБрдмрд╣ 9 рдмрдЬреЗ рд╢реБрд░реВ рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИред
I was born on 15th August.
рдореЗрд░рд╛ рдЬрдиреНрдо 15 рдЕрдЧрд╕реНрдд рдХреЛ рд╣реБрдЖ рдерд╛ред
рдореЗрд░рд╛ рдЬрдиреНрдо 15 рдЕрдЧрд╕реНрдд рдХреЛ рд╣реБрдЖ рдерд╛ред
She came in 2020.
рд╡рд╣ 2020 рдореЗрдВ рдЖрдИ рдереАред
рд╡рд╣ 2020 рдореЗрдВ рдЖрдИ рдереАред
I have been here since morning.
рдореИрдВ рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рд╕реЗ рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╣реВрдБред
рдореИрдВ рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рд╕реЗ рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╣реВрдБред
I waited for two hours.
рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рджреЛ рдШрдВрдЯреЗ рдЗрдВрддрдЬрд╝рд╛рд░ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ред
рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рджреЛ рдШрдВрдЯреЗ рдЗрдВрддрдЬрд╝рд╛рд░ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ред
тЬНя╕П Practice Exercise | рдЕрднреНрдпрд╛рд╕
Fill in AT, ON, or IN:
- The meeting is _____ 10 o'clock.
- India got independence _____ 1947.
- My birthday is _____ Monday.
- I get up early _____ the morning.
- The exam is _____ 5th December.
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- at (specific time)
- in (year)
- on (day)
- in (part of day)
- on (date)