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Noteclass 6 8

Prepositions of time — in, on, at

Lesson 26 of 84

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Preposition of time = chhota word jo kab batata hai. at = ghadi; on = din / date; in = mahina / saal / subah. Jagah wale in / on / at = topic 13 — yahan sirf time.

1. Kya hai

Wahi teen words — ab samay (kab) ke liye. Topic 12 me thode examples the; yahan poora rule.

Word Kab Example
at ghadi / ek time at 8, at night
on din / date on Sunday, on 15 May
in mahina / saal / subah in July, in the morning

Picture: ghadi ka time = at. Calendar ka din = on. Bada dabba (mahina / saal) = in. Wahi words jagah ke liye = topic 13.

2. at / on / in

Word Kab Example
at ghadi, noon, midnight, night, weekend (British), tyohar at 8, at 7 o'clock, at half past nine, at noon, at midnight, at night, at the weekend, at Diwali
on din, date, din + subah/shaam on Monday, on Sunday, on 15 May, on 15 August, on my birthday, on Monday morning
in mahina, saal, mausam, morning / afternoon / evening in July, in 2019, in summer, in the rainy season, in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening

in the morning — the zaroori. at night — the nahi (aadat).

3. Aaj, kal, weekend

Baat Yes No
today / tomorrow / yesterday See you tomorrow. on tomorrow / at tomorrow
this / last / next / every I drank chai this morning. in this morning
British weekend at the weekend in the weekend
day + morning on Monday morning in Monday morning
late nahi The train is on time. The train is in time. (agar matlab late nahi)
time mil gaya We arrived in time for the exam. We arrived on the time.

every day (topic 25) pe bhi preposition nahi. American on the weekend yahan nahi. for / since / until / during baad me.

4. Examples

Bold = time wala chhota word (ya khali).

  1. School starts at 8.
  2. The shop opens at half past nine.
  3. We eat dinner at 9.
  4. I play cricket on Sunday.
  5. The exam is on 15 May.
  6. Independence Day is on 15 August.
  7. I go to school on Monday morning.
  8. My birthday is in July.
  9. I was in Class 5 in 2019.
  10. I drink chai in the morning.
  11. We watch TV in the evening.
  12. It rains in the rainy season.
  13. We light diyas at Diwali.
  14. We stay at home at the weekend.
  15. See you tomorrow. (no in / on / at)

5. Common mistakes

School starts on 8.
School starts at 8.
I play cricket in Sunday.
I play cricket on Sunday.
My birthday is at July.
My birthday is in July.
I drink chai on the morning.
I drink chai in the morning.
We watch TV in night.
We watch TV at night.
See you on tomorrow.
See you tomorrow.
We stay home in the weekend.
We stay at home at the weekend.
The exam is in 15 May.
The exam is on 15 May.
Hindi note. Hindi "me / pe" dono jagah aa sakta hai. English me: ghadi = at; din / date = on; mahina / saal / morning = in; night / weekend = at. tomorrow / today / yesterday / this morning = khali.

6. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. School starts ______ 8.
2. I play cricket ______ Sunday.
3. My birthday is ______ July.
4. I drink chai ______ the morning.
5. We watch TV ______ night.
6. The exam is ______ 15 May.
7. I was in Class 5 ______ 2019.
8. We stay at home ______ the weekend. (British)
9. See you ______.
10. I go to school ______ Monday morning.

B. 5 fill-in

1. Ghadi: School starts ______ 8.

2. Din: I play cricket ______ Sunday.

3. Mahina: My birthday is ______ July.

4. Raat: We watch TV ______ night.

5. Sahi karo: I play cricket in Sunday.

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche.

  1. at + ghadi: School starts at …
  2. on + day / date: I play cricket on …
  3. in + month / morning: My birthday is in … / I drink chai in the …

7. Answer key

MCQ
  1. a) at — ghadi = at. on 8 / in 8 galat.
  2. b) on — day = on. in Sunday / at Sunday galat.
  3. c) in — month = in. at July / on July galat.
  4. a) in — in the morning. on/at the morning nahi.
  5. b) at — at night (the nahi). in night galat.
  6. c) on — date = on. in 15 May galat.
  7. a) in — year = in. on 2019 nahi.
  8. b) at — British: at the weekend. in the weekend galat. (American on the weekend yahan nahi.)
  9. a) tomorrow — no preposition. on/at tomorrow galat.
  10. c) on — day + morning = on Monday morning. in Monday morning nahi.
Fill-in
  1. at — ghadi.
  2. on — day.
  3. in — month.
  4. at — at night.
  5. I play cricket on Sunday. — on + day, not in.
Model sentences
  1. School starts at 8.
  2. I play cricket on Sunday.
  3. My birthday is in July.

Check: at + ghadi/night/weekend; on + din/date; in + mahina/saal/morning; no on tomorrow; jagah = 13; for/since = baad me.