Prepositions - 1

  PREPOSIITIONS

Prepositions are words normally placed before nouns or pronouns.

They express a relation of the noun/pronoun to other word or clause:

To acquire better expression in English we need to know the usage of each preposition.

Today let us observe

Prepostion of Time:

On –

A) It is used to indicate specific date, day of the week or a special day.

Ex:  I will visit my grandparents on Monday.

India gained independence on 15th August 1947.

In – is used with month,  year, part of a day, seasons, certain period of time.

Eg:.1) Gandhiji was born in 1869.

2) We conduct a special camp  for children in summer.

3) I shall go there in an hour.

At – indicates exact  time / certain point of time/ for night/ for weekend.

Ex:

1) She got married at the age of 16.

2) The Taj Mahal looks beautiful at night

3) We would paint the house at the weekend.

Tense

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Tense

We have observed the usage of Future Perfect Tense 

Today let's see how to use Future Perfect Continuous tense

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Definition:

It is used to express a  continued or ongoing action that will start in future and is thought to be  continued till sometime in future.

(Remember, an ongoing action in future which will continue till some time in future).

Key words :

since 2017 since August 2017 for 3 years ...........

A) It tells that action will start at a particular time in future.

For example,

 “My son will have been studying in this school since 2020”,

It means that he will start studying in this school in 2020and will study in this school till sometime in future.

B) It is normally used with a time expression beginning with 'by'

Example:

By the end of this year he will have been working here for ten years.

Note: In this tense time reference is the future.

Structure of sentence.

Positive Sentence.

Subject + will have been + V1ing + object + time reference

Examples.

         1. I will have been waiting for him for one hour.

         2. She will have been playing football since 2018.

           3. I will have been living in America since 2019.

       4.We will have been driving 6 hours by the time we get there.

Negative Sentence.

Subject + will not have been + V1ing + object +  Time reference

Examples.

         1. By 2020 I will not have been living in London for sixteen years.

             2. When I finish this course, I will not have been learning English for twenty years.

               3. By Next year I will not have been working here for four years.

                  4.We will not have been driving 6 hours by the time we get home

Interrogative Sentence.

Will + Subject + have been + V1ing + object + time    reference?

Interrogative sentence starts with auxiliary verb “will” and auxiliary verb “have been” is used after subject in sentence.

Examples.

        1. Will I have been waiting for him for one hour?

        2. .Will he have been attending the concert  for two hours by then?

         4. Will they have been listening  to the class for 3 hours by then?

         5. Will she have been working in this office since 2018?

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Going to

Today let us see the  usage of 'going to' in the simple future tense

      » GOING TO »

We use "going to" to indicate

1. Pre planned actions.

Action decided in the past to happen on the future.

2. Predictions

predictions based on the evidence in the present.

 In this structure, we use

1. Be forms ( is / am / are)

2. Going to

3. V1 (First form of the verb)

Sentence structure:

Positive

Subject + is/am/are + going to + V1 + Object.

Negative

Subject + is/am/are +not +going to + V1 + Object.

 Question

Are/Is  + subject +going to + V1ing + Object?

 Eg:

Preplanned actions

The schools are going to re open on13 th June 2016.

He is going to buy a flat from his provident fund.

I am not going to miss my classes next year.

Is he going to teach in English from this June?

 Predicitons:

1. Look out ! The glass is going to fall off.

2. The sky is dark. It's going to rain

3. It's 5.30 ! You're going to miss the flight.

4. Look at the queue. We are not going to get  tickets for this show.

5 Are you going to attend the teleconference ?

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VOCABULARY::

Afforestation is the need of the hour through out the world.

 (need - needed)

Idiom - 'need of the hour'-  

6) Desperate =Having a great need or desire for something.

The unemployed youth was desperate to find a job

 ( find  - found - found)

’ VERB FORMS ’

(Irregular Verbs)

Present-Past-Past participle

       V1       V2       V3

1⃣ bleed - bled- bled

2⃣ feed  - fed - fed

3⃣ forgive-forgave-forgiven

4⃣ lead- led- led

5⃣ stick- stuck- stuck

VOCABULARY - with Telugu Meanings

 VOCABULARY 

 

1.Approximately  =( దాదాపు / సుమారుగా )
👉�In Ranga Reddy district approximately 400 primary schools are going to have English as the medium of instruction.
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2. Injury = a sudden physical damage  (గాయం)
👉 Sania was injured in the   knee while playing tennis.
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3.Honest =(నిజాయితీ  )
👉We must be fair and honest in all our dealings.
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4.Terror= strong feeling of fear
(అమితమైన భయం  )
👉Tsunami created terror among  the people in the coastal areas.
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5) crowd= (సందోహం/ సమూహం  )
👉The exhibition is expected to attract large crowds.