Time Prepositions Exercises For Tamil Grammar

Grammar exercises helping in enhancing language skills

Time Prepositions in Tamil grammar, also known as Kaalam Aakkuruthikal, are terms that help express the time at which an event occurs. They help in indicating the time or period when something happens, such as when, before, after, etc. It is crucial in forming a proper sentence in Tamil. Here, we have prepared exercises to test your understanding and usage of Time Prepositions in Tamil Grammar.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Time Preposition

1. “เฎ…เฎตเฎฉเฏ *เฎฎเฏเฎฉเฏเฎฉเฎพเฎฒเฏ* (before) เฎตเฏ€เฎŸเฏเฎŸเฏเฎ•เฏเฎ•เฏ เฎตเฎจเฏเฎคเฎคเฏ.”
2. “เฎจเฎพเฎฉเฏ *เฎชเฎฟเฎฉเฏเฎฉเฎฐเฏ* (after) เฎ‰เฎฃเฏเฎฃเฎคเฏ.”
3. “เฎ‡เฎตเฎฐเฏเฎ•เฎณเฏ *เฎชเฏ‹เฎคเฏ* (when) เฎšเฏ†เฎฉเฏเฎฑเฎพเฎฐเฏเฎ•เฎณเฏ?”
4. “เฎจเฎพเฎฉเฏ *เฎฎเฏเฎคเฎฒเฎฟเฎฒเฏ* (first) เฎฎเฏเฎฏเฎฉเฏเฎฑเฏเฎชเฏ เฎชเฎพเฎฐเฏเฎ•เฏเฎ•เฎฟเฎฑเฏ‡เฎฉเฏ.”
5. “เฎ…เฎตเฎณเฏ *เฎฎเฏ‡เฎฒเฏเฎฎเฏ* (again) เฎชเฏเฎคเฏเฎšเฎพเฎคเฎฉเฏˆ เฎšเฏ†เฎฏเฏเฎคเฎพเฎณเฏ.”
6. “เฎฎเฎฐเฎฟเฎฏเฎพ *เฎ…เฎชเฏเฎชเฏ‹เฎคเฏ* (then) เฎˆเฎตเฎฒเฏ เฎชเฎฃเฏเฎชเฏ เฎ…เฎฒเฎŸเฏเฎšเฎฟเฎฏเฎฎเฏ เฎ•เฏŠเฎณเฏเฎณ เฎ†เฎฐเฎฎเฏเฎชเฎฟเฎคเฏเฎคเฎพเฎณเฏ.”
7. “เฎจเฎฒเฏเฎฒ *เฎชเฎฟเฎฉเฏเฎฉเฎฐเฏ* (later) เฎŽเฎฉเฏเฎฉเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎ’เฎฐเฏ เฎฎเฎพเฎฑเฏเฎฑเฎฎเฏ เฎเฎฑเฏเฎชเฎŸเฏเฎŸเฎคเฏ.”
8. “เฎ…เฎตเฎณเฏ *เฎฎเฏเฎฉเฏเฎฉเฎฟเฎฒเฏ* (before) เฎ…เฎจเฏเฎค เฎšเฏ†เฎฏเฎฒเฏˆ เฎšเฏ†เฎฏเฏเฎคเฎพเฎณเฏ.”
9. “เฎ…เฎตเฎฉเฏ *เฎตเฎฟเฎŸเฏเฎฎเฏเฎฑเฏˆเฎฏเฎฟเฎฒเฏ* (during) เฎชเฏ‚เฎšเฏเฎšเฎฟ เฎ•เฎŠเฎŸเฎฉเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎ‡เฎฐเฏเฎจเฏเฎคเฏ เฎฎเฏเฎ•เฏเฎคเฎฟเฎฏเฏˆ เฎชเฏ†เฎฑเฏเฎฑเฎพเฎฉเฏ.”
10. “*เฎฎเฏเฎคเฎฒเฎฟเฎฒเฏ* (at first) เฎ…เฎตเฎณเฏเฎ•เฏเฎ•เฏ เฎ…เฎคเฏ เฎจเฎฟเฎฉเฏˆเฎตเฎฟเฎฒเฎฟเฎฐเฏเฎจเฏเฎคเฏ เฎ…เฎดเฎฟเฎจเฏเฎคเฏ เฎตเฎฟเฎŸเฏเฎŸเฎคเฏ เฎชเฏ‹เฎฒ เฎคเฏ‹เฎฉเฏเฎฑเฎฟเฎฏเฎคเฏ.”
11. “เฎจเฎพเฎฉเฏ *เฎตเฏ†เฎณเฎฟเฎฏเฏ‡* (outside) เฎจเฎฟเฎฉเฏเฎฑเฏเฎ•เฏŠเฎฃเฏเฎŸเฎฟเฎฐเฏเฎจเฏเฎคเฏ‡เฎฉเฏ.”
12. “เฎจเฎพเฎฉเฏ *เฎ…เฎชเฏเฎชเฏ‹เฎคเฏ* (then) เฎ…เฎตเฎฉเฏˆเฎ•เฏ เฎ•เฎพเฎฃเฎตเฎฟเฎฒเฏเฎฒเฏˆ.”
13. “เฎ…เฎตเฎฐเฏเฎ•เฎณเฏ *เฎ…เฎชเฏเฎชเฏ‹เฎคเฏ* (then) เฎ•เฏ‡เฎณเฏเฎตเฎฟเฎฏเฏเฎฎเฏ เฎ•เฏ‡เฎŸเฏเฎ•เฎตเฎฟเฎฒเฏเฎฒเฏˆ.”
14. “เฎ…เฎตเฎณเฏ *เฎ‡เฎชเฏเฎชเฏ‹เฎคเฏ* (now) เฎคเฎ™เฏเฎ•เฎคเฏเฎคเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎชเฎณเฏเฎณเฎฟเฎ•เฏเฎ•เฏเฎšเฏ เฎšเฏ†เฎฒเฏเฎฒเฏเฎฎเฏ.”
15. “เฎจเฎพเฎฉเฏ *เฎ‡เฎชเฏเฎชเฏ‹เฎคเฏ* (now) เฎตเฏ‡เฎฒเฏˆเฎ•เฏเฎ•เฏ เฎšเฏ†เฎฒเฏเฎตเฎคเฏˆ เฎคเฎตเฎฟเฎฐเฏเฎคเฏเฎคเฏ เฎตเฏ‡เฎฒเฏˆเฎฏเฏˆเฎคเฏ เฎคเฏŠเฎŸเฎฐ เฎฎเฏเฎŸเฎฟเฎฏเฎพเฎคเฏ.”

Exercise 2: Provide the correct Time Preposition for the situations given

1. “เฎจเฎพเฎฉเฏ *เฎชเฎฟเฎจเฏเฎคเฏˆเฎฏ* (past) เฎตเฎพเฎฐ เฎฎเฏˆเฎฒเฏเฎ•เฎณเฏ เฎตเฏ‡เฎ•เฎคเฏเฎคเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎšเฏ†เฎฒเฏเฎตเฏ‡เฎฉเฏ.”
2. “เฎ…เฎตเฎฐเฏเฎ•เฎณเฏ *เฎˆเฎฐเฎจเฏเฎค* (coming) เฎ•เฎฟเฎดเฎฎเฏˆ เฎ…เฎตเฎณเฏˆเฎ•เฏ เฎ•เฎพเฎฃ เฎตเฎฐเฏเฎ•เฎฟเฎฉเฏเฎฑเฎฉเฎฐเฏ.”
3. “เฎ…เฎตเฎณเฏ *เฎฎเฏŠเฎคเฏเฎคเฎฎเฏ* (during) เฎคเฎฟเฎฉเฎฎเฏเฎฎเฏ เฎ…เฎตเฎฉเฏˆเฎ•เฏเฎ•เฏ เฎƒเฎชเฏ‡เฎธเฏเฎŸเฎฟเฎฎเฏˆ เฎšเฏ†เฎฏเฏเฎ•เฎฟเฎฑเฎพเฎณเฏ.”
4. “เฎจเฎพเฎฉเฏ *เฎชเฎพเฎฐเฏเฎ•เฏเฎ•เฏเฎฎเฏ* (seeing) เฎตเฏ‡เฎฒเฏˆเฎฏเฏ‡เฎฑเฏเฎฑ เฎจเฏ‡เฎฐเฎคเฏเฎคเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎ…เฎชเฏเฎชเฎŸเฎฟเฎชเฏเฎชเฎŸเฏเฎŸ เฎชเฎดเฏˆเฎฏ เฎฎเฏเฎ•เฎ™เฏเฎ•เฎณเฏˆ เฎชเฎพเฎฐเฏเฎ•เฏเฎ•เฎฟเฎฑเฏ‡เฎฉเฏ.”
5. “เฎจเฎพเฎฉเฏ *เฎ†เฎ™เฏเฎ•เฎฟเฎฒเฎฎเฏ* (during) เฎชเฎพเฎŸเฎคเฏเฎคเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎคเฎฎเฎฟเฎดเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎชเฏ‡เฎšเฎพเฎคเฏ‡ เฎ†เฎฉเฎพเฎฒเฏ เฎจเฎพเฎฉเฏ เฎ†เฎ™เฏเฎ•เฎฟเฎฒเฎคเฏเฎคเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎ‰เฎ™เฏเฎ•เฎณเฏˆเฎชเฏ เฎชเฏเฎฐเฎฟเฎจเฏเฎคเฏเฎ•เฏŠเฎณเฏเฎณ เฎฎเฏเฎŸเฎฟเฎฏเฎพเฎคเฏ.”
6. “เฎ…เฎตเฎฉเฏ *เฎ…เฎชเฏเฎชเฎŸเฎฟเฎคเฏเฎคเฎฉเฏˆ* (so much) เฎ‰เฎคเฎตเฎฟเฎ•เฏ เฎ•เฏ‚เฎฑเฎพเฎค เฎฎเฎพเฎฑเฏเฎชเฎพเฎŸเฏเฎŸเฏˆเฎ•เฏ เฎ•เฎพเฎฃเฏเฎตเฎคเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎจเฎพเฎฉเฏ เฎฎเฎฟเฎ•เฎตเฏเฎฎเฏ เฎ†เฎšเฏเฎšเฎฐเฎฟเฎฏเฎชเฏเฎชเฎŸเฏเฎ•เฎฟเฎฉเฏเฎฑเฏ‡เฎฉเฏ.”
7. “เฎจเฎพเฎฉเฏ *เฎชเฎดเฏˆเฎฏ* (after) เฎฎเฏเฎŸเฎฟเฎตเฏเฎ•เฎณเฏˆเฎชเฏ เฎชเฎพเฎฐเฏเฎคเฏเฎคเฏเฎ•เฏ เฎ•เฏŠเฎฃเฏเฎŸเฎฟเฎฐเฏเฎจเฏเฎคเฏ เฎชเฏเฎคเฎฟเฎฏ เฎฎเฏเฎŸเฎฟเฎตเฏเฎ•เฎณเฏˆ เฎ†เฎฐเฎพเฎฏเฏเฎจเฏเฎคเฏ เฎ•เฏŠเฎณเฏเฎ•เฎฟเฎฉเฏเฎฑเฏ‡เฎฉเฏ.”
8. “เฎ…เฎตเฎณเฏ *เฎ‡เฎจเฏเฎค* (this) เฎตเฎฟเฎŸเฏเฎฎเฏเฎฑเฏˆเฎฏเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎŽเฎจเฏเฎค เฎคเฏเฎฃเฎฟเฎตเฏเฎฎเฎฟเฎฒเฏเฎฒเฎพเฎคเฎตเฎณเฎพเฎ• เฎฎเฎพเฎฑเฎฟเฎตเฎฟเฎŸเฏเฎŸเฎพเฎณเฏ.”
9. “เฎจเฎพเฎฉเฏ *เฎฎเฏเฎคเฎฒเฎฟเฎฒเฏ* (once) เฎ‡เฎจเฏเฎค เฎ•เฎพเฎชเฏเฎชเฏ เฎจเฎพเฎฉเฏ เฎŽเฎฉเฏ เฎชเฏ‚เฎตเฏˆเฎ•เฏ เฎ•เฎพเฎชเฏเฎชเฎพเฎ•เฏเฎ• เฎฎเฏเฎŸเฎฟเฎฏเฏเฎฎเฎพ เฎŽเฎฉเฏเฎชเฎคเฏˆ เฎ…เฎฑเฎฟเฎจเฏเฎคเฏเฎ•เฏŠเฎณเฏเฎณ เฎ†เฎšเฏˆเฎชเฏเฎชเฎŸเฏเฎ•เฎฟเฎฉเฏเฎฑเฏ‡เฎฉเฏ.”
10. “เฎจเฎพเฎฉเฏ *เฎ•เฎŸเฏˆเฎšเฎฟ* (last) เฎฎเฏเฎฑเฏˆเฎฏเฎพเฎ• เฎ‡เฎจเฏเฎค เฎชเฎฏเฎฃเฎคเฏเฎคเฏˆเฎคเฏ เฎคเฏŠเฎŸเฎ™เฏเฎ•เฏเฎ•เฎฟเฎฉเฏเฎฑเฏ‡เฎฉเฏ.”
11. “เฎ…เฎตเฎฐเฏเฎ•เฎณเฏ *เฎชเฎฟเฎฉเฏเฎฉเฎฐเฏ* (after) เฎŽเฎฉเฏเฎฉเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎฎเฏ‡เฎฒเฏเฎฎเฏ เฎšเฏ†เฎพเฎฉเฏเฎฉเฎพเฎฐเฏเฎ•เฎณเฏ.”
12. “เฎ…เฎตเฎฉเฏ *เฎฎเฏเฎคเฎฒเฎฟเฎฒเฏ* (before) เฎ…เฎตเฏˆเฎ•เฎณเฏˆ เฎคเฎฟเฎฐเฏเฎชเฏเฎชเฎฟ เฎตเฎฟเฎŸ เฎฎเฏเฎŸเฎฟเฎฏเฎตเฎฟเฎฒเฏเฎฒเฏˆ.”
13. “เฎ…เฎตเฎฉเฏ *เฎ‡เฎชเฏเฎชเฏ‹เฎคเฏ* (now) เฎฎเฎพเฎฃเฎตเฎฐเฏ เฎฎเฎฑเฏเฎฑเฏเฎฎเฏ เฎ…เฎฒเฏเฎตเฎฒเฎฐเฏ.”
14. “เฎ…เฎตเฎณเฏ *เฎ…เฎชเฏเฎชเฏ‹เฎคเฏ* (then) เฎ…เฎตเฎฉเฏˆ เฎจเฏ‡เฎšเฎฟเฎคเฏเฎคเฎพเฎณเฏ.”
15. “เฎจเฎพเฎฉเฏ *เฎ‡เฎชเฏเฎชเฏ‹เฎคเฏ* (now) เฎชเฏ‡เฎฐเฎฉเฏˆเฎ•เฏ เฎ•เฎฃเฏเฎŸเฏเฎ•เฏŠเฎณเฏเฎ•เฎฟเฎฉเฏเฎฑเฏ‡เฎฉเฏ.”

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