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"I do a job" " " . " " . . ; , . . "do a job" . " " . " , , " 73 . . do a job 1. I do a Job. . 2. I am doing a job. . 3. I did a job. . 4. I didn't do a job. . 5. I will do a job. . ( ) . 6. I won't do a job. .

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Page 3: Spoken English to Tamil

24. I will be unable to do a job.

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25. I may be able to do a job.

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26. I should be able to do a job.

27. I have been able to do a job. (Perfect Tense )

/

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28. I had been able to do a job.

/

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29. I may do a job.

30. I might do a job.

31. I may be doing a job.

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32. I must do a job.

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33. I must not do a job.

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34. I should do a job.

. ( )

35. I shouldn't do a job.

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36. I ought to do a job.

. ( )

37. I don't mind doing a job.

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38. I have to do a job.

/ .

39. I don't have to do a job.

/ .

40. I had to do a job.

/ .

41. I didn't have to do a job.

/ .

42. I will have to do a job.

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43. I won't have to do a job.

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44. I need to do a job.

( ) .

45. I needn‟t do a job.

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46. He seems to be doing a job.

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47. He doesn't seem to be doing a job.

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48. He seemed to be doing a job.

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49. He didn't seem to be doing a job.

50. Doing a job is useful.

( ) .

51. Useless doing a job.

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52. It is better to do a job.

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53. I had better do a job.

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54. I made him do a job.

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55. I didn't make him do a job.

56. To do a job I am going to America.

57. I used to do a job.

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58. Shall I do a Job?

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59. Let‟s do a job.

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60. I feel like doing a job.

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61. I don't feel like doing a job.

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62. I felt like doing a job.

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63. I didn't feel like doing a job.

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64. I have been doing a job.

/ .

65. I had been doing a job.

/ .

66. I see him doing a job.

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67. I don't see him doing a job.

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68. I saw him doing a job.

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69. I didn't see him doing a job.

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70. If I do a job, I will get experience.

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71. If I don't do a job, I won't get experience.

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72. If I had done a job, I would have got experience.

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( )

73. It is time I did a job.

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:

"do a job"

"doing a job" .

'ing'

. .

"ing"

.

Verb with + ing: 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 31, 37, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64,

65, 66, 67, 68, 69.

:

speak in English

speaking in English. .

Homework:

10 .

73

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1. I speak in English.

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2. I write a letter.

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3. I play cricket.

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4. I fill up the form.

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5. I go to school.

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6. I do my homework.

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7. I read a book.

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8. I travel by bus.

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9. I look for a job.

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10. I ride a bike.

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"speak in English"

:

I speak in English.

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I am speaking in English.

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I spoke in English.

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I didn't speak in English.

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I will speak in English.

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,

73 . .

Long Forms = Sort Forms

Do + not = Don’t

Does + not = Doesn’t

Did + not = Didn’t

Will + not = Won’t

Was + not = Wasn’t

Were + not = Weren’t

Can + not = Can’t

Could + not = Couldn’t

Have + not = Haven’t

Has + not = Hasn’t

Had + not = Hadn’t

Need + not = Needn’t

Must + not = Mustn’t

Should + not = Shouldn’t

Would + not Wouldn't

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! ?

What is the time now?

?

Do you know what time it is?

( )?

Can you tell me the time?

?

What time is it?

?

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. ,

. "Polite Language"

. . .

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Excuse me, what is the time now, please?

, ?

"Excuse me"

( )

. "please"

( )

. , , .

(Polite Language) :

Excuse me, what is the time please?

Excuse me, what time is it?

Excuse me, have you got the time, please?

Sorry, do you have the time, please?

Can you tell me the time please?

Can you please tell me what is the time?

Excuse me, could you tell me the time, please?

Excuse me, could you tell me what time it is?

Excuse me, do you have the time?

:

1:00: It's one o' clock.

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3:00: It is three o'clock.

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10:00: It is ten o'clock.

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It's ___ o' clock.(two/there/four/five/six/seven/eight/nine/ten/eleven/twelve)

.

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8:00: It's eight o'clock.

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8:05: It's five past eight.

8 5 .

8:10: It's ten past eight.

8 10 .

8:15: It's quarter past eight.

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8:20: It's twenty past eight.

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8:30: It's half past eight.

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8:40: It's twenty to nine.

. ( )

8:45: It's quarter to nine.

. ( )

8:50: It's ten to nine.

10. ( )

8:55: It's five to nine.

. ( )

9:00: It's nine o'clock.

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8:35: It's twenty five to nine.

. ( .

It's midnight.

. ( 12.00 )

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It's noon.

( 12.00 )

It's lunch time.

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It's dinner time.

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It's time to go to bed. (Good night)

( ) .

, ,

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, , , .

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:

Excuse me. what is the time please?

It's five o' clock.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Excuse me. Have you got the time?

Yes, it's 5.00.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please?

Yes, of course. It's seven o'clock.

Thanks.

No problem.

:

. (

.)

To be on time

. ( / )

.

We'll leave at 10:10 am sharp.

( ) 10.10 .

"sharp"

. "Sharp" " " .

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10:10 am Sharp" , ( ) ,

. 10.09 , 10.11 .

10.10 . (

.)

:

!

.

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.

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.

.

.

. ,

.

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" ?" .

" ?"

.

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" -1" -

,

.

I am .

He, She, It "Third Person Singular" "is "

.

1, 7, 8, 13, 16, 18, 27, 37, 38, 39, 56, 60, 61, 64, 71

.

.

"speak in English"

. " " (I) ,

" " (He) . "He speaks in

English - , He spoke in English -

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, He wiil speak in English - " 73 .

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speak in English

1. He speaks in English.

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2. He is speaking in English.

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3. He spoke in English.

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4. He didn‟t speak in English.

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5. He will speak in English.

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6. He won‟t speak in English.

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7. Usually He doesn‟t speak in English.

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8. He is not speaking in English.

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9. He was speaking in English.

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10. He wasn‟t speaking in English.

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11. He will be speaking in English.

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12. He won‟t be speaking in English.

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13. He is going to speak in English.

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14. He was going to speak in English.

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15. He can speak in English.

16. He is able to speak in English.

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17. He can‟t speak in English.

18. He is unable to speak in English.

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19. He could speak in English.

20. He was able to speak in English.

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21. He couldn‟t speak in English.

22. He was unable to speak in English.

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23. He will be able to speak in English.

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24. He will be unable to speak in English.

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25. He may be able to speak in English.

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26. He should be able to speak in English.

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27. He has been able to speak in English.

/

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28. He had been able to speak in English.

/

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29. He may speak in English.

30. He might speak in English.

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31. He may be speaking in English.

.

32. He must speak in English.

. ( )

33. He must not speak in English.

( )

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34. He should speak in English.

. ( )

35. He shouldn‟t speak in English.

. ( )

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36. He ought to speak in English.

. ( )

37. He doesn‟t mind speaking in English.

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38. He has to speak in English.

/ .

39. He doesn‟t have to speak in English.

/ .

40. He had to speak in English.

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41. He didn‟t have to speak in English.

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42. He will have to speak in English.

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43. He won‟t have to speak in English.

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44. He need to speak in English.

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45. He needn‟t speak in English.

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46. He seems to be speaking in English.

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47. He doesn‟t seem to be speaking in English.

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48. He seemed to be speaking in English.

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49. He didn‟t seem to be speaking in English.

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50. Speaking in English is useful.

( ) .

51. Useless speaking in English.

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52. It is better to speak in English.

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53. He had better speak in English.

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54. He made her speak in English.

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55. He didn‟t make her speak in English.

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56. To speak in English.He is practicing.

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57. He used to speak in English.

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58. Shall I speak in English?

?

59. Let‟s speak in English.

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60. He feels like speaking in English.

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61. He doesn‟t feel like speaking in English.

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62. He felt like speaking in English.

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63. He didn‟t feel like speaking in English.

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64. He has been speaking in English.

/ .

65. He had been speaking in English.

/ .

66. I see him speak in English.

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67. I don‟t see him speak in English.

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68. I saw him speak in English.

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69. I didn‟t see him speak in English.

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70. If he speaks in English, he will get a good job.

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71. If he doesn‟t speak in English, he won‟t get a good job.

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72. If he had spoken in English, he would have got a good job.

,

. ( )

73. It is time he spoke in English.

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1.

. "He speaks in English" " . "speak"

"s" .

"Third Person Singular" He, She, It

s, es

.

Third Person Singular "He, She, It: Infinitive + e, es" .

2. "speak in English" "speaking in

English" .

Verb with + ing: 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 31, 37, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64,

65, 66, 67, 68, 69.

"ing"

.

:

speak in English

speaking in English. "ing" .

Homework:

He drives a car.

.

She goes to school.

.

Sarmilan gets up early morning.

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Nithya comes to the office.

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He apologizes with her.

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My mother opens a current account.

.

73

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,

(Spoken English)

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,

.

, .

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Grammar Patterns -1, Grammar Patterns -2 ,

Grammar Petterns -3 73 .

Grammar Patterns -1 Grammar Patterns -2

. "Grammar Patterns 3"

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Grammar Patterns -1 I "First Person Singular" "am"

.

Grammar Patterns -2 He, She, It " Third Person Singular" "is"

.

Grammar Patterns -3 "You" "Second Person Singular"

, "We, They, You "Plural" , "are"

.

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"You - / " , "We - / / /

, They - / "are"

.

"Grammar Patterns 3" "We are going to

school" "are" 2, 8, 9, 10,

13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 56,

. .

"go to school"

.

.

1. We go to school.

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2. We are going to school.

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3. We went to school.

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4. We didn‟t go to school.

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5. We will go to school.

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6. We won‟t go to school.

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7. Usually we don‟t go to school.

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8. We are not going to school.

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9. We were going to school.

10. We weren‟t going to school.

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11. We will be going to school.

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12. We won‟t be going to school.

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13. We are going to go to school.

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14. We were going to go to school.

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15. We can go to school.

16. We are able to go to school.

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17. We can‟t go to school

18. We are unable to go to school.

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19. We could go to school.

20. We were able to go to school.

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21. We couldn‟t go to school.

22. We were unable to go to school.

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23. We will be able to go to school.

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24. We will be unable to go to school

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25. We may be able to go to school.

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26. We should be able to go to school.

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27. We have been able to go to school

/

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28. We had been able to go to school.

/

.

29. We may go to school.

30. We might go to school.

31. We may be going to school

.

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32. We must go to school.

. ( )

33. We must not go to school.

.

. ( )

34. We should go to school.

. ( )

35. We shouldn‟t go to school.

.

( )

36. We ought to go to school.

. ( )

37. We don‟t mind going to school.

.

38. We have to go to school.

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39. We don‟t have to go to school.

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40. We had to go to school.

/ .

41. We didn‟t have to go to school.

/ .

42. We will have to go to school.

/ .

43. We won‟t have to go to school.

/ .

44. We need to go to school.

/ .

45. We needn‟t go to school.

/ .

46. He seems to be going to school.

.

47. He doesn‟t seem to be going to school.

.

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48. He seemed to be going to school.

.

49. He didn‟t seem to be going to school.

.

50. Going to school is useful.

( ) .

51. Useless going to school.

.

52. It is better to go to school.

.

53. We had better go to school.

/ .

54. We made him go to school.

.

55. We didn‟t make him go to school.

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56. To go to school we are ready.

.

57. We used to go to school

.

58. Shall we go to school?

?

59. Let‟s go to school.

.

60. We feel like going to school.

.

61. We don‟t feel like going to school.

.

62. We felt like going to school.

.

63. We didn‟t feel like going to school.

.

64. We have been going to school.

/

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65. We had been going to school.

/ .

66. We see him going to school.

.

67. We don‟t see him going to school.

.

68. We saw him going to school.

.

69. We didn‟t see him going to school.

.

70. If we go to school, we will get good results.

, .

71. If we don‟t go to school, we won‟t get good results.

.

72. If we gone to school, we would have got good results.

. ( )

73. It is time we went to school.

.

Home work:

1. We pray.

.

2. We learn English.

.

3. We watch movie.

.

4. We listen to songs.

.

5. We have lunch.

.

73 .

.

73

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. ,

.

aangilam.blogspot.com

"ing"

.

Verb with + ing: 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 31, 37, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64,

65, 66, 67, 68, 69.

Example:

We pray

We are praying.

.

Page 26: Spoken English to Tamil

,

?

;

. Polite

and More Polite .

.

Do you know the way to...?

Can you tell me the way to...?

Can you tell me the easy way to...?

Can you tell me the best way to...?

(More Polite)

"Could", "Would",

.

Could you tell me the way to...please?

Could you tell me the easy way to...please?

Could you tell me the best way to...please?

Would you tell me the way to...please?

Could you please tell me the way to...?

Would you mind telling me...please?

.

Where the nearest HSBC bank is?

What the best way to get there?

What the easy way is?

What is the quickest way to Discovery bay?

How can I get there?

How to get Stanley beach?

How to find nearest Welcome Shop?

What the easy way to post office?

,

. "Polite

Form" .

Could you tell me where the nearest HSBC bank is?

Could you tell me what the best way to get there?

Could you tell me what the easy way is?

Could you tell me what is the quickest way to Discovery bay?

Could you tell me how can I get there?

Could you tell me how to get Stanley beach?

Could you tell me how to find nearest Welcome Shop?

Could you tell me what the easy way to post office please?

Would you mind telling me what the easy way to post office please?

,

Page 27: Spoken English to Tamil

" , , , / / , ,

" .

.

:

Excuse me, could you tell me the way to HSBC bank please?

Certainly, go straight along this road, take the first/second/third turning on the

right, HSBC bank is on your left/right/front.

, ,

.

,

. .

Excuse me, could you tell me the way to...please?

Go straight along this road/take the first turning on the right/...is on your left.

Thanks, you've been very helpful.

Don't mention it. Good luck.

/ "Excuse me", "Sorry

to interrupt" .

Excuse me, could you tell me the way to...please?

Sorry to interrupt, could you tell me the way to...please?

I'm sorry to interrupt you, could you tell me the way to...please?

Page 28: Spoken English to Tamil

2 (Use a/an - Vowels

and Consonant) 26 - 5,

- 21 .

VOWELS SOUND

A E I O U = 5

CONSONANT SOUND

B C D F G H J K L M N P Q R S T V W X Y Z = 21

/

A, AN . "A"

? "AN" ?

.

"A" .

:

I AM A SRI LANKAN

.

I AM A STUDENT.

.

THIS IS A CAR

.

THIS IS A BOOK.

.

HE IS A TEACHER.

.

A, E, I, O, U

/ "AN"

.

:

THIS IS AN ANIMAL - (ANIMAL BEGINS WITH A VOWEL SOUND)

.

Page 29: Spoken English to Tamil

I AM AN INDIAN

.

I AM AN ENGLISH TEACHER

.

HE IS AN OLD MAN

( ) .

.

.

A, E, I, O, U

‘A’ .

A USER - „ ” “ ”

„A‟ . (SOUNDS LIKE 'YOO-ZER,' I.E. BEGINS WITH A

CONSONANT 'Y' SOUND, SO 'A' IS USED)

A UNIVERSITY - “ ” “ ”

.

A EUROPEAN COUNTRY – „ ‟ „ ‟

. (SOUNDS LIKE 'YER-O-PI-AN,' I.E. BEGINS

WITH CONSONANT 'Y' SOUND)

‘AN’ .

AN HOUR - “HOUR” “OUR” “ ”

“AN” . (SOUNDS LIKE

'A-OUR,' BEGINS WITH VOWELS 'A' SOUND)

AN HONOUR - “ ‟ .

,

, ,

.

.

.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008

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4 (Simple Present

Tense) Grammar Patterns 1, Grammar Patterns 2, Grammar Patters 3

, 73 . 73

.

Grammar Patters 1 "I do a job"

,

.

1. I do a job

.

"I do a job" .

Simple Present Tense Present Simple Tense .

"Simple Present Tense"" .

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb

1. I/ You/ We/ They + __ + do a job.

2. He/ She/ It + __ + does a job. "Subject"

. "Auxiliary verb" "

.

Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb

1. Do + I/ you/ we/ they + do a job?

2. Does + he/ she/ it + do a job.

"Auxiliary verb" .

Do/ Does "Subject"

.

.

.

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.

1

Do you do a job?

?

Yes, I do a job

, .

No, I don‟t do a job. (do + not)

, .

Do you speak in English?

?

Yes, I speak in English.

,

No, I don‟t speak in English. (do + not)

, .

Do you go to school?

?

Yes, I go to school.

, .

No, I don‟t go to school. (do + not)

, .

Do you love me?

?

Yes, I love you.

, .

No, I don‟tlove you. (do + not)

, .

I ( ) "You, We, They - / / / / " .

50 . .

.

1. I get up early at 6:30.

6:30 .

Page 32: Spoken English to Tamil

2. I brush my teeth.

.

3. I have a bath.

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4. I have breakfast.

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5. I travel by bus.

.

6. I go to school.

.

7. I go to Kowloon Park every Sunday.

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8. I read the book.

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9. I write an article.

.

10. I like chocolate ice-cream.

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11. I pay the loan.

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12. I borrow some books from my friend.

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13. I leave from class.

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14. I try to go.

.

15. I have a rest.

.

16. I answer the phone.

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17. I watch movie.

.

18. I worry about that.

.

19. I drive a car.

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20. I read the news paper.

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21. I play football.

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22. I boil water.

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23. I have some tea.

.

24. I do my homework.

.

25. I deposit money to the bank.

.

26. I wait for you.

.

27. I operate the computer.

.

28. I follow a computer course.

.

29. I practice my religion.

.

30. I listen to news.

.

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31. I speak in English.

.

32. I prepare tea.

.

33. I help my mom.

.

34. I celebrate my birthday.

.

35. I enjoy Tamil songs.

.

36. I negotiate my salary.

.

37. I change my clothes.

.

38. I go to market.

.

39. I choose a nice shirt.

.

40. I buy a trouser.

.

41. I love Tamil.

.

42. I remember this place.

.

43. I take a transfer.

( ) .

44. I renovate the house.

.

45. I give up this habit.

( ) .

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46. I fly to America.

( ) .

47. I solve my problems.

.

48. I improve my English knowledge.

.

49. I practice English at night.

.

50. I dream about my bright future.

( ).

2

" 1" 50 . 50 He /

She / It .

:

He/ She/ It "Third Person Singular"

s, es

. He/ She/ It

Infinitive + e, es .

Grammar Patterns 2

.

:

He does a job. - .

She does a job. - .

It does a job. - .

He speaks in English - .

She speaks in English. - .

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It speaks in English. - .

"Third Person Singular"

.

Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb

2. Does + he/ she/ it + do a job. "Auxiliary verb"

'Does' "Subject"

.

Does he do a job?

?

Yes, he does a job

, .

No, he doesn‟t do a job. (does + not)

, .

Does he speak in English?

?

Yes, he speaks in English.

,

No, he doesn‟t speak in English. (does + not)

, .

Does she go to school?

?

Yes, she goes to school.

, .

No, she doesn‟t go to school. (does + not)

, .

:

He -

' '

.

She -

' '

.

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It -

' '

.

:

He/ She/ It - makes a coffee - (make)

He/ She/ It - thinks about that (think)

He/ She/ It - loves ice-cream. (love)

Suvethine makes a coffee. - . Sarmilan loves his Motherland. - .

Cat thinks about rat. - .

:

“y” “ies”

. ( )

:

Try - tries

Worry - worries

“s”, x”, z”, ch”, sh”, 0"

“es” .

:

do - does

go - goes

have - has ('have' 'has'

.)

:

[Simple Present -

Signal words]

always

Often

Usually

Sometimes

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Seldom

Never

Every day

Every week

Every year

On Monday

After school

" ?"

. .

Where do you live?

?

I live in Hong Kong.

.

" "

. " "

. ,

. , .

, . "

"

.

" "

, .

"Simple Present tense" . "

1" .

1

- 2

,

.

2

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!

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5 (Grammatical Person

in English)

. .

.

.

" ,

?"

. " .

. ,

." .

.

" ! .

. , .

, ."

?

- .

- .

, , - .

? .

SINGULAR -

I – (First Person Singular – )

You – (Second Person Singular – )

He, She, It - , , (Third Person Singular – )

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PLURAL -

We – / (First Person Plural – )

You – (Second Person Plural – )

They – (Third Person Plural )

“Third Person Singular, Second Person

Singular” .

.

.

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5 (Present Continuous

Tense) 73 Grammar Patterns 1, Grammar Patterns 2, Grammar Patterns

3 .

.

.

. " 1"

.

I am doing a job.

.

" " (Present Continuous Tense)

. .

.

,

.

What are you doing now?

?

.

,

, .

,

.

.

.

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.

"Practical Training" .

, .

Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb with ing

1. I + am + doing a job

2. He/ She/ It + is + doing a job.

3. You/ We/ They + are + doing a job. (Subject)

. Form

"ing" .

Negative

Subject + Auxiliary verb + not + Main verb with ing

1. I + am + not + doing a job

2. He/ She/ It + is + not + doing a job.

3. You/ We/ They + are + not + doing a job.

Question (Interrogative)

Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb with ing

1. Am + I + doing a job?

2. Is + he/ she/ It + doing a job?

3. Are + you/ we/ they + doing a job? "Subject"

"Auxiliary verb " .

1

:

Are you doing a job?

?

Yes, I am doing a job. (I’m)

, .

No, I am not doing a job. (I’m not)

, .

Are you speaking in English?

?

Yes, I am speaking in English. (I’m)

, .

No, I am not speaking in English. (I’m not)

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, .

Are you going to school?

?

Yes, I am going to school. (I’m)

, .

No, I am not going to school. (I’m not)

, .

50 .

. , "What

are you doing now?" ,

.

.

, .

.

1. I am getting up now.

.

2. I am going to toilet.

.

3. I am brushing my teeth.

.

4. I am having a bath.

.

5. I am having some tea.

.

6. I am dressing.

.

7. I am practicing my religion.

.

8. I am having breakfast.

.

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9. I am worshiping my parents.

.

10. I am leaving from home.

.

11. I am traveling by bus.

.

12. I am painting a picture.

.

13. I am entering into the Office

.

14. I am working.

.

15. I am doing my duty.

.

16. I am operating a computer.

.

17. I am driving a car.

.

18. I am asking some quesions with them.

.

19. I am sharing my lunch.

( ) .

20. I am working as a team.

.

21. I am talking with my friends.

.

22. I am leaving from the office to home.

.

23. I am waiting for you.

.

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24. I am coming back to home.

.

25. I am having a body wash.

( ) .

26. I am changing my clothes.

.

27. I am having a cup of coffee.

.

28. I am going to playground.

.

29. I am walking.

.

30. I am smoking cigarette.

.

31. I am talking with my friends.

.

32. I am cracking jokes with others.

.

33. I am playing football.

.

34. I am answering the phone.

.

35. I am having a rest.

.

36. I am studying for the exam.

.

37. I am reading a book.

.

38. I am watching movie.

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.

39. I am thinking about that.

.

40. I am preparing tea.

.

41. I am rectifying mistakes.

.

42. I am writing an article in Tamil

.

43. I am translating English to Tamil.

.

44. I am improving my English knowledge.

.

45. I am having dinner.

( ) .

46. I am singing a song.

.

47. I am doing my homework.

.

48. I am practicing English at night.

.

49. I am praying.

.

50. I am sleeping.

.

50 .

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2

Positive

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb with ing

2. He/ She/ It + is + doing a job.

Negative

Subject + Auxiliary verb + not + Main verb with ing

2. He + She/ It/ is + not + doing a job?

Question

Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb with ing

2. Is + he/ she/ It + doing a job?

1 50 . 50 He / She / It

.

:

Is he doing a job?

?

Yes, he is doing a job. (he’s)

, .

No, he is not doing a job. (isn’t)

, .

Is she going to school?

?

Yes, she is going to school. (she’s)

, .

No, she is not going to school. (isn’t)

, .

Is it working?

?

Yes, it is working. (it’s)

, .

No, it is not working. (isn’t)

, .

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It‟s

It + is sort form It's .

It‟s

It + was sort form It's .

It‟s been

It + has been sort form It's been .

( " It's" "been"

.)

Its

Its " " .

3

50 you, we, they

.

Positive

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb with ing

3. You/ We/ They + are + doing a job.

Negative

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb with ing

3. You/ We/ They + are + not + doing a job

Question.

Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb with ing

3. Are + you/ we/ they + doing a job?

:

Are they doing a job?

?

Yes, they are doing a job. (they’re)

, .

No, they are not doing a job. (aren’t)

, .

Are they speaking in English?

?

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Yes, they are speaking in English. (they’re)

, .

No, they are not speaking in English. (aren’t)

, .

Are we going to school?

?

Yes, we are going to school. (We’re)

, .

No, we are not going to school. (aren’t)

, .

`

(Present Continuous) " "

.

.

.

1. At the time of speeches

:

:

I am reading a book at the moment.

( ).

( .)

2. Temporary Situations :

:

At school, we are studying about classical languages in the week.

.

" " " "

" "

.

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3. Planned activities (Future Reference)

.

:

I am coming tomorrow. . "I am coming"

" ." " "

, tomorrow " "

, .

" "

"Future Reference"

.

For Future Reference:

tomorrow

next week

4. To describe repeated action :

:

My brother always interrupting me when I study.

.

Signal words (Comman expressions)

now

at the moment

today

this week

! .

Grammar Patterns 1, 2, 3 ; 73

. " " (Noun)

" " (Pronoun) , 32

, .

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"to be" form .

.

" " , , ,

.

.

.

(Types of Nouns)

(Pronouns)

Sarmilan is a Manager.

. ( )

. " "

. . " " " , , ... , ... , ... , ... , ...

". .

" "

.

" " " " (He is a Manager. - )

. .

.

Grammar Patterns 4...

Practice the following Grammar Patterns daily.

1. He is a Manager.

. ( )

2. He can be a Manager

.

.

3. He was a Manager.

.

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4. He would have been a Manager

.

5. He may be a Manager

.

6. He may have been a Manager

.

7. He will be a Manager.

.

8. He must be a Manager.

.

9. He must have been a Manager.

.

10. He seems to be a Manager.

.

11. He doesn't seem to be a Manager.

.

12. He seemed to be a Manager.

.

13. He didn't seem to be a Manager.

.

14. He has to be a Manager.

( ) .

15. He should be a Manager.

( ) .

16. He ought to be a Manager.

.

17. He doesn‟t have to be a Manager.

( ) .

18. He needn‟t be a Manager.

.

19. He has been a Manager.

/ .

20. He had been a Manager.

/ .

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21. He had to be a Manager.

.

22. He didn‟t have to be a Manager.

.

23. He must not be a Manager.

( ) .

.

24. He shouldn‟t be a Manager.

.

.

25. He won't be a Manager.

.

26. He can't be a Manager.

.

.

27. He could have been a Manager.

.

28. He should have been a Manager.

.

29. He ought to have been a Manager.

.

30. He needn't have been a Manager.

.

31. He shouldn't have been a Manager.

.

32. He being a Manager, he knows the work.

.

Homework:

32 , .

She is a nurse.

.

He is a teacher.

.

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She is a domestic helper.

. ( )

Karunanithi is a Chief Minister.

.

Donald Tsang is a chief executive of Hong Kong.

.

:

"is" ,

.

She is a nurse.

She _____ a nurse.

She _______ a nurse

:

Sarmilan is a Manager.

.

. "

."

.

, "

." . "

, ,

"

.

:

Sarmilan is a Manager.

. ( )

. ( )

Sarmilan was a Manager.

.

Sarmilan will be a Manager.

.

. .

MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2008

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7 (have/ have got) Grammar Patterns 1, 2, 3 (Verb) 73

. Grammar Patterns 4

(Noun) 32 .

" " . “ ” (have)

“ ”

.

Have “ ” . "I

have work." “

” . “ , ,

, , , " 23

.

Grammar Patterns

. “ ”

, Grammar Patterns 1

.

.

.

Practice the following Grammar Patterns Daily

1. I have work.

2. I have got work.

.

3. I don‟t have work.

4. I haven't got work.

.

5. I had work.

.

6. I didn't have work.

.

7. I may have work.

8. I might have work.

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9. I may be having work.

.

10. I must have work.

.

11. I should have work.

.

12. I ought to have work.

.

13. I must be having work.

.

14. I could have had work.

.

15. I should have had work.

.

16. I may have had work.

.

17. I must have had work.

.

18. I would have had work.

.

19. I shouldn't have had work.

.

20. I needn't have had work.

.

21. I will have work.

.

22. I won't have work.

.

23. I wish I had work.

.

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Homework:

" "

23 , .

1. I have an interview

.

2. I have money

.

3. I have a Tamil dictionary

. 4. I have a kind heart.

.

5. I have two brothers and three sisters

.

6. I have fever.

.

7. I have cough and cold.

.

8. I have a beautiful house

.

9. I have a car

.

10. I have pass port.

.

/ "a" "an"

. Use a/an - Vowels and Consonant

.

:

“ ” "have" . “have”

“ ” , ,

.

.

1. "Possession" :

:

Does he have a car?

?

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Do you have a beautiful house?

?

2. "Relationships" :

:

How many brothers do you have?

?

3. "Illnesses" :

:

Do you have fever?

?

Do you have cough and cold?

?

4. "Characteristics" , :

Do you have an interview?

?

Do you have a kind heart?

?

, , ,

, "Have"

"have got" .

.

I have work.

I have got work. " "

. have/ have got

.

:

"have got" , "got"

"get" Past Tense/Past Participle "got"

.

have, have got

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.

Do you have a cold?

Have you got a cold?

Yes, I have a cold.

Yes, I have got a cold.

Do you have a house in the country?

Have you got a house in the country?

Yes, I have a house in the country.

Yes, I have got a house in the country.

Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Have you got any brothers or sisters?

No, I don‟t have any brothers or sisters.

No, I haven‟t got any brothers or sisters.

!

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8 (there is)

7 “ ”

"have/have got" .

"there is"

. "there is" ,

"have" " "

. .

.

There is - " " 22 .

" " , .

. "Well begun is

half done" .

" "

.

" " ,

Grammar Patterns 1

. .

Practice the following grammar Patterns daily.

1. There is a book.

.

2. There is not a book. (isn’t)

.

3. There are books.

. ( / Plural)

4. There are not books. (aren’t)

. ( / Plural)

5. There can be a book.

.

6. There can't be a book.

.

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7. There will be a book.

.

8. There won't be a book.

.

9. There was a book.

.

10. There would have been a book.

.

11. There were books.

. ( / Plural)

12. There must be a book.

( )

13. There must have been a book.

. ( )

14. There may be a book.

.

15. There may have been a book.

.

16. There has to a book.

.

17. There have to be books.

. ( / Plural)

18. There should be a book.

.

19. There ought to be a book.

.

20. There has been a book.

/ .

21. There had been a book.

/ .

22. There have been books.

/ . ( / Plural)

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Home work:

• There is a book on the table (3, 4, 11, 17, 22 Plural)

• There is an election in USA (3, 4, 11, 17, 22 Plural)

• There are two classical languages in India. (1, 2, 9, 16, 20 Singular)

• There are 1652 languages in India (1, 2, 9, 16, 20 Singular)

• 1652

• There are 6760 languages in the world (1, 2, 9, 16, 20 Singular)

• 6760

• There are hundred of vegetable items in the market (1, 2, 9, 16, 20 Singular)

:

3, 4, 11, 17, 22

(Plural) .

1, 2, 9, 16, 20

(Singular) .

1:

Have - There is

1. have - ,

"have" .

2. there is - "there ..." .

: I have a book “ .”

. "

" .

"There is a book on the table " “

” .

? ?

. " ."

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" ." . (

) " "

"there is" .

2:

Here –

There –

Here and there –

"There" “ ” . “there +” ;

“ ” .

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10 (Simple Past Tense) Grammar Patters 1

. 73

. 3, 4

.

3. I did a job

4. I didn‟t do a job.

.

. "Simple Past Tense" "Past Simple

Tense" .

.

"Simple Past Tense" .

Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb

I/He/She/It/You/We/They + __ + did a job. "Subject"

. (Auxiliary verb) " "

.

Negative

Subject + Auxiliary verb + not + Main verb

I/He/She/It/You/We/They + did + not + do a job

Question (Interrogative)

Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb

Did + I/he/she/it/you/we/they + do a job? "Subject"

, (Auxiliary verb .

,

.

:

Did you do a job?

?

Yes, I did a job

, .

No, I didn‟t do a job. (did + not)

, .

Did you speak in English?

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?

Yes, I spoke in English.

,

No, I didn‟t speak in English. (did + not)

, .

Did you go to school?

?

Yes, I went to school.

, .

No, I didn‟t go to school. (did + not)

, .

.

1. I answered the phone

2. I studied English for ten years.

.

3. I applied for vacancies.

4. I forgave him.

.

5. I travelled by MTR.

MTR . ( )

6. I came back last Friday.

.

7. I asked for an increment.

( / ) .

8. I bought a car.

.

9. I wrote an article.

.

10. I borrowed money from Sarmilan.

.

11. I lent a book to Ravi.

/

12. I cracked jokes with others.

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.

13. I boiled water.

.

14. I got wet.

.

15. I gave priority to my works.

.

16. I got confrontation with my Boss.

.

17. I got an appointment.

.

18. I got into the bus.

.

19. I got a loan from the bank.

.

20. I read Thinakkural News paper.

.

21. I escaped from the danger.

.

22. I studied in Jaffna.

.

23. I ironed my clothes.

.

24. I invited my friends.

.

25. I deposited money to the bank.

.

26. I born in 1998.

1998 .

27. I played football.

28. I introduced her to my family.

.

29. I inquired about this.

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.

30. I informed to police.

.

31. I learned driving in Hong Kong.

32. I met Kavitha yesterday

.

33. I married in 1995.

1995 .

34. I played Guitar.

.

35. I visited Thailand last year.

( ) .

36. I opened a current account.

.

37. I sent a message.

.

38. I paid in Installments.

( ) .

39. I taught English.

.

40. I went to university.

.

41. I repaid the loan.

.

42. I arrived ten minutes ago.

.

43. I lived in Bangkok for two years.

.

44. I worked very hard.

.

45. I left from home.

.

46. I sang a song.

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.

47. I practiced English last night.

.

48. I forgot her.

.

49. I decorated my house.

.

50. I wrote a letter to my mother.

.

Homework:

1: I ( ) .

You, He, She, It, We,

They .

Subject + Main verb +

I spoke in English. - .

You spoke in English. - .

He spoke in English. - .

She spoke in English. - .

It spoke in English. - .

We spoke in English. / .

They spoke in English. - .

2: 4

50 .

. "verb"

, Irregular verbs

.

3: ' ' ' '

.

.

.

:

,

.

.

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1. Regular verbs - with regular verbs + ed

2. Irregular verbs - The past form for irregular verbs is variable. You need to learn it by

heart.

1. Regular verbs - – ed .

:

I played cricket

I visited Japan last year

I watched TV last night

Study "y" - ied

.

:

I studied English.

Live, Love " e" ,

- d .

:

I lived in Australia for two years.

2. Irregular verbs - Irregular verbs

. Irregular verbs

.

.

I fell off a horse yesterday.

I went to school

I taught English

I wrote a letter

I slept yesterday

[Simple Past - Signal words]

yesterday

Last night/ week/ year/century

A month ago

In 2007

In the past

. .

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.

.

(Pronunciation)

"regular verbs" – ed .

.

.

Agreed - g d

Loved - d

Judged - d

Begged - d

Cleaned - d

( D) .

Stopped - /t/

Laughed - /t/

Washed - /t/

Watched - /t/

Talked - /t/

( t) .

Needed - d d

Collected - d

( d) .

! .

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11 (Sentence Stress) 10 (Word Stress)

. (Sentence Stress)

.

.

? .

.

.

What is your name?

?

.

“ ?”

. .

.

;

,

.

( )

.

.

WHAT is YOUr NAME?

?

WHERE are you STAYing?

?

HOW LONG have you been STAYing in HONG KONG?

?

.

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Content Words - ( )

Structure Words - (

.)

(Content Words)

.

.

:

I + GO + SCHOOL + BUS

,

, ( )

.

I am GOing to SCHOOL by BUS.

“ ’ - b ”

.

.

.

( ) :

Pronouns

It, his, her, we

Prepositions

At, in, on

Articles

A, an, the

Conjunctions

But, because, and

Auxiliary verbs

Is, are, be, can

:

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Main Verbs

GO, COME, GIVE

Negative Auxiliary verbs

DON’T, DOESN’T, DIDN’T, CAN’T

Nouns

SARMILAN, BUS, SCHOOL, ENGLISH

Adjectives

BLUE, SMALL, CLAVER

Adverbs

USUALLY, ACTUALLY, QUICKLY,

?

.

.

. ,

.

.

" "

?

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11 (Simple Future

Tense) Grammar Patterns -1

.

.

1 .

" " .

.

.

5. I will do a job

.

. ( )

6. I won‟t do a job. (will + not)

.

5, 6 . .

"Simple Future Tense" . Form

, , ,

"will" .

Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb

I /You /He /She /It / We / You /They + will + do a job. "Subject"

.

Negative

Subject + Auxiliary verb + not + Main verb

I /You /He /She /It /You /We /They + won‟t + do a job

Question (Interrogative)

Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb

Will + I /you /he /she /it /you /we /they + do a job? "Subject"

"Auxiliary verb"

.

.

.

Will you do a job?

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?

Yes, I will do a job

, .

No, I won‟t do a job. (will + not)

, .

Will you speak in English?

?

Yes, I will speak in English.

,

No, I won‟t speak in English. (will + not)

, .

Will you go to school?

?

Yes, I will go to school.

, .

No, I won‟t go to school. (will + not)

, .

.

.

, ,

.

.

.

1. I will open the door.

.

2. I will apply for vacancies.

.

3. I will speak in English fluently.

. ( )

4. I will ask for an increment.

( / ) .

5. I will ask for a transfer.

.

6. I will celebrate my birthday.

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.

7. I will consult Dr. Sivaram.

( ) .

8. I will control my temper.

.

9. I will negotiate the auto charges.

.

10. I will stop smoking.

.

11. I will help him.

.

12. I will open a current account.

.

13. I will obey your rules and regulations.

.

14. I will pick up this work.

.

15. I will resign from the job.

.

16. I will correct the mistakes.

.

17. I will play football.

.

18. I will do my duty.

.

19. I will follow a computer course.

.

20. I will forget her.

.

21. I will solve problems.

.

22. I will speak English in the office

.

23. I will go to university.

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.

24. I will translate English to Tamil.

.

25. I will give up these habits.

.

26. I will study for the exam.

.

27. I will do my homework.

.

28. I will become stronger.

.

29. I will become chief executive of Hong Kong.

.

30. I will become prime minister of India.

.

31. I will take treatment for my hand.

.

32. I will introduce him to you.

.

33. I will untie this knot.

.

34. I will build my dream house.

/ .

35. I will co-operate with others.

.

36. I will discuss about this problem.

.

37. I will drop you in Vavuniya junction.

.

38. I will buy a bens car.

.

39. I will bank the money.

.

40. I will come up in my life.

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.

41. I will draw salary US$ 100,000 monthly.

.

42. I will fly to America.

( ) .

43. I will go to Europe.

.

44. I will invite my friends for festival.

.

45. I will improve my English knowledge.

.

46. I will practice English at night.

.

47. I will become wealthy.

.

48. I will get married after few months.

.

49. I will become chief executive.

.

50. I will become famous in the world.

.

Homework:

A. You, He, She, It, We, You, They

.

B.

50 .

C. (Simple Future Tense)

,

, "will"

.

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, .

.

.

.

,

.

.

, "Spoken English"

.

.

.

"I am speaking in English" "

"

,

“ ” .

. ( , )

. BBC

.

BBC Business English .

(Pronounciation) ,

.

.

"short form" .

"short form"

.

Affirmative short form

I will - I'll

You will - You'll

He will - He'll

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She will - She'll

It will - It'll

We will - We'll

You will - You'll

They will - They'll

Negative short forms

"Sort Forms"

.

I will not - I'll not - I won't

You will not - You'll not - You won't

He will not - He'll not - He won't

She will not - She'll not - She won't

It will not - It'll not - It won't

We will not - We'll not - We won't

You will not - You'll not - You won't

They will not - They'll not - They won't

won’t will + not . (Short form of will + not)

want - " "

. ( .)

:

:

1. Future “will”

2. Future “going to”

3. Present continuous used as future.

4. Future Continuous

5. Future perfect simple

6. Future perfect continuous

Future “will”

.

.

Future "will"

.

1. , , .

I will come tomorrow. -

He will work with us. - .

I will win. - .

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2. .

I think the Indian cricket team will win the match.

.

I think you will like her

.

100%

.

. ( )

. "Future prediction" .

.

"will"

probably, possibly, I think, I hope.

3. "will"

.

I will be there on time.

( ) .

(promise) . (

)

I promise, I will be there on time, don’t worry.

, ( ) ,

.

" "

.

.

. .

.

, ( )

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. ( .)

13

. (23 2008)

11,000 . ( ) 27

21,000 . 2008 6

PKP

"1000" .

“ ” .

.

Traffic Statistics

.

200 Subscribers

.

.

.

.

" "

.

. . ,

,

.

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.

(

) .

.

,

, ,

.

.

8 ,

.

.

.

.

" "

.

.

. ! !!

. .

.

. .

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12 (Past Continuous

Tense) Grammar Patterns 1 9 10

. Grammar

Patterns 2, Grammar Patterns 3 .

9. I was doing a job.

.

10. I wasn't doing a job.

.

“ ” .

"Past Continuous Tense" "Past Progressive Tense" .

" "

.

,

1 .

"Grammar Patterns" .

. .

9, 10 I, He, She, It,

"was" . You, We, They "were" .

.

Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb + ing

I /He /She /It + was + doing a job.

You / We /They + were + doing a job.

'Subject' .

Negative

Subject + Auxiliary verb + not + Main verb + ing

I /He /She /It + wasn‟t + doing a job

You /We /They + weren‟t + doing a job

Question (Interrogative)

Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb + ing

Was + I /he /she /it + doing a job?

Were + you /we /they + doing a job? Auxiliary verb " "

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, Subject " " .

“ ” .

.

.

Were you doing a job?

?

Yes, I was doing a job.

, .

No, I wasn‟t doing a job. (was + not)

, .

Was he speaking in English?

?

Yes, he was speaking in English.

,

No, he wasn‟t speaking in English. (was + not)

, .

Were you going to school?

?

Yes, we were going to school.

, .

No, we weren‟t going to school. (were + not)

, .

(Affirmative Sentences) 25 .

. .

1. I was reading a book.

.

2. I was looking for a job.

.

3. I was studying.

.

4. I was watching television.

.

5. I was making dinner.

( ) .

6. I was waiting in the bus stand.

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.

7. I was waiting for you.

.

8. I was talking with my fiancée

/ .

9. I was snowboarding.

.

10. I was driving through the desert.

( ) .

11. I was sitting at the class room.

.

12. I was listening to the news.

.

13. I was discussing with my father.

.

14. I was complaining to police

.

15. I was listening to my iPod.

.

16. I was sleeping last night.

.

17. I was writing the email.

.

18. I was working at the factory.

.

19. I was eating bread.

.

20. I was playing soccer.

.

21. I was walking on the street.

.

22. I was singing in the concert.

.

23. I was wearing a full sleeves shirt.

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.

24. I was walking past the car.

.

25. I was eating ice-cream.

.

Homework:

1. 25 ,

.

2. 25 He, She, It, You, We, They

.

. (I/ He/ She/ It was + verb with ing . You/ We/

They were + verb with ing .)

3. , , ,

?

.

.

, ,

.

.

“Past Continuous Tense”

. (There are five main uses of this tense) :

1.

.

:

I was reading a book yesterday evening.

.

? - .

– ,

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. (Action or

situation that had already started and was still continuing at a particular time.)

25 .

.

The sun was shining this morning.

.

The birds were singing.

.

The children were playing in the garden.

.

- 1

2. ,

.

Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner.

6.PM , .

At midnight, we were driving through the desert.

, .

Yesterday at this time, I was talking with my family.

, .

- 2

3. always, constantly

.

, ,

,

.

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"used to" . (Used to .)

:

She was always coming to class late.

.

Karuna was always irritating me.

.

I didn’t like him because, He was constantly talking.

, ( )

.

- 3

1, 2, 3

. .

4.

. (two actions were happening at the same time.)

:

Malathi was writing a letter while Pandian was reading the News paper.

.

Sothiya was cooking dinner while her friend was setting the table.

.

The baby was crying while we were having our dinner.

.

I was studying while she was making dinner.

( )

.

People were sleeping while army was shelling.

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.

- 4

5. ,

.

. (use

the Past Continuous tense with the Past Simple tense)

:

I was walking in the park ( ) when it started to

rain. ( )

I was walking in the park when it started to rain.

.

I was brushing my teeth when my mother called me.

.

I was eating dinner when somebody knocked on the door

( )

.

Ravi was sleeping last night when someone stole his car.

.

I was walking past the car when it exploded

.

I was having a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang.

.

- 5

While, When

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1:

Malathi was writing a letter while Pandian was reading the News paper.

.

Malathi was writing a letter

.

while – ( ) ( )

Pandian was reading the News paper.

.

?

.

"

" .

2:

I was walking in the park when it started to rain.

.

.

I was walking in the park – .

when – ( )

it started to rain -

?

.

"

." .

"background situation" .

:

.

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I was studying while she was making dinner.

While I was studying, she was making dinner.

I was walking past the car when it exploded.

When the car exploded, I was walking past it.

Adverb -

always, only,

never, ever, still, just

,

.

She was coming to class late.

.

" " .

She was always coming to class late.

.

Signal words

while

when

! . .

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.

12. I won't be doing a job.

.

.

"Future Continuous Tense" "Future Progress Tense" .

. (The future continuous tense expresses action

at a particular moment in the future.)

Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Auxiliary verb + Main verb with ing

I /You /He /She /It / We / You /They + will + be + doing a job. "Subject"

.

Negative

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Auxiliary verb + not + Main verb with ing

I /You /He /She /It /You /We /They + won‟t + be + doing a job

Question (Interrogative)

Auxiliary verb + Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb with ing Will + I /you /he /she /it /you /we /they + be + doing a job?

:

"Auxiliary verb" " "

.

"Auxiliary verb" .

"Subject" "

. .

(invariable) .

.

Will you be doing a job?

?

Yes, I will be doing a job.

, .

No, I won‟t be doing a job.

, .

Will you be speaking in English?

?

Yes, I will be speaking in English.

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,

No, I won‟t be speaking in English.

, .

Will you be going to school?

?

Yes, I will be going to school.

, .

No, I won‟t be going to school. (will + not)

, .

(Affirmative

Sentence)

.

.

1. I will be speaking in English.

.

2. I will be sitting on the beach.

.

3. I will be sun-bathing in Bali.

.

4. I will be coming back to home

.

5. I will be staying with my friend.

.

6. I will be celebrating my birthday.

.

7. I will be signing the contract.

( )

8. I will be playing tennis at 10 am.

10 .

9. I will be lying on a beach tomorrow .

.

10. I will be having dinner at home.

( ) .

11. I will be singing in the concert on Tuesday.

.

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12. I will be going to Norway this summer.

( )

13. I will be coming to work next week.

.

14. I will be working this weekend.

.

15. I will be sleeping in the hotel.

.

16. I will be eating dinner with my friends this evening

.

17. I will be dancing at the party.

.

18. I will be doing my duty.

.

19. I will be practicing English at night

.

20. I will be speaking English in the office

.

21. I will be going to university.

.

22. I will be translating English to Tamil.

.

23. I will be flying on the flight.

.

24. I will be studying for the exam.

.

25. I will be doing my homework.

.

Homework:

A. You, He, She, It, We, You, They

.

B. 25 .

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C. (Future Continuous Tense)

, ,

.

.

:

.

I will be waiting for you when your plane arrives tonight.

.

Sarmilan will be playing on the computer when his mother comes home.

.

I will be studying when you come.

.

At the same time tomorrow I will be staying in America.

.

.

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14 (Future "going to") Grammar Patterns -1

.

" "

1

. " " .

.

13. I am going to do a job.

.

:

1. Future “will”

2. Future “going to” ( )

3. Present continuous used as future

4. Future continuous

5. Future perfect simple

6. Future perfect continuous

“going to” .

"going to" ( )

,

. (Going to is not a tense. It is a special expression to talk about

the future.)

“going to” .

1.

. (planned actions in the future)

:

I am going to buy a new car tomorrow.

.

2.

, .

( , ) (something is going to happen in the future)

:

Look at that cloud. I think it is going to rain.

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. .

Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + Auxiliary verb + going to + Main verb

1. I + am + going to + do a job

2. He/ She/ It + is + going to + do a job.

3. You/ We/ They + are + going to + do a job.

Negative

Subject + Auxiliary verb + not + going to + Main verb

1. I + am + not + going to + do a job

2. He/ She/ It + is + not + going to + do a job. 3. You/ We/ They + are + not + going to + do a job.

Question (Interrogative)

Auxiliary verb + Subject + going to + Main verb

1. Am + I + going to + do a job?

2. Is + he/ she/ It + going to + do a job?

3. Are + you/ we/ they + going to + do a job? "Auxiliary verb "

“Subject” "going to"

.

First Person Singular, Third person Singular, Second Person

Singular and Plural .

.

1

Are you going to do a job?

?

Yes, I am going to do a job. (I’m)

, .

No, I am not going to do a job. (I’m not)

, .

Are you going to speak in English?

?

Yes, I am going to speak in English. (I’m)

, .

No, I am not going to speak in English. (I’m not)

, .

Are you going to learn English grammar through Tamil?

?

Yes, I am going to learn English grammar through Tamil. (I’m)

, .

No, I am not going to learn English grammar through Tamil. (I’m not)

, .

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2

Is he going to do a job?

?

Yes, he is going to do a job. (he’s)

, .

No, he is not going to do a job. (isn’t)

, .

Is she going to go to school?

?

Yes, she is going to go to school. (she’s)

, .

No, she is not going to go to school. (isn’t)

, .

Is it going to rain?

?

Yes, it is going to rain. (it’s)

, .

No, it is not going to rain. (isn’t)

, .

3

Are they going to do a job?

?

Yes, they are going to do a job. (they’re)

, .

No, they are not going to do a job. (aren’t)

, .

Are they going to speak in English?

?

Yes, they are going to speak in English. (they’re)

, .

No, they are not going to speak in English. (aren’t)

, .

Are we going to win?

?

Yes, we are going to win. (we’re)

, .

No, we are not going to win. (aren’t)

, .

“Affirmative Sentences”

. .

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1. I am going to sing at the party.

.

2. I am going to see him today evening.

.

3. I am going to have lunch with my customer.

( ) .

4. I am going to fly to Germany

.

5. I am going to go on vacation.

( )

6. I am going to see what he can do.

( )

7. I am going to talk in the meeting.

.

8. I am going to visit PKP’s blog.

PKP .

9. I am going to buy a BMW car.

BMW .

10. I am going to help to Sensolai.

.

11. I am going to write an English grammar book.

.

12. I am going to go swimming.

.

13. I am going to paint the house

.

14. I am going to paint my bedroom tomorrow.

.

15. I am going to miss the train.

.

16. I am going to tell history of Tamil.

.

17. I am going to help to people.

.

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18. I am going to get down meals from canteen.

.

19. I am going to watch a movie

.

20. I am going to climb that mountain one day

. ( )

21. I am going to leave from Sri Lanka.

.

22. I am going to start our own business.

.

23. I am going to make jam

.

24. I am going to play golf with Sarmilan

.

25. I am going to win the world.

.

Homework:

1. 25 .

2. He, She, It, You, They, We

.

3. .

.

4. .

Good idea, I am going to bring some vine.

,

( ) .

I think it is going to rain.

.

Look at this car! It is going to crash into the tree.

! .

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He is going to become a dentist when he grows up.

.

What are you going to do when you get your degree?

( ) ?

What kind of jam are you going to make?

?

-1:

1. , , ,

.

“ ”

. ,

.

, .

:

I read a book.

.

I am reading a book.

.

I am going to read a book.

. ( .)

-2:

"going to go" "going"

. (Going to go' can be shortened to 'going.)

.

she is going to go to school. (She going to school)

.

:

, "gonna"

. “gonna”

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"going to" .

. ('going to' is often shortened to 'gonna',

especially in American English.)

:

Are you going to go soon?

Are you gonna go soon?

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15 (was/were going to) Grammar Patterns -1

.

" " ,

1

. " " .

.

“am/is/are going to” . .

“was/were going to” .

14. I was going to do a job.

.

( )

.

“The Future in the Past” .

:

I was going to visit to Tamil Nadu, but I couldn't get a visa.

( )

.

I was going to watch a movie, but there wasn't enough time.

,

.

( ) . “ ”

,

.

Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + Auxiliary verb + going to + Main verb

1. I/ He/ She/ It + was + going to + do a job.

2. You/ We/ They + were + going to + do a job.

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Negative

Subject + Auxiliary verb + not + going to + Main verb

1. I/ He/ She/ It + was + not + going to + do a job.

2. You/ We/ They + were + not + going to + do a job.

Question (Interrogative)

Auxiliary verb + Subject + going to + Main verb

1. Was + I/ he/ she/ it + going to + do a job?

2. Were + you/ we/ they + going to + do a job? "Auxiliary verb "

“Subject” "going to"

.

“First Person Singular and Third person Singular”, “Second

Person Singular and Plural”

.

(Listening Practice)

1

Was I going to do a job?

?

Yes, I was going to do a job.

, .

No, I was not going to do a job. (wasn’t)

, .

Was he going to go to school?

?

Yes, he was going to go to school.

, .

No, he wasn‟t going to go to school. (was + not)

, .

Was she going to learn English?

?

Yes, she was going to learn English.

, .

No, she wasn‟t going to learn English. (was + not)

, .

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2

Were you going to do a job?

?

Yes, you were going to do a job.

, .

No, you weren‟t going to do a job. (were + not)

, .

Were we going to speak in English?

?

Yes, we were going to speak in English.

, .

No, we weren‟t going to speak in English. (were + not)

, .

Were they going to learn English grammar?

?

Yes, they were going to learn English grammar.

, .

No, they weren‟t going to learn English grammar. (were + not)

, .

“Affirmative Sentences”

. .

1. I was going to join the military.

.

2. I was going to tell a lie.

.

3. I was going to die in the accident.

.

4. I was going to fly to Canada

.

5. I was going to go on vacation.

6. I was going to say my love.

.

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7. I was going to send a SMS.

.

8. I was going to go to university.

.

9. I was going to buy a BMW car.

BMW .

10. I was going to wash the dishes.

.

11. I was going to write my autobiography.

.

12. I was going to go swim in the sea.

.

13. I was going to play in the playground

14. I was going to buy a motorcycle.

.

15. I was going to miss the bus.

.

16. I was going to fight with them.

.

17. I was going to waste my time.

.

18. I was going to seek political asylum in Thailand.

.

19. I was going to watch a movie

.

20. I was going to go to the party

21. I was going to join the gym.

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.

22. I was going to die in Sri Lankan air raid

.

23. I was going to kill him

.

24. I was going to take some photos

.

25. I was going to travel around the world.

. ( )

Homework:

1. 25 .

2. He, She, It, You, They, We

.

3. ( ,

) , ,

,

.

.

4. .

I was going to visit my uncle in Point Pedro last year, but I couldn't get the pass.

,

. (

)

I was going to wash the dishes, but there wasn't enough time.

, ( )

.

I was going to rent a motorbike but I rented a car instead.

( )

.

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I was going to take some photos but I forgot my camera.

( ) .

I was going to go to Kowloon park but I had homework to do at home.

.

:

(Forms) ,

, , ,

,

.

went -

“ ”

.

.

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16 (can /be able to) Grammar Patterns -1 . 15, 16, 17, 18

.

" " ,

1 - .

.

15. I can do a job.

16. I am able to do a job.

.

17. I can't do a job.

18. I am unable to do a job.

.

15, 16 . "can" " + able to"

.

( / )

. “can” ,

“+ able to”

.

, , “can”

. “be able to” .

.

- 1

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Can . (Can is an auxiliary verb, a modal auxiliary verb)

.

1. , / (

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)

2.

3.

Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb

1. I / He/ She/ It/ You/ We/ They + can + do a job.

Negative

Subject + Auxiliary verb + not + Main verb

1. I/ He/ She/ It/ You/ We/ They + can + not + do a job.

Question (Interrogative)

Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb

1. Can + I/ he/ she/ it/ you/ we/ they + do a job?

. I, He, She, It, You,

We, They "Can"

. (Can is invariable. There is only one form of can.)

.

Can you do a job?

?

Yes, I can do a job.

, .

No, I can‟t do a job. (can + not)

, .

Can you speak in English? ( )

?

Yes, I can speak in English.

, .

Sorry, I can‟t speak in English. (can + not)

, .

Can I smoke in this room? ( )

?

Yes, you can smoke in this room.

, .

Sorry, you can‟t smoke in this room. (can + not)

, . ( )

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:

"bare

infinitive" .

"to" . (The main verb is always the bare infinitive.

'infinitive without "to").

"can" .

.

:

Can you come with me today?

?

Yes, I can come with you today.

, . ( )

Sorry. I can’t. But I can come with you tomorrow.

, . .

( )

“tomorrow”

.

– 2

-----------------------------------------------------------------

“can” “+ able to”

( / )

. + able to

.

“+ able to”

.

Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + be + able + infinitive

1. I + am + able + to + do a job

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2. He/ She/ It + is + able + to + do a job.

3. You/ We/ They + are + able + to + do a job.

Negative

Subject + be + able + infinitive

1. I + am not + able + to + do a job

2. He/ She/ It + is not + able + to + do a job.

3. You/ We/ They + are not + able + to + do a job.

Question (Interrogative)

Be + Subject + able + infinitive

1. Am + I + able + to + do a job?

2. Is + he/ she/ It + able + to + do a job?

3. Are + you/ we/ they + able + to + do a job?

.

.

Are you able to do a job?

?

Yes, I am able to do a job.

, .

No, I am unable to do a job. (am not able to )

, .

Are you able to speak French?

?

Yes, I am able to speak French.

, .

No, I am unable to speak French. (am not able to )

, .

Are you able to drive heavy vehicles?

?

Yes, I am able to drive heavy vehicles

, .

No, I am unable to drive heavy vehicles. (am not able to )

, .

:

“+ able to”

,

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. , ,

, .

. “+ able to”

.

Be able to “to”

. (be able to has an infinitive form)

I + can I + am able to

He/ She/ It + can He/ She/ It + is able to

You/ We/ They + can You/ We/ They + are able to

.

(Listening Practice)

----------------------------------------------------------------

.

.

Aangilam.blog.mp3

1. I can drive a car.

I am able to drive a car.

2. I can swim in the sea.

I am able to swim in the sea.

.

3. I can play tennis.

I am able to play tennis.

.

4. I can speak five languages

I am able to speak five languages

.

5. I can use my credit card.

I am able to use my credit card

( )

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6. I can change my email ID.

I am able to change my email ID.

.

7. I can hear your heartbeat.

I am able to hear your heartbeat.

.

8. I can get USA citizenship

I am able to get USA citizenship.

USA .

9. I can upload a game to my ipod.

I am able to upload a game to my ipod.

.

10. I can imagine

I am able to imagine

.

11. I can see clearly now

I am able to see clearly now.

.

12. I can save images from the Internet

I am able to save images from the Internet

.

13. I can download Tamil movies

I am able to download Tamil movies

.

14. I can practice my religion freely.

I am able to practice my religion freely.

. ( )

15. I can believe it

I am able to believe it.

.

16. I can become a pilot

I am able to become a pilot

.

17. I can change my template

I am able to change my template.

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.

18. I can become a famous lawyer

I am able to become a famous lawyer

.

19. I can become an astronaut

I am able to become an astronaut

.

20. I can buy new products

I am able to buy new products

21. I can do it alone.

I am able to do it alone.

.

22. I can walk slowly

I am able to walk slowly

.

23. I can tolerate it

I am able to tolerate it

.

24. I can practice English at night

I am able to practice English at night

25. I can learn English in aangilam.blogspot.com.

I am able to learn English in aangilam.blogspot.com.

aangilam.blogspot.com .

Homework:

1. 25

.

2. .

3. He, She, It, You, They, We

.

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4. " "

. " "

.

.

. ;

.

Engliah Grammar Explanation through Tamil. Free Tamil - English

"

,

."

:

(Polite Form) “can”

. “Polite and More Polite” .

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16 (The vs Thee)

; "The"

. "The" ,

.

“ ” ,

” .

.

The apple

The ball

The computer

The dog

The elephant

The fish

The great Tamil scholar

The higher education

The hill

The honest woman

The honorable man

The hours

The house

The independent newspaper

The jam bottle

The kinder garden

The laptop

The map

The national park

The one

The orange

The picture

The Quran

The restaurant

The student

The tournament

The ugly fruit

The umbrella

The United States

The university

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The vote

The world map

The x files

The young ones

The zone

" " ,

" " ?

( .)

(Consonants)

b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x y z = 21

(Vowels)

a e i o u = 5

:

, "The - " ,

"The - "

. .

?

,

,

.

:

"The - " .

The ball

The computer

The dog

The fish

The great Tamil scholar

The higher education

The hill

The house

The jam bottle

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The kinder garden

The laptop

The map

The national park

The one

The picture

The Quran

The restaurant

The student

The tournament

The united states

The university

The vote

The world map

The young ones

The zone

"The - " .

The apple.

The elephant.

The honest woman.

The honorable man.

The hours.

The independent news paper.

The orange.

The ugly fruit.

The umbrella.

The x files.

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17 (could, was/were

able to) 19, 20, 21, 22 (could, was/were able to)

.

" " ,

1 , 2, 3, 4, 5

.

, , ,

.

.

19. I could do a job.

20. I was able to do a job.

.

21. I couldn't do a job.

22. I was unable to do a job. (wasn't able to)

.

“can, am/is/are able to”

“could, was/were able to” . "could" “was/were able to"

“could” . “was/were

able to” .

.

- 1

Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb

1. I / He/ She/ It/ You/ We/ They + could + do a job.

Negative

Subject + Auxiliary verb + not + Main verb

1. I/ He/ She/ It/ You/ We/ They + could + not + do a job.

Question (Interrogative)

Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb

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1. Could + I/ he/ she/ it/ you/ we/ they + do a job?

I, He, She, It, You, We, They "Could"

. (Could is invariable; there is only one form of could.)

.

Could you do a job?

?

Yes, I could do a job.

, .

No, I couldn‟t do a job. (could + not)

, .

Could you come last night?

?

Yes, I could come last night.

, .

No, I couldn‟t come last night. (could + not)

, .

– 2

“could”

“was/were able to” - . + able to

.

Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + be + able + infinitive

1. I/ He/ She/ It + was + able + to + do a job.

2. You/ We/ They + were + able + to + do a job.

Negative

Subject + be + able + infinitive

1. I/ He/ She/ It + was not + able + to + do a job.

2. You/ We/ They + were not + able + to + do a job.

Question (Interrogative)

Be + subject + able + infinitive

1. Was + I/ he/ she/ It + able + to + do a job?

2. Were + you/ we/ they + able + to + do a job?

.

.

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Were you able to do a job?

?

Yes, I was able to do a job.

, .

No, I was unable to do a job. (was not able to )

, .

Were they able to speak five languages?

?

Yes, they were able to speak five languages.

, .

No, they were unable to speak five languages. (were not able to)

, .

“could” “was/were

able to” .

. (You can use either "could or

was/were able to" describe a general ability (but not a specific achievement) in the

past.)

.

1. I could swim when I was 5 years old.

I was able to swim when I was 5 years old.

.

2. I could run the 100 meter race very well.

I was able to run the 100 meter race very well.

100 ( ) .

3. I could see the sun rise every morning.

I was able to see the sun rise every morning.

.

4. I could sing very well when I was a child.

I was able to sing very well when I was a child.

.

5. I could draw pictures.

I was able to draw pictures

.

6. I could ride a bike when I was six.

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I was able to ride a bike when I was six.

( )

7. I could drive my car yesterday

I was able to drive my car yesterday.

.

8. I could take photographs

I was able to take photographs

.

9. I could climb tree.

I was able to climb tree.

.

10. I could read when I was five.

I was able to read when I was five.

( ).

Homework:

1. 10

.

2. .

3. He, She, It, You, They, We

.

4.

.

" " ,

.

.

.

5.

.

When we were staying at the hotel, we could see the sun rise every morning.

When we were staying at the hotel, we were able to see the sun rise every morning.

( ) ,

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( ) .

My brother could drive cars when he was 10 years old.

My brother was able to drive cars when he was 10 years old.

( ).

When I was living in Point Pedro, I could walk to work.

When I was living in Point Pedro, I was able to walk to work.

,

.

“could or was/were able to”

.

,

“was/were able to”

. (You must use “was/were able to” to describe a special

achievement or a single event in the past.) ( “could"

.)

:

A man fell into the river yesterday. The police were able to save him. v ( )

A man fell into the river yesterday. The police could save him. X - ( )

,

.

couldn’t was/were able to

. . (In the negative,'

wasn't able to' OR 'couldn't' are both correct.)

:

Sarmilan wasn't able to drive his car yesterday.V

Sarmilan couldn't drive his car yesterday.V

.

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:

1. “can, - am/is/are able

to” “could, - was/were able to” .

2 . could, - was/were able to : could

. was/were able to .

3. “could” "bare infinitive"

. "to"

. (The main verb is always the bare infinitive; 'infinitive without "to".)

5, "be able to" “to”

. (be able to has an infinitive form.)

6. (

)

"managed to" . (If it was something difficult we use "managed to".)

:

She managed to delete the virus from her computer.

/

.

:

"Could"

. “Polite and More Polite”

.

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(To, Two and

Too) ,

"homophone words" . "

" .

.

To

Two

Too

. ,

.

.

"To" .

I walked to the school.

.

My first visit to America.

.

It's seven to ten.

. ( .)

"Two" " " ( 2 ) .

One, two, three...

, , ...

I have two cars

.

He has two children.

.

"Too" " , ... , , "

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.

The shirt is too tight.

.

This question is too hard for me.

.

I have two computers; My wife has two computers too.

.

.

(homophone words)

, ,

. .

.

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"have" .

We have a computer.

. ( )

They have a computer.

( )

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?

Do you have a computer?

Yes, I have a computer.

No, I don‟t have a computer.

Do we have a computer?

Yes, we have a computer.

No, we don‟t have a computer.

Do they have a computer?

Yes, they have a computer.

No, they don‟t have a computer.

:

Does he have an iphone?

Yes, he has an iphone.

No, he doesn't have an iphone.

" " “has”

. ,

. “he, she, it”

.

"have vs has" .

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,

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.

:

//I have a doubt in using Have / Has in some places, could you please clarify me.

I have done / he has done / kumar has done - i am OK with this

now my doubt is how to use have /has in the following situations & why?

who have asked ? - should i use have / has ?

who have the iphone - should i use have/ has ?

School have changed a lot - should i use have/ has?

his poem has selected for the first price - should i use have/ has?

his poems has selected for the first price - should i use have/ has?

students has the power to change the country - should i use have/ has?//

...

School have changed a lot - should i use have/ has?

. "school" , "It"

" " .

"has" .

School has changed a lot.

+ + .

( .)

his poem has selected for the first prize - should i use have/ has?

"poem" "it"

. .

His poem has selected for the first prize.

.

his poems has selected for the first prize - should i use have/ has?

"poems" . "have" .

His poems have selected for the first prize.

.

students has the power to change the country - should i use have/ has?

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. "Students"

"have" .

Students have the power to change the country.

+ + + .

( .)

.

. ? :

who have asked ? - should i use have / has ?

who have the iphone - should i use have/ has ?

Who asked?

? .

"who have asked"

.

"have" "has" .

:

There is a user who has asked. ( )

There are users who have asked. (

Page 135: Spoken English to Tamil

18 (Polite and More

Polite) 16 “can /be able to”

. “can” “am/is/are able to”

.

15. I can do a job.

16. I am able to do a job.

.

17. I can't do a job.

18. I am unable to do a job.

.

“can” “am/is/are able to” .

17 “can” “could”

“was/were able to” .

19. I could do a job.

20. I was able to do a job.

.

21. I couldn't do a job.

22. I was unable to do a job. (wasn't able to)

.

“can”

“could” ,

.

can / could , (Can and

could are modal auxiliary verbs) “+ able to”

. .

“+ able to” .

“Can – , Could – ”

.

Polite form More Polite form

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. “. . . , . . . , . . . ”

, (Request, Permission)

.

:

Can you help me, please?

? (" " .)

.

, .

“Polite Form” .

.

Can I ask you a question, please?

?

. “ ”

,

.

! “could” ?

.

Could you help me, please?

?

Could I ask you a question, please?

?

Can, Could

, . !

.

. “can” “could”

Page 137: Spoken English to Tamil

“can” , , “Could”

,

.

"More Polite" .

Polite and More Polite .

1. Can you speak in English, please?

Could you speak in English, please?

/ ?

2. Can you make a cup of tea for me, please?

Could you make a cup of tea for me, please?

?

3. Can you help me, please?

Could you help me, please?

/ ?

4. Can I ask a question, please?

Could I ask a question, please?

?

5. Can you tell me what time it is, please?

Could you tell me what time it is, please?

?

6. Can I have some advice, please?

Could I have some advice, please?

?

7. Can you send me a catalogue, please?

Could you send me a catalogue, please?

?

8. Can you tell me where the bank is, please?

Could you tell me where the bank is, please?

?

9. Can I have your opinion, please?

Could I have your opinion, please?

?

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10. Can you wait a moment, please?

Could you wait a moment, please?

?

11. Can I ask something personal, please?

Could I ask something personal, please?

?

12. Can I have a glass of water, please?

Could I have a glass of water, please?

?

13. Can I have your name, please?

Could I have your name, please?

?

14. Can you spell your name, please?

Could you spell your name, please?

?

15. Can I smoke in this room, please?

Could I smoke in this room, please?

?

16. Can you give some aspirin, please?

Could you give some aspirin, please?

( )?

17. Can you lend me your news paper, please?

Could you lend me your news paper, please?

?

18. Can I use your phone, please?

Could I use your phone, please?

?

19. Can I borrow your dictionary?

Could I borrow your dictionary?

?

20. Can I see your driving license, please?

Could I see your driving license, please?

?

21. Can I speak to Sarmilan, please?

Could I speak to Sarmilan, please?

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/ ?

22. Can I have a kilo of apples, please?

Could I have a kilo of apples, please?

?

23. Can I help you, Madam?

Could I help you, Madam?

?

24. Can you help me with my homework?

Could you help me with my homework?

/ ?

25. Can I have the bill, please?

Could I have the bill, please?

?

:

"Polite and More Polite"

, .

:

Can I have the bill, please?

Could I have the bill, please?

Certainly sir. I’ll just bring it.

Can you help me, please?

Could you help me, please?

Of course I can.

Sorry, I am just too busy.

" " .

:

:

, ,

Page 140: Spoken English to Tamil

.

,

. ,

, " "

.

.

( ) “ ”

. .

.

.

.

,

"Polite and More Polite"

.

.

Good Morning!

Thanks

Thank you

Can I help you?

Excellent! Thank you

How are you?

I am fine, Thank you

Excuse me

Please sit down.

Pleased to meet you.

Welcome

Let me show you the department

Let me take your coat?

Would you like cup of coffee?

No, Thanks.

.

.

, .

, ,

.

,

Page 141: Spoken English to Tamil

, ,

,

, , “Polite language”

.

.

.

Polite and More Polite

.

.

Polite Language

.

May I have . . . May I know . . .

Might . . .

Would you like . . .

If you don’t mind . . .

Do you mind if . . .

Excuse me, Please . . .

"Polite Forms"

Grammar Patterns 1

.

!

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19 (will be able to) Grammar Patterns -1 23 24

.

.

1

. " "

.

.

(can, am/is/are able to +) 16 .

(could, was/were able to +)

17 . .

23. I will be able to do a job.

.

24. I will be unable to do a job.

.

.

(Simple Future

Tense) . , ,

(First, Second, Third person) ,

"will be able to" . .

Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + be + able + infinitive

I /You /He /She /It / We / You /They + will be + able + to do a job.

Negative

Subject + be + not + able + infinitive

I /You /He /She /It /You /We /They + won‟t be + able + to do a job

Question (Interrogative)

Be + subject + be able + infinitive

Will + I /you /he /she /it /you /we /they + be able + to do a job?

+ be able to .

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“to”

. (be able to has an infinitive form)

.

Will you be able to do a job?

?

Yes, I will be able to do a job.

, .

No, I won‟t be able to do a job. (will + not)

, .

Will you be able to speak perfect English very soon?

?

Yes, I will be able to speak perfect English very soon.

, .

No, I won‟t be able to speak perfect English very soon.

,

.

Will you be able to go to university next year?

?

Yes, I will be able to go to university next year.

, .

No, I won‟t be able to go to university next year. (will + not)

, .

25 . .

.

1. I will be able to study.

.

2. I will be able to study both arts and sciences.

.

3. I will be able to dance.

.

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4. I will be able to vote.

.

5. I will be able to go to China.

.

6. I will be able to improve my English knowledge.

.

7. I will be able to speak in English.

.

8. I will be able to become a chief executive.

.

9. I will be able to pass the exam.

.

10. I will be able to fly to Canada

.

11. I will be able to vote via internet.

.

12. I will be able to solve problems

.

13. I will be able to become an IPS officer.

IPS .

14. I will be able to receive voice-mail.

.

15. I will be able to come to New York.

.

16. I will be able to get my land.

.

17. I will be able to become famous in the world.

.

18. I will be able to buy a submarine.

.

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19. I will be able to do my duty accurately.

.

20. I will be able to marry next year.

.

21. I will be able to swim in the sea.

.

22. I will be able to solve problems.

.

23. I will be able to submit to the court.

.

24. I will be able to demonstrate that.

.

25. I will be able to win the world

.

Homework:

A. You, He, She, It, We, You, They

.

B. 25 .

C. (will be able to)

,

. .

, ,

.

.

D.

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, .

.

.

:

"short form" .

"short form"

.

I will be able to I‟ll be able to .

(won’t be able to)

“won’t” will + not .

! .

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22 (may be able to) Grammar Patterns 01 25

.

25. I may be able to do a job.

.

. “may be”

” ”, ” ”, ” ”

.

“+ able to”

. 16 “ ”

, 17 “ ”

.

“may” “be able to” “ ”

.

, , (First, Second,

Third person) , "may be able to"

. .

Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + be + able + infinitive

I /You /He /She /It / We / You /They + may be + able + to do a job.

Negative

Subject + be + not + able + infinitive

I /You /He /She /It /You /We /They + may + not + be + able + to do a job

Question (Interrogative)

Be + subject + be + able + infinitive

May + I /you /he /she /it /you /we /they + be able + to do a job?

+ be able to .

“to”

. (be able to has an infinitive form)

.

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May you be able to do a job?

( ) ?

I may be able to do a job.

/ .

I may not be able to do a job.

/ .

May you be able to speak in English very soon?

( ) ?

I may be able to speak in English very soon.

/ .

I may not be able to speak in English very soon.

/ .

May you be able to go to university?

( ) ?

I may be able to go to university.

/ .

I may not be able to go to university.

/ .

10 . .

.

1. I may be able to go to Australia.

.

2. I may be able to read novels in the hostel.

.

3. I may be able to sing in the concert.

.

4. I may be able to vote next year.

.

5. I may be able to go to China.

.

6. I may be able to return back home tomorrow.

.

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7. I may be able to buy an iPhone.

.

8. I may be able to submit to the court.

.

9. I may be able to demonstrate that.

.

10. I may be able to marry next year.

.

Homework:

A. You, He, She, It, We, You, They

.

B. 10 .

C. ,

“ ,

” .

D. .

,

. . .

.

, ,

.

.

.

( )

Page 150: Spoken English to Tamil

“able” (Adjective) . ,

. “ / ”

.

“able” .

/ / .

.

Eat –

Able – /

Eatable – /

Love – Able – /

Loveable – /

Use -

Able – /

Usable – /

Sale –

Able – /

Salable – /

. ( .)

! .

Page 151: Spoken English to Tamil

23 (Day, Date and

Dating) “Date” “ ” . “ ” ,

“ ” .

. “date” “Day”

, “Day”

“ ” . Date, Day " "

. “Date”

“ ” .

“Day” .

Day ( )

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"Day" 24 " "

. . " "

.

Today - /

Tomorrow - /

Day after tomorrow - /

Yesterday - /

Day before Yesterday -

Another day -

Midday - / ( )

Midnight - ( )

Next day -

Sunny day -

Rainy day -

Lovely day - /

Winter day -

Summer day -

Every day - /

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Someday -

One day -

Good day - /

Holiday -

Special day -

Wedding day -

Birth day -

Anniversary day -

Remembrance day - /

Full moon day - / Unforgettable day -

Day to day -

Day to day work - / Day to day activities -

Day by day - /

"Days" :

Coming days -

Working days -

Office days -

School days -

Three days before -

Nowadays -

One of these days -

One of those days -

“week”

. “ ”

.

, ,

.

"day" ( ) .

Sunday - /

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Monday - /

Tuesday - /

Wednesday - /

Thursday - /

Friday - /

Saturday - /

Weekdays - ( ) Weekend days - / ( , )

(Special days)

, . :

April Fool's Day -

Christmas Day -

Human Rights Day -

Labor Day -

Mother’s day -

Valentine's Day -

National hero’s day -

.

?

Date ( )

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"Date" " " .

, . " "

.

Date - Dateless -

Date seal -

Date of birth - Fix a date - Set a date -

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Date of arrival - Closing date - Date of renewal - After date - ( )

Base date - Date of departure - Out of date - Expiry date - At a future date -

Day Date ,

"What day is it today?"

.

:

What day is it today?

Monday.

"What is the date today?"

.

:

What is the date today?

Today is 27th of December, twenty ten.

:

. .

: 27th December, 2010

: The twenty seventh of December, twenty ten.

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.

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:

: 28th December, 2010

: The twenty eighth of December, twenty ten.

:

: December, 28th 2010.

: December, the twenty eighth twenty ten.

:

/ / / / . " " .

/ / .

,

.

.

:

8/12/2010 - ( )

2010 .

8/12/2010 - ( )

12 2010 .

! "Date" " " . "Dating"

? "Dating" .

. ,

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24 (should be able to) Grammar Patterns -1 26

.

.

1

.

26. I should be able to do a job.

.

. “ should”

”, ”, ”

(should) .

“+ able to”

.

“ ” (should be able to)

, ( )

.

.

am/is/are able to

was/were able to

may be able to

"should be able to" .

Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + be + able + infinitive

I /You /He /She /It / We / You /They + sould + be able + to do a job.

Negative

Subject + be + not + able + infinitive

I /You /He /She /It /You /We /They + should + not + be able + to do a job

Question (Interrogative)

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Be + subject + be able + infinitive

Should + I /you /he /she /it /you /we /they + be able + to do a job?

:

1. , , (First, Second, Third person)

, "should be able to"

.

2. + be able to

.

3. “to”

. (be able to has an infinitive form)

.

Should you be able to do a job?

?

Yes, I should be able to do a job.

, .

No, I shouldn‟t be able to do a job.

, .

Should you be able to speak perfect English very soon?

?

Yes, I should be able to speak perfect English very soon.

, .

No, I shouldn‟t be able to speak perfect English very soon.

,

.

10 . .

1. I should be able to go to university.

2. I should be able to speak perfect English very soon.

.

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3. I should be able to improve my English knowledge.

.

4. I should be able to become a chief executive.

.

5. I should be able to practice English every day.

.

6. I should be able to go tomorrow

( )

7. I should be able to change my name.

8. I should be able to answer.

.

9. I should be able to build a house

.

10. I should be able to publish an English grammar book.

.

Homework:

A. You, He, She, It, We, You, They

.

B. 10 .

c. "Should be able to"

, .

(Question)

. ,

? ?

( )

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.

" " .

:

Should you be able to buy a ticket on the train?

?

Should you be able to take your gun to work?

?

Should you be able to vote without your ID card?

?

Should you be able to sell your kidneys on the open market?

?

Should you be able to buy a piece of the moon?

?

(Positive) ,

.

:

Madonna should be able to adopt a child.

.

Two things a man should be able to do.

.

I think I should be able to go tomorrow.

.

Muslims in Britain should be able to live under Sharia law.

.

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You should be able to post comments anonymously without your ID.

.

(Negative) , (

)

.

:

5 things you shouldn't be able to buy on eBay.

5 .

Parents shouldn't be able to name kids whatever they want.

( / )

You shouldn‟t be able to buy a piece of the moon.

/ .

User shouldn't be able to change the metadata file name.

.

Some people shouldn't be able to vote in Sri Lanka.

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! .

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25 (Grammar Patterns

7) Grammar Patterns -1

. 26

.

27 .

. 27 Perfect Tense

.

;

(Grammar Patterns of Perfect Tense)

.

(

) .

.

1. I have done a job. (Present Perfect)

.

2. I have just done a job.

( ) .

3. I had done a job. (Past Perfect)

.

4. I had done a job long ago.

( ) .

5. I wish I had done a job.

.

6. I will have done a job. (Future Perfect)

.

7. I have been doing a job. (Present Perfect Continuous)

/ .

8. I had been doing a job. (Past Perfect Continuous)

/ .

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9. I will have been doing a job. (Future Perfect Continuous)

( ) .

10. He may have done a job.

.

11. He might have done a job.

.

12. He must have done a job.

.

13. He would have done a job.

.

14. He could have done a job.

.

15. He should have done a job.

.

16. He shouldn‟t have done a job. (should + not)

.

. (

/ )

17. He needn‟t have done a job. (need + not)

( ) .

18. He seems to have done a job.

.

19. Having done a job I have got experience.

.

10 .

, 19 . .

.

.

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1. I have done - .

2. I have written - .

3. I have chosen - .

4. I have worked - .

5. I have watched. - .

6. He has spoken - .

7. He has started. - .

8. She has cooked. - .

9. She has visited - .

10. She has walked - .

"Perfect Tense" "Past

Participle" .

"Irregular verbs"

.

“Perfect

Tense” .

.

: ?

“ ” “ ”

. “ ,

.” “Present Perfect

Tense” .

:

I have visited.

.

I have visited America several times.

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/ .

( : , ,

)

.

.

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26 (Present Perfect

Tense) Grammar Patterns 1 26

. “Perfect

Tense” Grammar Patterns 7 .

Grammar Patters 7

.

.

1. I have done a job. (Present Perfect Simple)

.

.

“Present Perfect Tense” "Present Perfect Simple Tense" .

.

"Past Participle" .

. .

.

.

.

.

. ,

.

. (It is important if we have done it in our lives or not. It is not

important when we did it.)

.

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I, You, We, You, They “have” ,

He, She, It (Third Person Singular) “has”

.

Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb (Past participle)

I/ You/ We/ They + have + done a job.

He/ She/ It + has + done a job.

(Auxiliary verb)

"Past participle" .

Negative

Subject + Auxiliary verb + not + Main verb (Past participle)

I/ You/ We/ They + have + not + done a job.

He/ She/ It + has + not + done a job.

Question (Interrogative)

Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb (Past participle)

Have + I/ you/ we/ they + done a job?

Has + he/ she/ it + done a job?

Have/ Has "Subject"

“Past participle”

.

.

1

Have you done a job?

?

Yes, I have done a job

, .

No, I haven‟t done a job. (have + not)

, .

Has he lived here for 20 years?

20 ?

Yes, He has lived here for 20 years.

, 20 .

No, He hasn‟t lived here for 20 years. (has + not)

, 20 .

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Have you seen Thesaththin puyalkal movie?

?

Yes, I have seen Thesaththin puyalkal movie twenty times.

, .

No, I haven‟t seen Thesaththin puyalkal movie. (have + not)

, .

25 . .

. .

1. I have seen that movie many times.

2. I have met him once before.

.

3. I have traveled by MTR

. . .

4. I have done my homework.

.

5. I have been to England three times.

.

6. I have come here many times

.

7. I have worked here since 2002.

2002

8. I have studied two foreign languages

.

9. I have cured many deadly diseases.

.

10. I have cleaned my room.

.

11. I have seen that movie six times in the last month.

.

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12. I have been to Mexico in the last year.

.

13. I have lived in Canada for five years

.

14. I have worked at the University since 1999

1999 .

15. I have seen that girl before

.

16. I have written some English Grammar lessons.

.

17. I have worked here since June.

.

18. I have written five letters.

.

19. I have cooked dinner

.

20. I have lived with my parents for over 10 years.

10 .

21. I have played outside for an hour.

.

22. I have learned English since 1986.

1986 .

23. I have gone to the supermarket.

.

24. I have played football.

.

25. I have lived in that house for 2 years.

2 .

25 You/ we/ they/ He / She / It

Page 169: Spoken English to Tamil

.

1. Actions which started in the past and are still continuing

He has lived in America for five years.

.

(" ."

.)

,

( ) .

( ) (He started living in America five years ago, and he's still living there

now.) .

(

.)

2. Actions which happened at some unknown time in the past

“ ”

. .

.

. ? “

.”

I have already seen that film.

.

(

.)

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3. Actions which happened in the past, but have an effect in the present

.

;

. .

.

.

?

“ ! .” (

)

I have lost my keys

.

(

( ), .

( ))

4. Recently completed action

Grammar Patterns 7 .

. , (

) . ( )

2. I have just done a job.

.

(

.)

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:

Present Perfect”

.

:

Have you cooked lunch?

Yes, I have.

No, I haven’t.

(Signal Words of Present Perfect)

Ever

Never

just

Yet

Already

So far

Up to now

Recently,

Since

For

not yet

till now

Ever

Have you ever been to Germany?

?

Have you ever met him?

?

Have you ever eaten Pizza?

Z ?

Has he ever talked to you about the problem?

?

Never

I have never been to Australia.

.

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I've never seen so many people like this.

.

He has never traveled by train.

.

( Ever, Never “Present Perfect Tense”

.)

Just

I have just installed AVG anti-virus

. . .

For

I have been an English teacher for more than five years.

.

Since

I haven't seen Sarmilan since 2002.

2002 . (

.)

Yet

He hasn't done it yet.

.

(Short Forms)

I + have = I’ve - ( )

You + have = you’ve - ( )

We + have = we’ve - ( )

They + have = They’ve - ( )

He + has = He’s - ( )

She + has = She’s - ( )

It + has = It’s - ( )

He + is = He’s

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She + is = She’s

It + is = It’s

He has, She has, It has He’s, She’s, It’s

.

.

He is, She is, It is He’s, She’s, It’s

.

.

? .

"+ ing"

. "Present Perfect"

“Past Participle” .

:

Present Continuous

He is doing a job. - He’s doing a job.

She is doing a job. - She’s doing a job.

It is doing a job. - It’s doing a job.

Present Perfect

He has done a job. - He’s done a job. (Past participle)

She has done a job. - She’s done a job. (Past participle)

It has done a job. - It’s done a job. (Past participle)

do - did - done “done” Past participle .

Irregular verbs .

!

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27 (English Pronouns)

. .

,

" " .

:

Sarmilan will come to the class.

He will come to the class

.

“ ”

, “ ” .

“ ” “ ” .

“ ” .

. :

Subject Pronouns

Object Pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

Demonstrative Pronouns

Relative Pronouns

Interrogative Pronouns

Indefinite Pronouns

.

.

Subject Pronouns –

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.

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I -

You – ( )

He -

She -

It -

We – ,

You - ( )

They - ,

:

Kennedy spoke about genocide war in Sri Lanka.

.

He spoke about genocide war in Sri Lanka.

.

(“Kennedy” “He” .)

Object Pronouns –

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

.

me –

you - ( )

him -

her –

it -

us – ,

you - ( )

them - ,

:

I love her

Reflexive Pronouns –

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.

myself -

yourself -

himself -

herself -

itself -

ourselves – ,

yourselves -

themselves – ,

:

I cut my hair myself.

( / .)

Possessive Pronouns – ( )

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.

.

mine -

yours -

his -

hers -

its -

ours -

yours -

theirs – ,

:

This house is ours.

Adjective –

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my –

your –

his –

her -

its -

our –

your –

their - ,

:

This is our house.

.

(Possessive - Adjective)

This is our house. (Adjective)

.

This house is ours. (Possessive)

.

Demonstrative Pronouns –

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

.

This – , ( )

That – , ( )

These – , ( )

Those – , ( )

:

This book is new but those books are old.

.

( book books

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.)

This is new but those are old.

.

Relative Pronouns –

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

.

who

whom

that

which

whoever

whomever

whichever

:

I told you about a woman who lives next door.

.

.

Interrogative Pronouns –

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.

Who - What -

Where -

When -

Whom - Which -

Whoever – Whomever - Whichever -

:

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Where did you go?

?

Indefinite Pronouns

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.

all – ,

another - , every - any –

some – ,

nothing – ( )

several –

each –

many – ,

few -

:

Each of the members has one vote

.

Homework:

,

.

.

.

.

! .

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28 (Present Perfect

Continuous) 26 "Present Perfect"

. Present perfect Continuous

. Present Perfect Progressive .

“ ” . “

” Grammar Patterns 01 64

. .

64. I have been doing a job.

/ .

, ,

.

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Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Auxiliary verb + Main verb with ing

1. I /You/ We/ They + have + been + doing a job

2. He/ She/ It + has + been + doing a job.

"ing"

.

Negative

Subject + Auxiliary verb + not + Auxiliary verb + verb with ing

1. I /You/ We/ They + have + not + been + doing a job

2. He/ She/ It + has + not + been + doing a job.

Question (Interrogative)

Auxiliary verb + Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb with ing

1. Have + I /you/ we/ they + been + doing a job?

2. Has + he/ she/ It + been + doing a job? (Auxiliary

verbs) .

.

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Have you been doing a job?

/ ?

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Yes, I have been doing a job. (I’ve)

, /

.

No, I have not been doing a job. (I’ve not, I haven’t been)

, /

.

:

.

.

. ? " / ”

.

" / "

? .

02. I am doing a job.

.

"

“ ” .

64. I have been doing a job.

/ .

, “

” .

, .

.

" / " . (

" / "

.)

“How long”

.

Page 182: Spoken English to Tamil

“for, since” .

:

How long have you been doing a job?

?

I have been doing a job for 12 months.

12 .

How long have you been studying English?

?

I have been studying English since 2002. (I’ve)

2002 .

How long have you been staying in Hong Kong?

( ) ?

I have been staying in Hong Kong for 6 years.

( ) 6 .

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( ) ,

(for, since)

.

.

1. I have been waiting here for two hours.

.

2. I have been working at that company for three years.

.

3. I have been doing for the last 30 minutes.

/ 30 .

4. I have been teaching at the university since June.

( )

.

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5. I have been waiting here for over two hours.

.

6. I have been waiting for you for three hours.

.

( .)

7. I have been watching too much television lately.

.

8. I have been exercising lately.

( ) .

9. I have been doing the work.

.

10. I have been studying English for four years

.

11. I have been living here since 1998.

1998 .

12. I have been working at BBC for three years

BBC .

13. I have been exporting to China since 1999.

1999 .

14. I have been studying for 3 hours.

.

15. I have been watching TV since 7pm.

TV 7 .

16. I have been playing football for a long time.

.

17. I have been living in Bangkok since I left school.

.

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18. I have been standing here for over half an hour.

.

19. I have been looking for a summer holiday job for two weeks.

( )

.

20. I have been writing novels since 1968.

1968 .

21. I have been getting good results over the last few years.

.

22. I have been painting my house since last night.

/

.

23. I have been driving for 14 years

( ) 14 .

24 . I have been reading this lesson for the past 10 minutes

10 .

24. I have been blogging since 2007

( ) 2007 .

25. I have been teaching at Hong Kong University for 6 years.

6

.

Homework:

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25 He, She, It, You, We, They

.

. ;

.

How long have you been staying in your country?

How long have you been going to school?

How long have you been working here?

How long have you been practicing English?

How long have you been …………………………………….?

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(Short Forms)

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Positive Short forms

I have been = I've been

You have been = You've been

We have been = We've been

They have been = They've been

He has been = He's been

She has been = She's been

It has been = It's been

Negative Short forms

.

I have not been = I've not been / I haven't been

You have not been = You've not been / You haven't been

We have not been = We've not been / We haven't been

They have not been = They've not been / They haven't been

He has not been = He's not been / He hasn't been

She has not been = She's not been / She hasn't been

It has not been = It's not been / It hasn't been

" " ,

. .

:

How long have you been studying English?

?

I've been studying English for four years.

.

For four years. - " ." .

How long have you been living in Hong Kong?

?

I've been living here since 2003.

2003 .

since 2003. - "2003 " .

Page 186: Spoken English to Tamil

(Signal words)

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since

for

all week

for days

lately

recently

over the last few months

:

How long

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

.

.

- 01

.

(Actions beginning in the past and still continuing)

- 02

. (Action that has just stopped or recently stopped)

.

.

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29 (Past Perfect Progressive)

Grammar Patterns 01

28 . 29

. 29

"Past perfect Continuous" "Past Perfect Progressive"

. “ ” “

” .

65. I had been doing a job.

/ .

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Positive (Affirmative)

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Auxiliary verb + Main verb with ing

I / He/ She/ It/ You/ We/ They + had + been + doing a job

“ ”

"ing" .

Negative

Subject + Auxiliary verb + not + Auxiliary verb + verb with ing

I / He/ She/ It/ You/ We/ They + had + not + been + doing a job

Question (Interrogative)

Auxiliary verb + Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb with ing

Had + I / He/ She/ It/ You/ We/ They + been + doing a job?

(Auxiliary verbs)

.

. ;

, , , .

?

.

.

Page 188: Spoken English to Tamil

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Had you been doing a job?

/ ?

Yes, I had been doing a job. (I’d been)

, /

.

No, I had not been doing a job. (I’d not been, I hadn’t been)

, /

.

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.

. ? "

” ?

?

09. I was doing a job.

“ .” “

, .”

.

. ( .)

“ ”

. (Past Perfect Continuous to show that

action started in the past and continued up until another time in the past.)

;

.

:

How long have you been waiting?

?

Page 189: Spoken English to Tamil

I have been waiting for two hours.

.

; ? :

How long had you been waiting?

?

?

I had been waiting for two hours.

.

;

. ?

. ? .

“ ”

( )

.

" "

.

?

. .

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1. I had been waiting there for more than 45 minutes.

45 .

2. I had been working for over an hour.

.

3. I had been standing all day in the school.

.

4. I had been teaching at that university for three years

Page 190: Spoken English to Tamil

.

5. I had been doing the work.

.

6. I had been studying English for five years

.

7. I had been living there since 1997.

1997 .

8. I had been talking with Mr. Obama for over half an hour

.

9. I had been driving for 10 years in Japan

( ) 10

10. I had been waiting in the Hong Kong airport for two hours

.

.

I had been waiting in the airport for more than two hours when you arrived.

.

I had been talking with Mr. Obama for over half an hour before you arrived.

. (

.)

I had been learning English for two years before I left for America.

. (

.)

Grandma wanted to sit down because she had been standing all day in the hospital.

. (

.)

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Sarmilan was tired because he had been exercising so hard.

.

Homework:

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He, She, It, You, We,

They .

. ,

.

(Signal words)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

since

for

all day

the whole day

:

How long

:

How long had you been doing a job in Singapore?

?

I had been doing a job for 12 months.

12 . ( )

How long had you been studying English?

?

I had been studying English since 2005. (I’d been)

2005 . (

)

“How

long” . “for,

since” .

(Short Forms)

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Positive Short forms

Page 192: Spoken English to Tamil

I had been = I'd been

You had been = You'd been

He had been = He'd been

She had been = She'd been

It had been = It'd been

We had been = We'd been

They had been = They'd been

Negative Short forms

I had not been = I'd not been / I hadn't been

You had not been = You'd not been / You hadn't been

He had not been = He'd not been / He hadn't been

She had not been = She'd not been / She hadn't been

It had not been = It'd not been / It hadn't been

We have not been = We'd not been / We hadn't been

They have not been = They'd not been / They hadn't been

(Diagram)

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. (The diagram explain to you that Past Perfect

Continuous to show that action started in the past and continued up until another time in

the past.)

.

.

Page 193: Spoken English to Tamil

Irregular verbs

Present Past Past Participle

arise arose arisen

allow allowed allowed

appear appeared appeared

bear bore borne/born

beat beat beaten

beat beat beat

become became become

begin began begun

bend bent bent

bind bound bound

bite bit bitten

bleed bled bled

blow blew blown

boil boiled boiled borrow borrowed brrowed

break broke broken

bring brought brought

burn burnt burnt

burst burst burst

build built built

buy bought bought ) care cared cared carry carried carried

catch caught caught

choose chose chosen

clean cleaned cleaned

climb climbed climbed

close closed closed

come came come

complete completed completed

cross crossed crossed

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cut cut cut

deal dealt dealt / decorate decorated decoroted

deceive deceived deceived

devide devided devided

dig dug dug

do did done

dream dreamt dreamt

draw drew drawn

drink drank drunk

drive drove driven

eat ate eaten

enter entered entered

fall fell fallen

fall down fell down fallen down

fear feared feared

feed fed fed

feel felt felt

fight fought fought

find found found

finish fnished finished / fly flew flown

forget forgot forgot

forgive forgave forgiven

freeze froze frozen

get got got

give gave given

grind ground ground

go went gone

grow grew grown

hang hung hung

have had had ) hear heard heard

hide hid hidden

hire hired hired

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hit hit hit

hold held held

hunt hunted hunted

hurt hurt hurt

invite invited invited

jump jumped jumped

keep kept kept

kick kicked kicked

knock knocked knocked

know knew known

knit knit knit

learn learnt/learned learnt/learned

leave left left

lend lent lent

let let let

light lit/lighted lit/lighted / lose lost lost

make made made marry married married

meet met met

move moved moved

obey obeyed obeyed

open opened opened

order ordered ordered

pay paid paid

pick picked picked

plough ploughed ploughed

pray prayed prayed

prepare prepared prepared

prove proved proved pull pulled pulled

punish punished punished push pushed pushed

put put put

quarrel quarreled quarreled

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reach reached reaced

read read read

refuse refused refused

ride rode ridden

ring rang rung

rise rose risen ruin ruined ruined

run run run

say said said

see saw seen

seek sought sought / sell sold sold

send sent sent

shake shook shaken

shear sheared sheared

shine shone shone

shoot shot shot

show showed showed

shrink shrank shrunk

shut shut shut

sing sang sung

sink sank sunk

sit sat sat

sleep slept slept

smell smelt/smelled smelt/smelled

speak spoke spoken

sow sowed sown

speed sped sped

spell spelt spelt

spend spent spent

spill spilt spilt

spoil spoilt spoilt

spit spat/spit spat/spit

spread spread spread

steal stole stolen

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sweep swept swept ) swear swore sworn

swell swelled swollen ) swim swam swum

take took taken

teach taught taught

tear tore torn tell told told

test tested tested

think thought thought

throw threw thrown trust trust/trusted trust/trusted

understand undestood understood

wake woke woken

wear wore worn

weave wove woven

weep wept wept

wet wet wet

win won won

wish wished wished

wring wrung wrung write wrote written

:

(All Three forms are similar)

:

bet bet bet

(Present Tense and Past Tense are similar)

:

beat beat beaten

(Present Tense and Past Particple are similar)

:

come came come

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(Past Tense and Past Participle are similar)

:

bring brought brought

(All 3 forms are different)

:

begin began begun

" " .

" 10" "Irregular verbs " .

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(Types

of Nouns) (Nouns)

, , , ,

,

" " .

. :

Common Nouns -

man, boy, girl, shop, tree, clock, actor, mobile

.

.

Proper Nouns -

Peter, Sarmilan, Tamilvani, Hong Kong, Vijai, Nokia

.

.

Countable Nouns -

car-cars, child-children, tree- two trees

.

.

Uncountable Nouns -

water, fire, air, alcohol, blood, cotton, education

.

.

Collective Nouns -

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a group of things, a flock of birds, faculty, audience, team, crowd

( ) "

" .

Concrete Nouns -

Ford, dog, piano, herd, dancer, football, toy, White House, ,

" " .

. .

Abstract Nouns -

intelligence, love, hate, bravery , ,

"

" .

Compound Nouns -

Blackboard, Homeland, without, wallpaper, brother-in-law

.

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(Parts of Speech)

. (Words) .

.

,

,

,

,

,

;

. “ ”

. “ ” .

.

“ ” (Parts of Speech in English) .

(Parts of Speech in English)

Nouns –

Verbs –

Adjectives – /

Adverbs – /

Pronouns –

Prepositions –

Conjunctions – /

Interjections -

.

Nouns –

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, ,

.

:

Manager - Car -

Page 202: Spoken English to Tamil

England -

Sarmilan -

Tamil -

He is a Manager.

. >>>

Verbs –

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.

:

Do -

Come - Speak -

Ask -

Go -

I do a job.

. >>>

Adjectives – /

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, , ( )

.

.

:

Red -

Yellow -

Big -

Small -

Beautiful -

She is a beautiful girl.

. >>>

Adverbs – /

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.

:

Usually -

Really - /

Immediately -

Quickly -

Softly -

Usually I do a job.

. >>>

Pronouns –

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;

.

:

He -

She -

It -

him -

her -

Sarmilan speaks in English.

.

He speaks in English.

. >>>

Prepositions –

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.

:

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in - ,

at - ,

on - ,

for -

since -

Do you work on Mondays?

? >>>

Conjunctions – /

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.

.

:

and -

but -

or -

than -

because -

I ate bread and butter.

. >>>

Interjections -

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.

:

Wow!

Ha!

Hi!

hello!

Oh!

Wow! I won the match!

! ! >>>

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Eight Parts of Speech in a Sentence

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.

Sarmilan goes to School. (Three Parts)

Noun Verb Preposition Noun

.

Sarmilan and his sister go to school. (Five Parts)

Noun Conjunction Pronoun Noun Verb Preposition Noun

.

Sarmilan and his little sister go to school. (Six Parts)

Noun Conjunction Pronoun Adjective Noun Verb Preposition Noun

.

Wow! Sarmilan and his little sister go to school happily. (All Eight Parts of Speech)

Interjection Noun Conjunction Pronoun Adjective Noun Verb Preposition Noun

Adverb

!

.

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, , ,

,

.

;

.

.

. ,

.

Page 206: Spoken English to Tamil

(Passive Voice) 2010 .

(Passive Voice)

.

, (Subject)

.

(Object)

. Past

Participle .

:

Sarmilan is doing a job.

.

(The) Job is done by Sarmilan.

.

( .)

! ;

(Grammar Patterns) .

.

Passive Voice.mp3

1. It is done.

.

2. It is being done.

.

3. It was done.

.

4. It was being done.

.

5. It will be done.

Page 207: Spoken English to Tamil

.

6. It will be being done.

.

7. It would be done.

.

8. It would be being done.

.

9. It is not done.

.

10. It wasn‟t done. (was + not)

11. It won't be done. (will + not)

.

12. It has been done.

( / ) .

13. It has been being done.

( / ) .

14. It had been done.

( / ) .

15. It had been being done.

( / ) .

16. It will have been done.

( ) .

17. It will have been being done.

( ) .

18. It is to be done.

.

19. It was to be done.

.

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20. It is going to be done.

.

21. It was going to be done.

.

22. It can be done.

.

23. It can't be done.

.

24. It could be done.

.

25. It couldn't be done.

.

26. It must be done.

( ) .

27. It must not be done.

( ) .

28. It should be done.

.

29. It shouldn‟t be done.

.

30. It ought to be done.

.

31. It has to be done.

.

32. It doesn't have to be done.

.

33. It had to be done.

/ .

34. It didn't have to be done.

/ .

Page 209: Spoken English to Tamil

35. It will have to be done.

/ .

36. It won‟t have to be done.

/

37. It need be done.

.

38. It needn't be done.

.

39. It may be done.

.

40. It may have been done.

.

41. It must have been done.

.

42. It would have been done.

.

43. It wouldn't have been done.

.

44. It could have been done.

. ( )

45. It should have been done.

. ( )

46. It shouldn't have been done.

. ( )

47. It ought to have been done.

. ( )

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1. .

2. ,

Page 210: Spoken English to Tamil

.

3. , .

4. ( )

( , , ...)

5.

, .

(Passive Voice)

Hong Kong Island was occupied by British forces in 1841

1841 .

( 1841 .)

A young female Tamil journalist was arrested by the Police on suspicion.

.

(

.)

Two decomposed bodies of Tamils were discovered on Friday.

.

Tamils were abducted by unidentified armed persons.

.

(

.)

An university Tamil girl was kidnapped on December 31 morning.

31 .

( 31

.)

Navanethem Pillay was appointed as new United Nations High Commissioner for

Human Rights.

.

( .)

Page 211: Spoken English to Tamil

Barack Hussein Obama was elected President of the United States on 5 Nov 2008.

5 2008 .

(2008 5

.)

Annathurai is considered an intellectual and a brilliant Tamil scholar.

.

(

.)

" "

. , .

Homework:

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10 .

47

; 47 . .

.

, .

1. Ravi is investigated by police.

.

2. The Robot is made by Japan

.

3. His interview is postponed

.

4. She is appointed as Managing Director.

5. My wallet is stolen.

.

Page 212: Spoken English to Tamil

6. It is made

.

7. Sitha is kidnapped by Iravanan.

.

8. The letter is sent by post.

.

9. The man is killed by Army.

.

10. It is done by Government of Sri Lanka

.

Direct Object - Indirect Object

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. .

Direct Object .

. Indirect Object .

Direct Object:

.

Ravi was investigated by police.

.

The Robot was made by Japan

/ .

Sitha was kidnapped by Iravanan.

.

The letter was sent by post.

.

The men was killed by Army.

. ( )

The window was broken by Sarmilan.

Page 213: Spoken English to Tamil

.

Indirect Object: http://aangilam.blogspot.com

(Indirect Object) .

, .

.

1.

.

2.

.

3. .

( .)

Ravi was investigated.

. (

.)

The Robot was made.

. ( , ,

.)

Sitha was kidnapped.

. ( )

The letter was sent.

. (

)

The men was killed.

. (

.)

The window was broken.

. (

.)

: http://aangilam.blogspot.com

Page 214: Spoken English to Tamil

1. (Passive Voice) ,

.

Grammar Patterns

01 .

2. (Main Verb)

"Past Participle" .

Irregular verbs .

3. -

. (

.)

2010 .

.

,

.

Page 215: Spoken English to Tamil

(Prepositions of

Time) ?

.

( + + ) .

.

( .)

Subject + to be + Preposition + Noun/Pronoun

The book is + on + the table.

The letter is + under + your English book.

" " ,

.

:

(one word)

I am staying at home.

I spoke to her on wednesday morning.

I bought this computer in the summer.

(a group of word)

The cat is on the left of the dog.

The driver is in front of passengers.

They are at the top of stairs.

. ,

(at home, on water),

(in it, next to me),

(noun phrase)

(across from the tall building) .

.

Page 216: Spoken English to Tamil

1. (Time Prepositions)

2. (Place Prepositions)

3. (Direction Prepositions)

.

" " .

(Prepositions of Time)

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" "

, , , ,

. " "

.

"at" .

(a specific time) "at"

.

at 3 o'clock

at 9:00am

at noon

at dinnertime

at bedtime

at sunrise

at sunset

at the moment

at night

at midnight

at daybreak

at the weekend

at the same time

at present

at Chritmas/Easter

"in"

"in" (Months) .

in January

in February

in March

in April

in May

Page 217: Spoken English to Tamil

in June

in July

in Augest

in September

in October

in November

in December

"in" (Season) .

in Spring

in Summer

in Winter

in Autumn

(Articles) "the" .

"autumn" "the"

.

in the spring (in the springtime)

in the summer (in the summertime)

in the winter (in the wintertime)

in autumn (in autumntime)

: "autumn" ,

"fall" .

"in" (Years) .

in 2008

in 1990

in 2009

in last year, in next year, in every year

.

.

last year

next year

every year

"in" (Times of the Day)

.

in the morning

Page 218: Spoken English to Tamil

in the afternoon

in the evening

" " "at night"

. (in night / in the night

.)

"in" .

in the next century

in the Ice Age

in the past

in a few days

in a couple of months

"on"

(Dates) "on" . (

, ,

"in" .)

on January 3

on January 3, 2001

on 25 Dec. 2010

on 15th Augest 2009

(Days of week) "on"

.

on Sunday

on Monday

on Tuesday

on Wednesday

on Thursday

on Friday

on Saturday

on Saturday morning

on Sunday afternoon

on Monday evening

(Holydays and Special days)

"on" .

on Mother's day

Page 219: Spoken English to Tamil

on Velentine's day

on Christmas Eve/Day

on Independence Day

on New Year's Eve

on my birthday

on the first day of the school year

: "at Christmas"

. .

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.

.

The stars shine at night

In England, it often snows in December.

, .

Do you work on Mondays?

?

I will be there after work.

I will be there around 3 pm

3 .

I will be there before I go to school.

.

I have been riding my bicycle for 2 hours.

2 .

I will be there during your class.

( ) .

I will be there for your birthday.

I wasn't there for the past 2 months.

Page 220: Spoken English to Tamil

I didn't see her since I was 10 years old.

.

I will not be home until 7:00 PM.

7 .

I will be there within 2 hours.

.

(List of

Prepositions) .

. .

,

.

Page 221: Spoken English to Tamil

(Prepositions of

Place) " "

. "

" .

"Prepositions of Place"

"Prepositions of Location" .

' '

. ("Place Prepositions" means where someone or

something is)

"at" (a specific place)

.

at home -

at work -

at the party -

at the corner -

at the top - /

at the bus stop -

at the entrance -

at the crossroads -

at the theater -

at the beach -

at the top of the page - ( )

at the end of the road -

"in" ,

. (a place that within boundaries)

:

in London -

" "

.

Page 222: Spoken English to Tamil

.

.

in a box - ( . )

in Hong Kong -

in New York -

in my pocket - ( )

in my wallet - ( )

in a building -

in a car - /

in the garden -

in the swiming pool -

in the world -

"on" " , " .

" "

. : , ,

. " ",

.

on the wall -

on the table -

on the ceiling -

on the cover -

on the floor -

on the carpet -

on the menu -

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" "

.

:

01. Sarmilan is at home.

( ) .

02. Kavitha is waiting for you at the bus stop.

.

Page 223: Spoken English to Tamil

03. Do you work in an office?

?

04. Do you live in Hong Kong?

?

05. The book is on the table.

.

( .)

06. Put it down on the table.

.

( )

07. She is aboard the boat.

.

( .)

08. The picture is above the sofa.

.

09. Last year we flew to New York

( )

10. I usually go to work by bus.

.

11. The desk is against the wall.

.

12. I sit between Mayuran and Praba

.

13. The woman is among all workers.

, .

14. The boy is among his friends.

.

15. The passangers behind the driver.

.

16. The desk is below the window

Page 224: Spoken English to Tamil

.

17. The car is outside the garage.

.

18. There is a long line of people outside the theater.

.

20. The post office is on the opposite side of the street.

.

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(at - in - on)

.

at home -

at work -

at school -

at university -

at college -

at the top - /

at the bottom -

at the side -

at reception -

in a car - ( )

in a taxi -

in a helicopter -

in a boat -

in a lift (elevator) -

in the newspaper -

in the sky -

in a row -

on a bus - ( )

on a train -

on a plane -

Page 225: Spoken English to Tamil

on a ship -

on a bicycle -

on a horse -

on the radio -

on television -

on the left -

on the right -

on the way -

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?

" "

. .

.

next to

at the back of

at the top of

at the bottom of

in fornt of

in the corner of

in the middle of

on the left of

on the right of

on the corner of

on top of

on the side of

on the other side of

to the left of

to the right of

" "

.

01. I live next to my best friend.

( ) .

02. We are going to sit at the back of the theater.

.

03. The books are at the top of the shelves.

.

Page 226: Spoken English to Tamil

04. The driver is in front of passenger.

.

05. We live in the middle of the street.

.

06. The dog is on the right of the cat.

.

07. We live on the corner of 3rd avenue

.

08. The clown is on top of the box.

.

09. There is a man on the top of the roof.

.

( .)

10. There is a large garden in the middle of the skyscraper.

. (152

" " (Skyscraper) .)

01

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, .

(Different words same meaning)

,

.

:

near / by =

" "

.

next to / beside =

" "

.

Page 227: Spoken English to Tamil

across from / opposite =

" "

.

02

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.

. (Some

prepositions are similar, but different)

:

below / under " "

:

below -

" " , .

The desk is below the window.

under -

" " ,

.

above / over " " :

above -

" " .

The baloon was high above our heads.

over -

" " ,

. " "

.

The girl is wearing scaf over her head.

.

Page 228: Spoken English to Tamil

.

- (Thanks)

. ,

. , ,

, ;

(Formal) , (Informal) , ,

.

" "

? !

.

01. Thanks

02. Thanks for . . .

03. Thanks for your . . .

04. Thanks to . . .

05. Thanks a lot

06. Thanks a lot for . . .

07. Thanks so much

08. Thanks very much

18 ways to say thanks thank you in English

09. Thank you

10. Thank you for . . .

11. Thank you kindly

12. Thank you for your . . .

13. Thank you so much

14. Thank you very much

15. Thank you very much for . . .

16. Thank you very much for your . . .

17. I can't thank you enough

18. I don't know how to thank you

.

How many ways can say thanks in english

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Page 229: Spoken English to Tamil

" ?" "Thanks" .

(Formal) .

How are you?

Fine, thanks.

I'm fine, thanks.

I am very well, thank you.

How is your wife?

She's fine, thanks.

List of Thanks Phrases Words

, " ?" ;

" " . (A polite way of

accepting sth that sb has offered you.)

Would you like cup of coffee?

Usage thanks and thank you

Oh, thanks.

Thanks very much.

Thanks so much.

usage of thanks

" ?"

, ,

. (A polite way of refusing sth that sb has offered you.)

Would you like some more?

No, thanks.

Do you want some more milk in your coffee?

No that's fine, thanks.

Polite ways to say thanks in aangilam

,

, . (Used

to show that you are very grateful to sb for sth they have done.)

Thanks a lot.

Thanks a bunch.

Thanks a million.

Thanks a billion.

Thanks a bundle.

English polite forms

Page 230: Spoken English to Tamil

Thanks a lot for your help.

Thanks a lot for all you’ve done.

.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Obama.

Thank you, Sir John.

Thank you, Good question.

, " ,

" . (To

tell sb firmly that you do not need their help or advice.)

Shall I do that?

Can I help you?

I can do it myself, thank you.

(Polite way) :

"Thank you kindly." .

" !"

(Informal)

.

I don't know how to thank you.

I don't know how to thank you for your help.

I don't know how to thank you for your great service.

" "

. (Informal)

I can't thank you enough.

I can't thank you enough for your kindness.

I can't thank you enough for your kind consideration.

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Thanks for . . .

Thanks for your . . .

Thanks very much for . . .

Page 231: Spoken English to Tamil

Thank you for . . .

Thank you for your . . .

Thank you so much for your . . .

Thank you very much for your . . .

.

, .

,

, .

:

Thanks for coming.

Thanks for your kindness.

Thanks very much for your kind words

Thank you for not smoking.

Thank you for your comments

Thank you so much for your hospitality.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

. "so much / very much"

.

.

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,

. .

Thank you for your kind help.

You're welcome.

Thank you for your gifts

Don't mention it.

Thank you for a great evening

I really enjoyed it.

Thanks for all your help

It's my pleasure.

Thanks for lending me the money

Page 232: Spoken English to Tamil

That's all right.

:

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, ,

. .

Thanks - ( Thank)

Thank you. - ( Thanks you)

Thanks a lot. - ( Thank you a lot)

Thank God it’s Friday. - ( Thanks God …)

Thank you very much indeed. - ( Thank you indeed.)

100 .

.

Thank you for . . .

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English Polite Usage Thanks Aangilam

01. Thank you for accepting our invitation

02. Thank you for accommodating

03. Thank you for acknowledgement

04. Thank you for agreeing

05. Thank you for agreeing to participate

06. Thank you for answering

07. Thank you for applying

08. Thank you for appreciation

09. Thank you for appreciating my work

10. Thank you for appointment letter

11. Thank you for appreciation letter

12. Thank you for arguing

13. Thank you for arguing summary

14. Thank you for arranging the interview

15. Thank you for asking

16. Thank you for assisting

17. Thank you for attending our wedding

18. Thank you for attending seminar

19. Thank you for attending interview

20. Thank you for auditioning

21. Thank you for award speech

22. Thank you for baptism

23. Thank you for barring with me

24. Thank you for being a friend

25. Thank you for birthday wishes

26. Thank you for birthday wishes comments

27. Thank you for blessing me

Page 233: Spoken English to Tamil

28. Thank you for booking with us

29. Thank you for bringing to our attention

30. Thank you for business meeting

31. Thank you for buying our product.

32. Thank you for calling me

33. Thank you for celebrating my birthday

34. Thank you for celebrating our wedding

35. Thank you for choosing our hotel

36. Thank you for clicking

37. Thank you for clapping

38. Thank you for clarifying

39. Thank you for clients

40. Thank you for coming to my party

41. Thank you for considering my application

42. Thank you for condolences

43. Thank you for contacting

44. Thank you for coming into my life

45. Thank you for dedication

46. Thank you for dedication and hard work

47. Thank you for defending our country

48. Thank you for dinner party

49. Thank you for dinner invitation

50. Thank you for donation

51. Thank you for downloading our lessons

52. Thank you for donation to charity

53. Thank you for doing business with us

54. Thank you for driving carefully

55. Thank you for everything

56. Thank you for electing me

57. Thank you for employing me

58. Thank you for emailing me

59. Thank you for encouraging me

60. Thank you for enquiry letter

61. Thank you for eulogy

62. Thank you for explaining

63. Thank you for expressing interest

64. Thank you for excellent work

65. Thank you for facilitating

66. Thank you for feedback

67. Thank you for firing me

68. Thank you for flying with us

69. Thank you for forgiving me

70. Thank you for following up

71. Thank you for forwarding my resume

72. Thank you for funeral support

73. Thank you for good service

74. Thank you for greeting me

75. Thank you for great service

76. Thank you for guiding

77. Thank you for helping me

Page 234: Spoken English to Tamil

78. Thank you for inviting me

79. Thank you for joining

80. Thank you for job opportunity

81. Thank you for job application

82. Thank you for my birthday present

83. Thank you for not smoking

84. Thank you for new year wishes

85. Thank you for our wedding gift

86. Thank you for offering me the position

87. Thank you for participating in our event

88. Thank you for quotation

89. Thank you for quick response

90. Thank you for registering

91. Thank you for recommendation

92. Thank you for replying

93. Thank you for remembering

94. Thank you for remembering my birthday

95. Thank you for sending your photo

96. Thank you for sending your resume

97. Thank you for teaching English

98. Thank you for understanding

99. Thank you for using our service

100. Thank you for visiting our aangilam.blogspot.com

.

,

.

. .

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08 (Verb Forms)

.

. :

1. Base Form

2. Gerund Form

3. Third Person Form

4. Past Form

5. Participle Form

:

"do" , do, doing,

does, did, done .

.

.

Forms Verbs

Base Form do go speak play

Gerund Form doing going speaking playing

Third Person Form does goes speaks plays

Past Form did went spoke played

Participle Form done gone spoken played

1. "Base Form" .

2. "Gerund Form" base form "ing"

.

3. "Third Person Form" , . "Base Form" "s, es"

. Third Person

Singular (He, She, It: infinitive + e/es) .

Page 236: Spoken English to Tamil

4. "Past Form" . "Regular Verbs"

"ed" . "Irregular

Verbs" .

(Irregular verbs) .

5. "Participle Form" Past Form "Regular Verbs"

"ed" , Irregular Verbs

. (Irregular Verbs)

.

.