Use of the articles and Keywords of tenses 22062019

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Use of   a / an / the  –     the articles

Rules :

1.    “a/ an” :       To denote “any”  Before countable singular nouns ( “an” before words       beginning with vowel sounds)

2.   “the”  before something referred to earlier and before nouns which representa unique    postion/place / person

(There are other  rules too)

Now try to complete the following

1. Would you like __ apple ?  2. Could you close __ door, please?  3. We live in __ small flat near __ centre of the city. 4. Have you finished with __ book I lent you last week?   5. We went out for __ meal last night. __ restaurant we went to was excellent. 6. Did __ police find __ person who stole your bicycle?  7. This is a nice house. Has it got __ garden?  8. It was warm and sunny, so we decided to sit in __ garden.  9. This morning I had __ boiled egg and __ toast for breakfast.

10. __ President of United States is elected every four years.  11. As I was walking along the street, I saw __ 10 rupee note on __ pavement.  12. I went into the shop and asked to speak to __ manager.

13. Have you got __ car?  No, I've never had __ car in my life.  14. There's no need to buy any milk. __ milkman brings it every morning.

Answers given below
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Tense and Keywords

Simple Present

I work. / She lives in Hamburg.Used for:Permanent actions ,Regular actions, routines, habits Facts

Scheduled events in the near future : always, usually, often, sometimes,seldom, never,occasionally, frequently, regularly,every day, week, month etc.,now and again, as a rule, from time to time

Present Continuous :I am planning an event. I am looking for a new job. Used for:Temporary actions Actions “right now” /Actions around the present time / Personal arrangements in the near future : now ,currently, presently at the moment today this week, month, year

Present Perfect Simple : I have worked. Used for:finished actions with a sense of continuity which have a connection to the present

just, recently, lately,never, ever (talk about experiences) / for (time period) + since (time point) /already and yet (negatives and questions).

Present Perfect Continuous: I have been working for 8 hours Used for:Unfinished actions Actions started in the past and still true in the present  /   ……………  for (time period) + since (time point) / since morning / since 1945

Simple Past:I worked. Used for: Finished actions in the past ,Regular routines in the past which are  no longer true today : a few days ago. yesterday last night, week, month ,in the 1990s etc.

Past Continuous :I was working when she reached my house .Used for: Actions over a longer time in the past / while /during / as / when ….+ past clause

Past Perfect Simple :  Actions that happened before another action in the past : I had worked in a factory before I reached this firm.( Past in the past ) when…before… already….+ past clause

Past Perfect Continuous : I had been working for 25 years when he retired from there / Used while reporting Present Perfect Continuous;  while describing an unfinshed action in the past ……………when + clause in past tense

Future Simple I will do./  Facts in the future /actions that take place at a specific time in the future/ next week, month,year , Christmas, in 2030  etc

Future Continuous I will be doing. Used for:      ……at this time next week, at 2.00pm tomorrow

Future perfect : We will have repaired the road by next July/ within 2 years / by next year/by this time tomorrow…….

Future perfect CONTINUOUS: He will have been teaching there for 15 yrears when he retires from there next month.  clue words  …………..for 11 years by 2014 /   for many days  by next week

am/is/are going to (Future) 

I am going to learn  code next month./ It is going to rain./The Prime Minister is visiting Maldives next month    / immediate future ……today/tomorrow/ this week /next week /this month

Used for: Fixed plans /  Predictions that we know will be true

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Answers to questions given above 
1.an
2.the
3.a,the
4.the
5.a
6.the
7.the,the
8.a
9.a,a
10.The
11.a,the
12.the
13.a
14.a

15.The 

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question tags 16/06/2019

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1.wont she ? 2.do they ? 3.doesnt he ? 4.shall we ?5. does she ? 6. arent I ? 7.hadnt they ?  / didn't they ? 

QUESTIONS FROM UTY ASST JUNE 2019

ANSWERS

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            71.A opens(

72.A

73.A

74.D

75.B

76.C

77.A

78.C

79.C ( indigent  -poor;x rich /affluent)

80.D

89.APPLE OF THE EYE

90.to add fuel to the flame

 After diligent searching, he found a parcel.( having care and conscientiousness)

 A charity for the relief of indigent artists .( poor and needy ,

synonyms:

poor, impecunious, destitute, penniless, impoverished, poverty-stricken, down and out, pauperized, without a penny to one's name, without two farthings/pennies to rub together

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1.Rule 4:

If the conjunction ‘and’  is replaced by together with/ along with/ accompanied by/ as well as, the verb will have no effect for the later part of these expressions. The words prior to these expressions are the subjects.

Example:

• Tom, along with his brothers is going to the city. (‘His brothers’ is not the subject of this sentence.)
• Alex, as well as his parents, is coming to the party.
• The boys, accompanied by their teacher Mr. Robbins are planning a tour.

QUESTION TAGS

PREVIOUS QUESTIONS ( test no 1 /16/06/2019 )

1.She will come, ..... ?
2.They never drink wine ,..... ?
3.The boy lives in this town,..... ?
4.Let us work hard,..... ?
5.She seldom goes out,..... ?
6. I am wrong,..... ?
7.They had a meeting,..... ?
8.Barking dos seldom bite,..... ?
9.Remember to close the gate,..... ?
10.Read aloud,..... ?

(  won't you ,will you,won't she ,do they ,doesn't he, shall we ,does she , aren't I, didn't they ,do they,)

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Different uses of used to

Whether to use  'used to drive 'or 'used to driving' is often confusing .

1.When we speak about a past habit we have to use 'used to ......+ verb  '.

I used to climb   trees when  I was 10 years old.

2.When we speak about learning a new habit and about getting accustomed to it we use get used to +verb +ing.

I had to get used to climbing   trees when  I began doing research on cashewnut trees. 

am /is /are/was /were+ getting +  used to +      .............?......(  verb ?  / verb+ing ?)

Answer :
3.   am /is /are/was /were+ getting +  used to    is always followed  by verb +ing  or nouns
 and pronouns.

will get used to + ...... ?

4.  will /shall  get  used to ......   is always followed  by verb +ing  or nouns
 and pronouns.

eg :1.) I am getting used to living in a hot climate like this.

Practise using He/She/You/ They  / We     ............

2.) She will get used to the climate by and by. (noun)
3)  They  found the noise unbearable first,Soon they got used to it (pronoun).

( Notes prepared by CKR on 13/06/2019 )

clue words for each tense form

clue words for each tense

She writes poems occasionally.  .simple present .
She is writing now.  present continuous
She has already written.  .present perfect
She has been writing since morning..present perfect continuous
She wrote poems occasionally. simple past.
She was writing then. .past continuous
She had  written. .past perfect
She had been writing since morning.. past perfect continuous
She will write poems when she grows up . .simple future.
She will be writing when you reach there .... .future continuous
She will have  written a book  within a few months .   .future perfect
She will have been writing for many years, when she finishes the book.  . future perfect continuous

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simple present  ( She always writes in Kannada)

occasionally,always, every, never, normally, now and then, occasionally, often, rarely, seldom, sometimes, usually.

present continuous(  She is writing a letter at present.....)

at the moment, right now, just, now, at present, currently, Look! 

present perfect ( She has already  written the letter.)

since, for, already, yet, before, ever, never, still not, so far, just, up to now, recently, until now

present perfect continuous ( She has been writing since morning.)

since / for +     present action + continuity

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1.She always ........ in Kannada. ( write )

2.She ........... a letter at present. ( write )

3.She .......... already  ......... the letter.( write )

4.She ................. since morning.( write )

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simple PAST ( She always wrote in Kannada)

last month , last year,yesterday,in 2001 ,two days ago, 3 years ago, a few hours ago,always,etc.. in past point of time.

PAST continuous(  She was writing a letter when I visited her.)

.to denote an action going on  followed by ........when + a simple past clause.
   before clauses beginning with  while /  when /  as long as

PAST perfect ( She had already  written the letter , when I called her on phone.)

to denote an action completed  followed by ........when + a simple past clause.

already, yet, before, ever, never, still not, so far, just, up to that time, recently, until then

PAST perfect continuous ( She had been writing for 9 months when we reached there.)
to denote an action was in progress and   was going to be completed  followed by ........when + a simple past clause.





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simple FUTURE  ( She will write to them next month)

tomorrow,next day,next year, 

FUTURE continuous(  She will be writing the  letter when you reach there)

..before clauses like when you do it ,when you reach there
(when,after,as soon as ,next week ,all day long,as you reach there,at this time tomorrow.

FUTURE perfect ( She will have    written the letter within a few hours.)

within a few months / within a few years / within a few days / by next January/ by 2020 /by the time you do / go

FUTURE perfect continuous ( She will have been writing for 30 years by the time she publishes her 5 th book)

....by the time she finishes her job,when he retires.,for many years,for many days,for 5 minutes

tenses

She writes poems occasionally.എഴുതാറുണ്ട് .simple present .
She is writing now.ഇപ്പോൾ എഴുതുകയാണ് .present continuous
She has already written.എഴുതിക്കഴിഞ്ഞു .present perfect
She has been writing since morning.-കുറെ നേരമായി എഴുതിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുകയാണ്‌ .present perfect continuous
She wrote poems occasionally.-എഴുതി;എഴുതാറുണ്ടായിരുന്നു simple past.
She was writing then.എഴുതിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു .past continuous
She had  written.എഴുതിക്കഴിഞ്ഞിരുന്നു .എഴുതിതീർത്തിരുന്നു .past perfect
She had been writing since morning.എഴുതിതീർത്തു കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു . past perfect continuous
She will write poems .എഴുതും .simple furure.
She will be writing when .....എഴുതുന്നുണ്ടാകും .futue continuous
She will have  written.എഴുതി തീർത്തിരിക്കും .future perfect
She will have been writing ..എഴുതിതീർത്തു കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുകയായിരിക്കും  . future perfect continuous