About Grammar by Maheesh Dilsara https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow Made with the strength to succeed en-us 2021-07-29 02:20:27 UTC 2026-01-05 17:22:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Tenses😎 https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663631075 2021-07-29 02:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663631075 Simple Present https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663632536 To  talk about activities, we do every day/habits/routines
To talk about facts.
To talk about thoughts and feelings at the time we are talking.

Example
Affirmative
S+ verb base + s/es/ies + o
I eat chocolates.

Negative
S+ do/does + not + verb base + +o
I don't eat chocolates.

Interrogative
Do/does + S + verb base  + o
Do I eat chocolates?

Negative Interrogative
Do/does + not + S + verb base +  o
Don't I eat chocolates?


Passive voice
O (s) + be verb + verb (past participle) + by + S (o)
Chocolates are eaten by me.]]> 2021-07-29 02:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663632536 Present Continuous Tense https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663635322
Present Continuous Tense indicate an action which is in progress at the time of speaking or at the present time.
The present continuous is made from the present tense of the verb be and the – ing form of a verb

Affirmative
Subject + be Verb( am / is / are ) + Verb + ing

Example:
They are coming to your party

Negative
Subject + be verb ( am / is / are ) + NOT + Verb + ing

Example:
They aren't coming to your party

Question form
be ( am / is / are ) + Subject + Verb + ing

Example:
Are they coming to your party?

Negative Question from
be verb (am/is/are) + NOT + Subject + Verb + ing

Example:
Aren't they coming to your party?


]]> 2021-07-29 02:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663635322 The Simple Future Tense dananjakawishal https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663636434 The simple future tense is used for an action that will occur in the future.

Positive Form
S + will/shall + V(base form)
  • Ramidu will go to work
  • Dilith will smoke Cigarettes
  • I will write an essay
Positive  Question
Will + S + V(base form)
  • Will Ramidu go to work?
  • Will Dilith smoke Cigarettes?
  • Will I write an essay?
Negative Form
S + will not/won't + V(base form)
  • Ramidu will not go to work
  • Dilith will not smoke Cigarettes
  • I will not write an essay
Negative Questions
Will + not +S + V(base form)
  • Wont Ramidu go to work?
  • Won't Dilith not smoke Cigarettes?
  • Won't I write an essay?





]]> 2021-07-29 02:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663636434 Past continuous tense ashban8official https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663639542
  • We use the past continuous to talk about past events which continuously went on for a period of time.
  • We often use it to describe a "background action" when something else happened.
    • Examples
    Positive form
    Gayan was attending a lecture.
    Negative form
    Gayan was not attending a lecture.
    Question form
    Was Gayan attending a lecture?
    Negative question form
    Was not Gayan attending a lecture?



     

    ]]>     2021-07-29 02:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663639542     Past Simple Tense maheeshpathirathna142 https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663643866 We use the past simple to talk about finished activities in the past.

    Pattern
    Subject + Verb + ed (verb past form)

    Example

    Affirmative
    1. They worked.
    2. She worked.
    3. I finished lunch and I did my homework.
    Interrogative
    1. Did you watch television?
    2. Did you do the homework?
    Negative
    1. I didn't eat it.
    2. He didn't took it.
    Negative Interrogative
    1. Didn't I eat it?
    2. Didn't he took it?





    ]]>     2021-07-29 02:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663643866     Passive voice - Past continuous tense ashban8official https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663663220 The passive is formed by using was/were with being and the past participle
    01.Gayan was attending a lecture.
    • A lecture was being attended by Gayan.
    02. The police were watching him.
    • He was being watched by Police.
    ]]>     2021-07-29 02:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663663220     Future Continuous Tense himeshmudith98 https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663665280 Usage
    To express a future action continued over a time.
    Positive form
    Subject +will be + verb + ing + object

    Examples
    • She will be having lunch.
    • They will be cleaning the hall.
    • The boys will be playing cricket.
    • Negative form
    Subject + will not be + verb + ing + object

    Examples
    • She will not be having lunch.
    • They will not be cleaning the hall.
    • The boys will not be playing cricket.

    Positive question form
    Will + subject + verb + ing + object

    Examples
    • Will she be having lunch.
    • Will they be cleaning the hall.
    • Will the boys be playing cricket.

    Negative question form
    Will not + subject + be + verb + ing + object

    Examples
    • Will not she be having lunch.
    • Will not they be cleaning the hall.
    • Will not the boys be playing cricket.
    ]]>     2021-07-29 02:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663665280     Passive Voice maheeshpathirathna142 https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663671138 Past Simple
    was/were + pp

    Examples
    • We were invited to the party by them.
    • This camera was bought from Japan.
    • The mistakes were corrected by the teacher.
    • The presentation was given by John.
    • A car was bought by him.




    ]]>     2021-07-29 03:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663671138     Passive Voice dananjakawishal https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663679958 S + will/shall + be + Vpp
    • We will be taken to the park by parents
    • A poem will be written by her

    ]]>     2021-07-29 03:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663679958     summary https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663690157 2021-07-29 03:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663690157 Present Perfect Tense maheeshpathirathna142 https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663697315 Usage
    We use the present perfect when we want to look back from the present to the past.

    Pattern
    Subject + has/have+ P.P + Object

    Examples
    Affirmative 
    • I have broken my watch.
    • She has taken my copy.
    • They have cancelled the meeting.
    Negative 
    •  They have not worked. 
    • She has not taken.
    Interrogative 
    • Have they worked?
    • Has she taken my book?
    Negative Interrogative 
    • Haven't they not worked?
    • Hasn't she not taken?
    ]]>     2021-07-29 03:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663697315     Future Perfect https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663699235 To talk about an action that will finish before a certain time in the future, but we don't know exactly when.

    Affirmative
    S+ will have + verb past participle +o
    I will have eaten my breakfast.

    Negative
    S+ will not have+ verb past participle + o
    I will have not eaten my breakfast.

    Interrogative
    Will + s + have+ verb past participle +o
    Will I have eaten my breakfast?

    Negative Interrogative
    Won't + s + have + verb past participle  + o
    Won't I have eaten my breakfast?

    PASSIVE
    O (s) + be verb + have + been + verb past participle + by + S(o)
    My breakfast will have been eaten by me.


         ]]>     2021-07-29 03:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663699235     Past Perfect Tense dananjakawishal https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663700180 The past perfect tense is used to describe a completed activity in the past
    Positive Form
    S + had + Vpp 
    • Sithra had gone to the hospital
    Positive Question
    had + S + Vpp
    • Had Sithara gone to the hospital?
    Negative Form
    S + had not + Vpp
    • Sithara had not gone to the hospital
    Negative Questions
    Had + S + not + Vpp
    Had Sithara  not gone to the work?
    ]]>     2021-07-29 03:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663700180     Passive Voice dananjakawishal https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663718719 S + had been + Vpp
    • She had been insulted by him

    ]]>     2021-07-29 03:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663718719     Present Perfect Continuous Tense maheeshpathirathna142 https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663719260 Usage
    We use the present perfect continuous 

    • To talk about actions that started in the past and continued until recently.
    • To talk about actions that started in the past and continues into the future.


    Pattern
    Subject + has/have + been +Verb + ing + Objective

    Affirmative 
    • They have been working.
    • She has been dancing.
    Negative 
    • They have not been working.
    • She has not been dancing.
     Interrogative 
    • Have they been working?
    • Has she been dancing? 
    Negative Interrogative 
    • Haven’t they been working?
    • Hasn’t she been dancing? 
     
    ]]>     2021-07-29 03:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663719260     Past Perfect Continuous Tense maheeshpathirathna142 https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663747687 Usage
    The past perfect continuous is used to talk about actions that were in progress before some other actions.

    Pattern
    Subject + had + been +Verb + ing + Objective

    Examples

    Affirmative 
    • They had been playing.
    •  She had been singing.

    Negative 
    •  They had not been playing. 
    • She had not been singing.

    Interrogative 
    •  Had they been playing?
    • Had she been singing?

    Negative Interrogative 
    • Hadn’t they been playing? 
    • Hadn’t she been singing?




    ]]>     2021-07-29 04:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663747687     ARTICLES https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663750088 2021-07-29 04:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663750088 https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663751377 Definite articles
    The

    Indefinite articles
    A
    An]]>     2021-07-29 04:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663751377     The https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663754350 point out particular person or thing.
    The girl gave me a chocolate.

    Before unique things.
    The sky
    The earth

    ]]>     2021-07-29 04:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663754350     A and AN https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663759628 A is used before a consonant sound noun.
    A boy
    A university
    A unicorn
    A book

    An is used before a vowel sound noun.
    An apple
    An umbrella
    An egg]]>     2021-07-29 04:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663759628     Future perfect continuous tense ashban8official https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663761978 This form is used to project ourselves forward in time and to look back. It refers to events or actions that are currently unfinished but will be finished at some future time. It is most often used with a time expression.

    Pattern
    Subject + will/shall have + Verb + ing + Objective

    Examples

    • I will have been waiting here for three hours by six o'clock.
    • By 2018 I will have been living in London for sixteen years.
    • When I finish this course, I will have been learning English for twenty years.
    • Next year I will have been working here for four years.
    • When I come at 6:00, will you have been practicing long?



    ]]>     2021-07-29 04:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663761978     Examples for modal verbs https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663765736
  • can
  • could 
  • may 
  • might
  • shall
  • should
  • will
  • would
  • shall 
  • should
  • may
  • might

    • ]]>     2021-07-29 04:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663765736     MODAL VERBS https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663766276 2021-07-29 04:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663766276 What are modal verbs https://padlet.com/maheeshpathirathna142/sao18cwhplzx8yow/wish/1663767459 Modal verbs are used to talk about an ability, certainty, permission, requirements, suggestions and advices.

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