Friday, December 21, 2018

Professional English Grammar


Be verbs
  1. I am busy now. Please call me later.
  2. He was ill last week. So, he was absent.
  3. I will be at home next week.
  4. They were absent yesterday.
  5. He is on leave today.
  6. She was employed in Colombo last year.
  7. Roshan has been married for ten years.
  8. We have been busy since morning.
  9. He had been employed there for five years.
  10. They will have been busy for two months since tomorrow.
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Activity
Pronoun
Present
Past
Future
I
am
was
will be/shall be
He
is
was
will be
She
is
was
will be
It
is
was
will be
We
are
were
will be/shall be
You
are
were
will be
They
are
were
will be
I
have been
had been
will have been/shall have been
He
has been
had been
will have been
She
has been
had been
will have been
It
has been
had been
will have been
We
have been
had been
will have been/shall have been
You
have been
had been
will have been

Activity
Present
Past
Future
I am busy now.
I was busy last week.
I will be busy tomorrow.
He is employed now.
He was employed last year.
He will be employed next month.

You were absent yesterday.



Ravi will be at home tomorrow.

I was at home last night.

They are happy now.




The bus will be late.
 1.      I have been busy since morning. Therefore, I am tired now.
2.      She is ill. So, she has been absent for two weeks.
3.      She was ill. Hence, she had been absent for two weeks.
4.      Since tomorrow, I will have been absent for three weeks.
5.      Since tomorrow, I shall have been absent for three weeks.
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Activity
Present
Past
Future
  1. He is employed.
He was employed.
He will be employed.
  1. He’s employed.
He was employed.
He’ll be employed.
  1. He is not employed.
He was not employed.
He will not be employed.
  1. He’s not employed.
He was not employed.
He’ll not be employed.
  1. He isn’t employed.
He wasn’t employed.
He won’t be employed.
  1. Is he employed?
Was he employed?
Will he be employed?
  1. Is he not employed?     Isn’t he employed?
Was he not employed?
Wasn’t he employed?
Will he not be employed?
Won’t he be employed?

Activity
Short Answers- A
  1. Are you employed?                
Yes, I am. / Yes, I’m.                                                 
No, I am not. / No, I’m not.

  1. Is he married?
Yes, he is. /Yes, he’s.
No, he is not. /No, he’s not.                                       
No, he isn’t.

  1. Was she busy?
Yes, she was.
No, she was not. No, she wasn’t.

  1. Were they happy?
Yes, they were.
No, they were not.
No, they weren’t.


  1. Will he be at home next week?
Yes, he will. /Yes, he’ll.
No, he will not. /No, he won’t.
  1. Has he been busy since last week?
  2. Yes, he has. / Yes, he’s.
  3. No, he has not. /No, he hasn’t.
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Activity
Short Answers- B
  1. He is late. I am also late. He is late and so am I.
  2. They are busy. We are also busy. They are busy and so are we.
  3. She was absent last week. They were also absent last week.
  4. She was absent last week and so were they.
  5. He will be on leave tomorrow. I will also be on leave tomorrow.
  6. He will be on leave tomorrow and so will I.
  7. She has been absent for two weeks. He has also been absent for three weeks.
  8. She has been absent for three weeks and so has he.
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Activity
He is late. I am also late. He is late and so am I.
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Activity
  1. The child --- (be) hungry. He is crying. 
  2. Mala --- (be) absent last week.
  3. He --- (be) at home tomorrow.
  4. I am a clerk. I ------------- (be) employed for ten years.
  5. She is married. She ------------ (be) married for five years.
  6. They are ill. They ----------- (be) absent since last Monday.
  7. Where ------ (be) you last week?
  8. Since 2008, he --- (be) employed in Colombo for two years.
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Tag questions
  1. I am late, am I not?
  2. I am late, aren’t I?
  3. I am not late, am I?
  4. He is busy, isn’t he?
  5. He is not busy, is he?
  6. You are married, aren’t you?
  7. You are not married, are you?
  8. She was absent, wasn’t she?
  9. She wasn’t absent, was she?
  10. They were hungry, weren’t they?
  11. They weren’t hungry, were they?
  12. He will be on leave, won’t he?
  13. He won’t be on leave, will he?
  14. I shall be on leave, shan’t I?
  15. I shan’t be on leave, shall I?
  16. You have been absent for two days, haven’t you?
  17. You haven’t been absent for two days, have you?
Activity
1.      Tea is hot, isn’t it? Tea is not hot, is it?
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Question words         
What                                       When              
Which                                      What time      
Who                                        At what time
Whom                                     How
Whose                                     How many     
Where                                      How much     
How far                                   How long
How often                               How old
 
  1. What is your problem?                                   
I have no money today.
  1. Which is your pen?                                        
The red one is mine.
  1. Who is your manager?                                   
He is Mr. R.S. Ranaweera.
  1. Whom are you interested in?                         
I am interested in children.
  1. Whose book is this?                                       
It is Ravi’s.
  1. Where are you from?                                     
I am from Mihintale.
  1. When are you free?                                        
I am free after dinner.
  1. What time are you free?                                 
I am free after dinner.
  1. At what time are you free?                            
I am free after dinner.
  1. Why is he sad?                                               
His father is ill.
  1. How are you?                                                 
I am fine .Thank you.
  1. How many students are there in your class?              
There are 40 students in it.
  1. How much is your bag?                                 
It is Rs.500/=.
  1. How far is it to the town from here?             
It is two kilometers.
  1. How long have you been employed?             
I have been employed for ten years.
  1. How often is he absent?                                
He is absent once a week?
  1. How old are you?                                         
I am 20 years old.      
           
Activity
1.      My brother is Neel.                                  
Who is your brother?
2.      I am interested in Music.
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Activity
1.      I am busy.
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(busy/free/absent/happy/unhappy/sad/ill/well/better/fine/tired/
relaxed/married/unmarried/employed/unemployed/ ready
Activity
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Activity
 honest
dishonest
clever
lazy
thirsty
cunning
tactful
late
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