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Harihar: Hi Subhakar, do you know Murthy?
(Fèπ◊ ´‚Jh ûÁ©’≤ƒ?)
Subhakar: Of course. We Went to school
together. We were the same class.
We used to sit on the same bench
too. We were together for three
years at school.
(ûÁ-L-ߪ’-éπ-§Ú-´-ô-¢Ë’çöÀ? ¢Ë’ç äÍé school
™ îªü¿’-´¤-èπ◊Ø√oç. Classmates. äÍé
bench O’ü¿ èπÿ-ØË-¢√∞¡xç èπÿú≈)
Harihar: I happened to meet him on train.
He told me about you.
(؈-ûª-úÕE train ™ éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊Ø√o. F
í∫’Jç* îÁ§ƒpúø’.)
Subhakar: We are still in touch with each other.
He joined a college in Hyderabad,
and I stayed on here.
(É°æ¤púø’ èπÿú≈ ¢Ë’ç äéπ-J-éÌ-éπ®Ωç touch
™ ÖØ√oç. ¢√úË¢Á÷ Hyderabad col-
lege ™ îË®√úø’, ØËE-éπ\úË ÖçúÕ-§Úߪ÷)
Harihar: Quite a nice fellow, isn't he?
(î√™« ´’ç* ¢√úø’, éπü∆?)
Subhakar: Certainly. We used to be close. He
used to help me in studies, espe-
cially in maths. He used to be very
good at studies
(Eï¢Ë’. ¢Ë’ç î√™« ÆæEo-£œ«-ûªçí¬ ÖçúË-
¢√∞¡xç. Ø√èπ◊ îªü¿’-´¤™ ´·êuçí¬ maths
™ ≤ƒßª’ç îËÊÆ-¢√úø’. ¶«í¬ îªC-¢Ë-¢√úø’)
Harihar: He told me you used to play cricket
very well. It seems you used to be
the opener for your school team
(†’´¤y cricket î√™« ¶«í¬ ÇúË-¢√-úÕ-´E
îÁ§ƒpúø’. O’ school team èπ◊ †’´¤y
opener í¬ ÖçúË-¢√-úÕ-´ô éπü∆?)
Subhakar: Yes. I used to play, but not as well
as Murthy has told you.
(Eï¢Ë’, ØËØ√-úË-¢√úËo, Å®·ûË ´‚Jh
îÁ°œp-†çûª ¶«í¬ é¬ü¿’)
Harihar: Why aren't you playing now?
(É°æ¤púø’ áçü¿’é¬-úøôç ™‰ü¿’?)
Subhakar: I used to find a lot of time to play at
school. Now my concentration is
on EAMCET. No time for games
now.
(school ™ î√™« time ÖçúË-C Ø√èπ◊.
É°æ¤púø’ ؈’ EAMCET O’ü¿ concen-
trate îËÆæ ’hØ√o. Games èπ◊ time
üÌ®Ω-éπôç ™‰ü¿’)
Harihar: I used to play shuttle regularly, but I
gave it up after I joined college.
Dad wont' let me play any game
now.
(؈’ shuttle ÇúË-¢√-úÕE. é¬F ´÷Ø˨»,
college ™ îËJ† ûª®√yûª ´÷ Ø√†o
ä°æ¤p-éÓ-´ôç ™‰ü¿’)
-v°æ-¨¡o: 1) ¢- Á·-ü¿-öÀ®Ó-V Office èπ◊
¢Á-∞¡Ÿ-ûª’-Ø√o-úø’ -Å-†-ú≈-Eo
'He is going to office
for the first time'
- Å-E
correct
-îª-C-¢√-†’. -Å-C Å-
´¤-ûª’ç-ü∆? -D-Eo- ´’®Ó -
N-üµ¿çí¬ -á-™« ®√≤ƒh®Ω’?
2 ) ''Phonetics'' ØË®Ω’aèπ◊-ØËç-
ü¿’èπ◊ -äéπ -´’ç-* °æ¤Ææhéπç
Ææ÷-*ç-îªí∫-©®Ω’. -
– á. -¢Ë-ù’íÓ-§ƒ-™¸, -Å-Mx°æ‹®˝
ï-¢√-•’: 1) He
is going to office for the first
time = ¢Á·ü¿öÀ≤ƒJí¬ (®ÓV é¬ü¿’)
office èπ◊ ¢Á∞¡Ÿh-Ø√oúø’. ÉüË Å®Ωnç ´îËaô’x,
This is the first time he is going to
office ņ-´îª’a.
2) Oxford, longman's Dictionaries î√©’.
Spoken English -§ƒ-ûª -¢√u≤ƒ-©éÓÆæç -éÀxé˙ -îË-ߪ’ç-úÕ..
Subhakar: That's right too. We cant' do two
things at the same time. We have to
choose between the two.
(ÅD Eï¢Ë’. äÍé-≤ƒJ È®çúø’ °æ†’©’
îËߪ’™‰ç éπü∆. àüÓ äéπöÀ ᆒo-éÓ-¢√L.)
Harihar: Bye then. Time for me to go for my
Physics tuition class.
(Physics tuition ¢Á∞«xL ؈’, ´≤ƒh.
Subhakar: Bye
Ñ dialogue ™ Ñ expressions
îª÷úøçúÕ.
1) We used to sit on the same
bench.
2) We used to be close
3) He used to help me
4) He used to be very good at stud-
ies.
5) You used to be the opener
6) I used to play
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù
She used to sing well
7) I used to find a lot of time.
Ñ expressions ÅFo èπÿú≈ used to
èπ◊ Ææç•ç-Cµç-*-†¢Ë éπü∆. É°æ¤púø’ used to
Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çü∆ç.
used to èπ◊ be form used to be;
Action word: used to + 1st Regular Doing
word
e.g: used to play, used to sing, etc.,
Used to í∫ûªç™ Å©-¢√-ô’í¬, véπ´’ç ûª°æp-èπ◊çú≈
Ö†o ÆœnAE é¬F, Ωu (action)†’ é¬F ûÁ©’-°æ¤-ûª’çC.
Ñ used to èπ◊, Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ ¢√úË use
èπ◊ Ææç•çüµ¿ç ™‰ü¿’.
Subhakar ´÷ô we used to sit on the same
bench
äÍé bench O’ü¿ èπÿØË ¢√∞¡xç (A regular action
of the past)
ûÁ©’-í∫’™: Å°æ¤-úø™« ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’ç-úËC
(It used to be so);
¢√úø’ ®ÓW ÇúË-¢√úø’
(He used to play every day);
Ç¢Á’ ¶«í¬ §ƒúËC
(she used to sing well);
They used to quarrel with each other.
(¢√∞¡Ÿx -äéπ-J-ûÓ äéπ®Ω’ ´÷ö«x-úø’-éÌ-ØË-¢√∞¡Ÿx)–
-v°æ-¨¡o: -Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù °æ‹-Jhí¬ -ØË®Ω’aéÓ-´-ú≈-EéÀ Ææ’-´÷®Ω’
275 -¢√éπu -†-´‚-Ø√-©’ (patterns or struc-
tures) -î√-©-E -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ -¢√uéπ®Ω-ù °æç-úÕ-ûª’-©
-Å-Gµ-v§ƒ-ߪ’ç. -Ç 275 -¢√é¬u-©-†’ -ûÁ-©’í∫’ -vö«-Ø˛q-
™‰-≠æ-Ø˛- Ææ£æ… -ûÁ-L-ߪ’-ñ‰-ߪ’í∫-©®Ω’.
– Èé.®√-´÷®√--´¤, -N-ï-ߪ’-¢√-úø
ï-¢√-•’: O’®Ω-†oC correct. Å®·ûË ´·ç-ü¿’í¬ fun-
damentals ¶«í¬ ûÁLÊÆh Å°æ¤púø’ O’®Ω’
îÁ°œp† ¢√éπu †´‚-Ø√©’ (sentence pat-
terns) practice îËߪ’-´îª’a. Åçü¿’èπ◊ ûªT†
vocabulary èπÿú≈ °çîª ’-éÓ-¢√L éπü∆,
slots fill îËÊÆç-ü¿’èπ◊. Thanks for the sug-
gestion.
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ -Ç-C-¢√®Ωç 12 °∂œ-v•-´-J 2006
É™«çöÀ ¶µ«¢√-©†’ ûÁ©-°æ-ú≈-EéÀ – used to ¢√úøû√ç. Used to conversation
°j ™ ques-
°j dialogue ™ èπÿú≈ É™«çöÀ ¢√öÀÍé used to tion not
™ never
ûÓ, ûÓ ¢√úøôç
¢√úøôç í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ. îª÷úøçúÕ. É™« èπÿú≈ O’®Ω’ used to
1) He used to help me ¢√úø-´îª’a. ´’J-éÌEo îª÷úøçúÕ.
Åûªúø’ Ø√èπ◊ ≤ƒßª’ç îËÊÆ-¢√úø’ a) Å-ûªúÁ-°æ¤púø÷ punctual í¬ ÖçúË-¢√úø’ é¬ü¿’
2) We used to be close He never used to be punctual?
b)
¢Ë’ç ÆæEo-£œ«-ûªçí¬ ÖçúË-¢√∞¡xç ÅûªúÕ ≤ƒßª’ç †’´¤y ûª®Ω-îª’í¬ BÆæ’-èπ◊-ØË-¢√-úÕ¢√?
3) He used to be good at studies Did you use to take his help often?
îªü¿’-´¤™ ¶«í¬ ÖçúË-¢√úø’ (¶«í¬ îªC-¢Ë-¢√úø’ – ÉüË (N’í∫û√ verbs èπ◊ ™«í¬ØË used to question -ûÓ
ÉçéÓ Nüµ¿çí¬ – He used to study well ) é¬F not ûÓ é¬F ¢√úÕûË did use Å´¤-ûª’çC.
4) You used to be the opener -Å-ûªúø’ Ø√èπ◊ °ü¿l ≤ƒßª’ç àO’ îËÊÆ-¢√úø’ é¬ü¿’
†’´¤y opener í¬ ÖçúË-¢√-úÕN. He didn't use to help me much.
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5) I used to play
؈’ ÇúË-¢√-úÕE
[Used to present/ future actions
of being ]
èπÿ ®√ü¿’
èπÿ states
6) I used to find a lot of NOW PRACTISE THE FOLLOWING IN
time ENGLISH
Ø√èπ◊ î√™« time üÌJ-ÍéC Ananth: Hi Sumanth, É¢√-∞ÏçöÀ Éçûª ûªy®Ωí¬
鬕öÀd 'used to' express- Evü¿-™‰-î√´¤?
es a habitual state of Sumanth:
Ñ ´’üµ¿u ؈’ ûªy®Ω-í¬ØË ™‰Ææ’h-Ø√o†’.
being or action. ´‚úø’ ØÁ©© éÀçü¿öÀ ´®Ωèπ◊ late í¬ ™‰îË-
Pramod: Your teacher at ¢√-úÕE – college hours áE-N’C †’ç*
school was at M. SURESAN
äçöÀí∫çô ´®Ωèπ◊ ´÷Í®a´®Ωèπ◊
our place this
Ananth: áçü¿’-éπçûª Ç©-Ææuçí¬ ™‰îË-¢√-úÕN?
afternoon. She's dad's cousin
Sumanth: ®√vA î√™«-ÊÆ°æ¤ îªC¢Ë ¢√úÕE. Ç©-Ææuçí¬
O’ School teacher ´÷ ÉçöÀéÀ ´*açC
(
°æúø’-èπ◊ØË ¢√úÕE. Åçü¿’-éπE Ç©-Ææuçí¬ ™‰îË-
´’üµ∆u£æ«oç. ÇNúø ´÷ Ø√†o cousin.
¢√-úÕE.
Cousin éπ>Ø˛ – 'éπ— ØÌéÀ\ °æ©’-èπ◊û√ç, > size ™
Ananth: ´’ü¿u ™‰îË-ô-°æp-öÀ-éÀ-Èéçûª time ÅßË’uC
z ™«í¬.
Sumanth: ü¿í∫_®Ω ü¿í∫_®Ω 8 ÅßË’uC. áçûª £æ…®·í¬
Å®Ωnç = ®Ωéπh Ææç•çüµ¿ç ™‰E ü¿í∫_®Ω ö«d-©ç-ü¿®Ω’
ÖçúËüÓ
English™ cousins. Children of your parents
Ananth:
brothers and sisters are all your cousins. ؈’ -´÷vûªç Ç®Ω’Íé ™‰îË-¢√-úÕE. É°æ¤púø’
âCç-öÀÍé ™‰Ææ’hØ√o.
Åçõ‰ O’ ´÷´’ߪ’u éÌúø’-èπ◊©÷, èπÿûª’-∞¡Ÿx -Åç-ü¿®Ω÷
Sumanth:
O’ cousins - cousin sister, cousin brother àüÁjØ√ Ç©-Ææuçí¬ ™‰´-ô¢Ë’ Ø√éÀ≠dçæ .
ÅØË ´÷ô©’ English ™ ™‰´¤. ÅN ¢√úøç) ANSWER:
Prasanth: She used to like me a lot she was a Ananth: Hi Sumanth, why are you up so
very good teacher. early?
(؈çõ‰ Ç¢Á’ ¶«í¬ É≠æd-°æ-úËC/ ÅGµ-´÷†ç How is it you are up so early?
ÇNúø î√™« ´’ç* teacher) How is it you got up so early?
Pramod: Though I was n't her student, I used
How is it = get up =
àçöÀ? Evü¿-™‰-´ôç
to go to her for tuition.
(ØËØ√¢Á’ student Å´éπ§Ú-®·Ø√, Ç¢Á’
= be up. 'be up' ÅEo-öÀ-éπçõ‰ simple,
natural)
ü¿í∫_-®ΩéÀ tuition -¢Á∞Ïx-¢√-úÕE.)
Sumanth: Of late I have been getting up early.
Prasanth: Didn't she use to say, 'understand?'
I used to get up late till 3 months
at the end of her every sentence?
ago- till the college hours were
(v°æA sentence *´®√ (Ç¢Á’ teach
changed from 8 AM to 1 PM
îËÊÆ-ô-°æ¤púø’, 'understand?' ÅØË-C-éπü∆?)
Ananth: Why did you use to get up so late?
Pramod: That she used to. I observed too.
Most teachers, I think say that. Sumanth: I used to study till late in the night.
So I used to get up/to be up late.
(Å´¤†’ Å™« Åçô’ç-úËC. ؈÷ í∫´’-
Eçî√†’. Teachers î√™«-´’çC Å™« Ananth: what used to be the time when you
got up/when you were up?
Åçö«-®Ω-†’-èπ◊çö«.)
Prasanth: I never used to find our Maths Sumanth: It used to be nearly 8. How happy I
teacher say that. He used to say, was!/ How I enjoyed it!
'Isn't it?' quite often. Ananth: I used to get up at 6. Now I get up
(´÷ Maths teacher Å™« ņôç ØËØÁ- at 5 itself.
°æ¤púø÷ NØË-¢√-úÕE 鬆’. Çߪ’† á°æ¤púø÷, Sumanth: What ever you may say. I like get-
'Isn't it?' ÅØË-¢√úø’. ting up late.
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