Spoken English patterns for day to day

communication

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1.Can/Could/May I have some water?
(Asking for something)

2. Can/Could you open the door?

(Asking people to do something)

3. Can/Could/May I go out?
(Asking for Permission)

4. I would like to go home

ug wjYHhs

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5.Would you like a cup of tea?
(Offering something)

6.Would you like to go home?

lrkak wjYHh o@

7.Shall we go home?
(Suggestion)

8.Let’s go home
(Suggestion)

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9.Why don’t you see a doctor?
(Suggestion)

10. I have already closed the gate.

She has already arrived in Colombo.
±kgu;a lr, ;shkjd

11. I have just closed the gate

She has just had breakfast
fï ±ka állg l,ska lf<a

12.I haven’t had lunch yet.

He hasn’t informed yet
;du lr, kE

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13.Have you left home yet? No, not yet
Has she done homework yet? Why not?
±kg lr,o ;sfhkafka @

14.Have you ever eaten beef? Yes, once/ twice/ three times
No never
Has she ever met you? ……………………………..

15.gone and been - .sys,a,d$ .sys,a,d ;shkjd

(i)gone - .sys,a,d
She has gone to Kandy.
They have gone home.
(ii)been- .sys,a,d ;shkjd
I have been to Japan.
She has been to Adam’s Peak.

16.How long have you been married ?

How long has she been working here ?
For 2 years ^;siafia&
Since 1995 ^isg&

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17. Has to/ have to – lrkak isoaO fjkjd
She has to find a job.
We have to work hard

18. had to – lrkak isoaO jqKd

I had to go to Colombo.
We had to stop the meeting.

19. will have to – lrkak isoaO fõú

You will have to come tomorrow.
She will have to get up early.

20. There is/ there are - hï ;ekl$ fj,djl bkakjd$ ;shkjd

(There’s/ there’re)
There’s a car under the tree.
There’s a bus at 7.30 a.m.
There are 30 students in the class.
There are plenty of enough chairs in the class.

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21.Is there a key on the table? Yes, there is /are
Are there students in the class? No there aren’t / isn’ t

22. There isn’t/ There aren’t - ke;

There is no water

23.there was/ There were – ysáhd$ ;snqkd

There was a rat in the room.
There was plenty of food for us.

24.There will be - ;sfhaú$ ys§ú

There will be a meeting tomorrow.
There will be a lot of people at the meeting

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25.used to – biair l<d oeka lrkafk kE
I used to smoke.
She used to have a long hair.

26.am/ is/ are used to – mqreÿhs$ yqrehs

I am used to this place.
She is used to this room.

27.have got – bkakjd$ ;shkjd

I have got a brother.
She has got a problem.

28.It is said that - lsh,d" lshkjd

It’s said that he has gone abroad
It’s said that they are not coming tomorrow

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29.He is said to - lsh,du lshkjd
He is said to work 16 hours a day
She is said to be a teacher

30.am / is/ are able to – yelshs

He is able to clean the room.
They are able to complete the work.

31.Was/were able to - yels jqKd

We were able to win the match
He was able to open the door

32.am/is/are supposed to
You are supposed to attend the class.
You are not supposed to waste time
You are not supposed to park the car here

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 33.had better – lrkjkï ;uhs fyd`o
You had better come tomorrow.
You better see a doctor.

34.Make you talk

I will make you walk

35.Needn’t - wjYH kE
You needn’t come if you don’t have time.
We have got plenty of time. We needn’t hurry

36.would you mind cleaning the room - lula ke;akï lrkjo @

Would you mind closing the door

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 37.managed to - wudrefjka l,d
We managed to win the match
She managed to pass the exam

38.happened to - wyïfnka isÿjqyd

I happened to meet one of my best friends today
I happened to go to a restaurant today

39.It rains in Colombo

It rained last night
It will rain tomorrow
It was raining yesterday

40.Time
It’s 12 o’clock/ It’s twelve.
It’s 5 past 12/ It’s twelve five.
It’s 10 past 12/ It’s twelve ten.
It’s 15/quarter past 12/ It’s twelve fifteen.
It’s 20 past 12/ It’s twelve twenty.
It’s 30/half past 12/ It’s twelve thirty.
It’s 35 past 12/ It’s twelve thirty-five.
It’s 40 past 12/ It’s twelve forty.
It’s 45past 12/ It’s twelve forty-five.
It’s 50 past 12/ It’s twelve fifty.
It’s 55 past 12/ It’s twelve fifty-five. /It’s five to one.

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