am, is ,are was, were,modal auxiliary can ,could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must Subject ? e.g. 1. The door is locked. Ans: Is the door locked? Sentence Subject Verb Verb has,have,had verb-3/verb-ing has,have,had Subject verb-3/verb-ing e.g. 1. Father has read the newspaper. Ans: Has father read the newspaper? Sentence Subject Verb Verb has,have,had has,have,had verb-3/verb-ing Do,Does,Did Verb-1 Do Does, Verb-2 Did e.g.1. He has to wash the dishes. Ans: Does he have to wash the dishes? has,have,had have e.g.2. They had time to do homework. Ans: Did they have time to do homework? e.g.3. She wants to talk to him. Ans: Does she want to talk to him? Negative
Sentence Subject Verb Verb Verb
to be- am, is ,are, was, were,modal auxiliary verb- can ,could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must not negative e.g.1. Mother is cooking dinner for us. Ans: Mother is not cooking dinner for us. Sentence Subject Verb Verb has,have,had verb-3/verb-ing has,have,had verb-3/verb- ing not e.g.1. We have been in Yangon for two weeks. Ans: We have not been in Yangon for two weeks. Sentence Subject Verb Verb has,have,had verb-3/verb-ing do,does,did Verb-1 do does, Verb-2 did e.g.1. My brother has to wear glasses for reading. Ans: My brother does not have to wear glasses for reading. (has,have,had have ) e.g.2. Ma Ma does her homework regularly. Ans: Ma Ma does not do her homework regularly. (do,does,did do ) Tenses
I. Present Simple (Verb-1)
Routine/habit and General Truth Always,sometime,usually,often,seldom,rarely,everyday Present Simple (Verb-1)
e.g.1. He always (get up) at 6.a.m.
Ans: He always gets up at 6.a.m.
II. Present Continuous (am, is, are +Ving)
Now, at present, at the moment, today, look, he is busy
Present Continuous
e.g.1. Father (rest) in the garden now.
Ans: Father is resting in the garden now.
III. Present Perfect (has, have +V3)
Just, already, yet, ever, never, since, for
Present Perfect
e.g.1. We (just learn) the present continuous.
Ans: We have just learnt the present continuous.
IV. Simple Past (V2)
ago, last week, yesterday Simple Past (V2)
e.g.1. We (learn) passive voice last week.
Ans: We learnt passive voice last week.
V. Past Continuous (was, were+Ving)
was, were+Ving (V2)
e.g. 1 As I (walk) in the park, I heard a cry for help.
Ans: As I was walking in the park, I heard a cry for help.
VI. Past Perfect (had + V3)
had + V3/ V2
e.g.1. Before he (go) to China he (learn) to speak.
Ans: Before he went to China he had learnt to speak.