Lesson 4
Future Indefinite Tense
The form tense is the Future Indefinite Tense. It always says: “I am used for actions that will take place in the future time”.
The formation of the Future Indefinite Tense:
… shall(will) + verb …
A dying man was asked to forgive his neighbour. The man said: “Let it be, if I die, I’ll forgive him; but if I don’t die, I’ll show him what’s what”.
I’ll tell = I shall tell
There was an Old Man who said:
“How shall I flee from this horrible cow?
I shall sit on this stile,
And continue to smile,
Which may soften the heart of that cow”.
You’ll get = You will get
Proverbs
- Show me your company and I’ll tell you what you are.
- You spit in his eye and he will reply it’s just dew from the sky.
- Follow the river and you’ll get to the sea.
- He that does you an ill tirn will never forgive you.
- He that will steal an egg will steal an ox.
Lesson 5
… Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense
The fifth tense is the Present Continuous tense. It always says: “I express an action which is happening at the moment of speaking”.
The formation of this tense is as follows: auxiliary verb (am, are, is) + (verb + -ing)
Past Continuous Tense
It is used to express an action which was going on at a definite moment in the past.
The formation of this tense: “be” in the past + (verb + -ing)
Mother:
- Jane, what is Mary doing?
Jane:
- Well, she is skating if the ice is as thick as she thinks, but if the ice is as I think, she is swimming.
An amoeba named Sam and his brother
Were having a drink with each other;
In the midst of their quaffing
They split their sides laughing.
And each of them now is a mother.
Some words about the Gerund.
It always says: “I am formed like Present Participle, by adding the suffix –ing.”
A gerund is partly a verb and partly a noun.
A gerund can be the subject or the object of a verb or it may be governed by a preposition.
Proverbs
- Seeing is believing.
- It is no use crying over spilt milk.
- Appetite comes with eating.
- Even reckoning makes long friends.
- He that goes borrowing, goes sorrowing.
- Sitting and waiting what we are hating.
- Gossiping and lying go hand in hand.
- Speaking without thinking is shooting without aiming.
Lesson 6
The Modal Verbs
Can – could They express physical or mental ability and also express possibility depending on real circumstances.
- All men can not be first.
- All men can not be masters.
- Blind men can judge no colours.
- No living men all things can.
Must (Present)
This verbs express duty, obligation, necessity.
Had to (Past)
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- Every tub must stand on its own bottom.
- They must hunger in winter that want not work in summer.
- You must take the fat with the lean.
May Express supposition and uncertainty.
Might Express still greater uncertainty.
- What a day may bring, a day may take away.
- Fools may sometimes speak to the purpose.
- Wise man may sometimes learn from a fool.
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