TENSES (PART 4)

TENSES

(PART 4)

Present Perfect Tense:

i)                An action that began in the past and true in the present.

ii)              An action that happened in the past but time is not specified.

iii)             Structure: Subject + Have/Has + Verb3 + Object

iv)             Example 1: I have played football a lot this week.

(Explanation: Here, an action of playing started in the past and it is still true in the present moment)

v)               Example 2: I have finished my homework.

(Explanation: Here, we are getting to know that the homework is done but time is not specified i.e., when exactly the homework was done)

Past Perfect Tense:

i)                An action that completed before any other action in the past.

ii)              Structure: Subject + Had + Verb3 + Object.

iii)             Example: I had played football before you came

(Explanation: One action of playing was already completed with respect to another action ‘came’)

Future Perfect Tense:

i)                An action that will happen before another event in the future.

ii)              Structure: Subject + Will have + Verb3 + Object

iii)             Example: I will have played football by the time you arrive.

(Explanation: An action of playing will be already completed before the action of your arriving. Here, comparison of two future event is happening)

 

AUTHOR

Dr L Suresh

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

Coimbatore - 641020

Contact: 9944138137

e-mail ID: sureshenglit@rmv.ac.in

Words Using Instead of "VERY" - PART - 1

Words Using Instead of "VERY" - PART - 1 

Very Good – Superb

1.      He is a superb dancer.

2.      His performance was absolutely superb.

Very Bad – Atrocious

1.      Conditions in the prison were atrocious.

2.     The weather has been atrocious all week

Very Cute -  Adorable

1.      He is adorable for his devotion to science.

2.      Your smile looks adorable.

Very Beautiful – Exquisite

1.      Mr Zhang's photography is exquisite.

2.      Her wedding dress was absolutely exquisite.

Very Tired – Exhausted

1.      The exhausted runner threw himself down and gasped.

2.      The long journey exhausted the children.

Author:
N.Shanmugan
Assistant Professor of English
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science
Coimbatore - 641 020. 

ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS

                                                     PHRASAL VERBS WITH ‘GET’   

Get Away

Meaning:

-         Move away (from)

-         To have a holiday

Example:

-         Get away from me!

-         I won’t be able to get away from the office before 7.

-         The dog got away from me in the park.

-         We are hoping to get away for a few days at Easter.

Get Back

Meaning:

-         Return to where one came from

Example:

-         When I get back from holiday, I expect the house to be tidy.

-         I got back my investment with interest.

-         When will you get back?

-         What time did you get back last night?

Get Behind

Meaning:

-         Support or help

Example:

-         She claims the publishers never really got behind her new book.

-         It was easy to finish the project once the whole community got behind it.

-         If you get behind in your car payments, the car may be repossessed.

-         I am getting behind with my work.

Get Down

Meaning:

-         Bring or come

-         To begin doing something seriously

Example:

-         The kitten climbed the tree, but then couldn’t get down again.

-         Lets get down to business.

-         I like to get down to work by 9.

-         We got down to discussing the budget at the meeting.

-         Lets get down to work. 

British - American English- III

                                                         British - American English- III

Dear readers, in the previous post we learnt about the basic differences such as -er/-re, -ce/-se, -oe/-ae, -e/-ue, -eable/-able between the British and American spelling systems. In continuation with the previous post, let us discuss the remaining facts in this aspect of spelling differences between British and American English.

1.     Regular/Irregular Verb

The past and past participle of the main verbs in English are known as regular and irregular verb. The words which end with “ed” in the past and past participle form is called “regular verb”. For example:

·       play     - played          - played

·       try       - tried             -tried

·       plan    - planned        - planned

Whereas, verb that ends without “ed” in the past and past participle form is called irregular verb.   For example:

·       eat       - ate                - eaten

·       see       - saw               - seen

·       speak  - spoke            - spoken         

In British English both regular and irregular patterns of verbs are used, but in American English mostly regular verbs are used.

2.     Full stops in Abbreviations

In American English full stop or period i.e., “.” is used. For example, “Mr.”, “Mrs.”, “Dr.”, whereas, in British English full stop is usually not used. For example, “Mr”, “Mrs”, “Dr”.    

3.     Quotation Marks

In American English double quotation marks (“…”) are used, whereas, in British English single quotation marks are used (‘…’). When we quote any statement expressed by others or any quotation from any text, it is ethical to use those words inside the quotation marks to differentiate them from a writer’s personal ideas.

For example, Swami Vivekananda says, ‘You are the creator of your own destiny’.

4. Punctuation in Short Forms

When we use short forms namely, ‘i.e.’, ‘e.g.’, ‘viz.’ etc. in British English, they are used as ‘i.e.’ and ‘e.g.’, whereas in American English, ‘i.e.,’ and ‘e.g.,’ are used.

 

Some of the differences in the spellings between British and American spellings are featured below:

Sl. No.	British English	American English
1	Aluminium	Aluminum
2	Anti-clockwise	Counterclockwise
3	At weekends	On weekends
4	Film	Movie
5	Holiday	Vacation
6	Metre	Meter
7	Post	Mail
8	Towards	Toward
9	Yours faithfully	Respectfully yours / Yours truly
10	Transport	Transportation

 

  

 

Author:

K. Nandhakumar

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)

Coimbatore- 641 020

 

 

TENSES (PART 3)

 

TENSES

(PART 3)

Present Continuous Tense:

i)                It refers to an action which is currently going on. (So, the event is still going on by the time we are referring to it)

ii)              Structure: Subject + be (is/am/are) + Verb+ing +Object.

iii)             Example: I am playing football right now.

(Explanation: The action of playing football is still going on and has not yet completed)

Past Continuous Tense:

i)                It refers to an action which began in the past and was still going on until some other action occurred.

ii)              Structure: Subject + be (was/were) + Verb+ing + Object

iii)             Example: I was playing football when you arrived.

(Explanation: My action of playing football was going on until you arrived)

Future Continuous Tense:

i)                It refers to an action which will began in the future and will still go on until some other action occurs.

ii)              Structure:  Subject + Will be + V+ing + Object.

iii)             Example: I will be playing football when you arrive.

(Explanation: Here, I am predicting the future action of playing will go on until some another action happens)

AUTHOR

Dr L Suresh

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

Coimbatore - 641020

Contact: 9944138137

e-mail ID: sureshenglit@rmv.ac.in

English Phrasal Verbs

                                           Phrasal Verbs

Beat Up

Meaning: Strike or hit somebody repeatedly or hurt them badly

Example:

-         Ramesh tried to beat up his friend, but the friend ran away.

-         The police are beating up the robber.

-         If she sees him tonight, she will beat him up.  

-         He was severely beaten up by a gang of hooligans.

-         They beat up some of the people at the meeting.

Believe In

Meaning: Being sure that something exists.

Example:

-         Do you believe in a snake that has many heads?

-         I didn’t know that Stephen believed in God.

-         Not all world leaders believe in democracy.

-         I have never stopped believing in God.

-         You can be successful if you believe in yourself.

Blow Away

Meaning: to be overwhelmed or surprised by something

Example:

-         Her generosity just blew us away.

-         My former student’s success in the business world blew me away.

-         Karthick’s insights are continuously blowing me away.

-         She switched on the fan to blow away the smoke.

Back Away

Meaning: Move backwards

Example:

-         If an angry dog approaches, you move in the opposite direction. You back away from it.

-         The police officer ordered him to back away from the vehicle.

-         Please back away from the edge.

-         The children backed away from him in fear.

Author: 

Dr.M. Selvam

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

Coimbatore