Author: Mahmood Ahmad
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Adverbs
A word or phrase that modifies the meaning of an adjective, verb, or another adverb is called an adverb. Adverbs express manner, place, time or degree, for example gently, here, now, very. adverbs ایسے الفاظ ہوتے ہیں جو کسی verb, adjective, clause یا کسی دوسرے adverb کے ساتھ استعمال ہو کر اس کے معنی میں…
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The present perfect progressive tense
Perfect progressive aspect جب perfective اور progressive دونوں aspects کو ایک ہی verb phrase میں یا sentence میں اکٹھا کر دیا جائے تو دونوں aspects کے معنی بھی اکٹھے ہو جاتے ہیں۔ اس aspect میں progressive کی مندرجہ ذیل خصوصیات پائی جاتی ہیں: perfective aspect کی طرح مندرجہ ذیل خاصیت بھی اس aspect میں جمع ہو جاتی ہے۔…
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The simple past tense
past کو ہم then سے بیان کر سکتے ہیں۔ موجودہ لمحے یا present سے پہلے جو بھی ہوا وہ past event ہے۔ timeline پر اسے یوں ظاہر کیا جا سکتا ہے: Simple past tense: Affirmative sentences simple past tense میں past form of the verb استعمال ہوتی ہے۔ عموماً یہ plain present کے آخر میں…
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Time expressions
Units of time Smaller units of time combine together to make larger units: 60 seconds together make a minute. 60 minutes together make an hour. 24 hours together make a day. A week has seven days. 30 days is a month. 12 months make a year. 10 years make a decade. 10 decades or a…
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Telling the date
Names of the days of the week Here is how you say (and write) the days of the week. [Brackets below enclose written abbreviations of the words. A written abbreviation is spoken as the full form of the word.] Saturday (Sat.) /ˈsæt.ə.deɪ, ˈsæt.ə.di/ Sunday (Sun.) /ˈsʌn.deɪ, ˈsʌn.di/ Monday (Mon.) /ˈmʌn.deɪ, ˈmʌn.di/ Tuesday (Tue. or Tues.) /ˈtjuːz.deɪ, ˈtjuːz.di/ Wednesday (Wed.) /ˈwenz.deɪ, ˈwenz.di/ Thursday (Thur.…
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Asking and telling the time
Asking the time You can ask the time in any of the following ways: ~ What’s the time? ~ What time is it? ~ What time is it now? ~ Do you know what time it is? ~ Could you tell me the time, please? ~ Excuse me, what’s the time? ~ Excuse me, what…
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Using a dictionary
What is a dictionary? When to consult a dictionary? How to consult a dictionary? Various reasons for consulting a dictionary What is a dictionary? A dictionary is a book, an application, or a website that lists words of a language in alphabetical order and gives their meanings in the same or a different language. The…
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