Author: Mahmood Ahmad

  • 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…

  • 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۔…

  • 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…

  • Time expressions

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    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…

  • Telling the date

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    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.…

  • Asking and telling the time

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    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…

  • 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…

  • Watching movies for listening practice

    If you watch movies for listening practice, here are some tips for you. Decide your level and select a movie that fits you best, for example: Beginner: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) Intermediate: Grown Ups (2010). The movie adds to your vocabulary some slangs also. Advanced: No Country for Old Men (2007). The movie is in West…

  • Greeting and saying goodbye

    When you meet someone, you greet them. You say someone goodbye at the end of a meeting. Here are some expressions used for greeting: Informal greetings Hi /haɪ/ Hallo/ hullo /həˈləʊ/ Hey /heɪ/ Hiya /ˈhaɪ.jə/ Howdy /ˈhaʊ.di/ Hello stranger! Long time, no see! These two expressions are used when you meet a friend after a…

  • Spoken and written language symbols

    Contents The text you can read from books is in written form. The symbols used for the written language are called letters. A set of letters of a certain language is called an alphabet. English has the following alphabet: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…