Put am / is / are before the subject to ask a question.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
I am reading.
Moderate / Add a little
She is reading a story now.
Challenge / Try when ready
Are they reading while the teacher writes?
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Use am, is or are followed by an action ending in ing to describe something happening now. I takes am; one other person takes is; several people take are. Keep the helping verb in the sentence. A picture of a child with a book may show reading, so focus on the visible action.
Let the child see, hear and use a word in a meaningful setting. An action can be demonstrated; a food can be named from a familiar meal. Distinguish what someone is doing now, what someone can do and what someone likes. These meanings need different sentence patterns even when the same person is speaking.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Can tells us about ability. Cannot means not able to.
Use the base verb after can: can sing, can run.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
I can clap.
Moderate / Add a little
She can draw a cat.
Challenge / Try when ready
Can you swim? Yes, I can.
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Can describes an ability. Put the action in its simple form after can: can swim, not can swims. Cannot or can't means the person does not have that ability. A question begins Can, followed by the person and the action. A short answer repeats can or can't, rather than the whole action.
Let the child see, hear and use a word in a meaningful setting. An action can be demonstrated; a food can be named from a familiar meal. Distinguish what someone is doing now, what someone can do and what someone likes. These meanings need different sentence patterns even when the same person is speaking.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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I don't like introduces something you do not enjoy.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
I like bananas.
Moderate / Add a little
I don't like onions.
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Like expresses a preference. I like introduces something you enjoy. I don't like introduces something you do not enjoy. Use the simple food word in a familiar sentence, and listen for don't because it changes the meaning. A question about preference is different from a question about having something in a bag.
Let the child see, hear and use a word in a meaningful setting. An action can be demonstrated; a food can be named from a familiar meal. Distinguish what someone is doing now, what someone can do and what someone likes. These meanings need different sentence patterns even when the same person is speaking.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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