This links an earlier action or experience to now.
Use the past simple with a finished time such as yesterday.
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I have finished.
Moderate / Add a little
She has finished her homework.
Challenge / Try when ready
She finished it yesterday, but she has not checked it yet.
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The present perfect uses have or has plus a past participle. It connects a past action or experience to the present, or describes a situation continuing until now. Since introduces a starting point and for introduces a duration. Ever and never commonly describe experience; already and yet concern completion. A definite finished time such as last Tuesday normally calls for the past simple instead. Do not confuse a past participle with the past simple form of an irregular verb.
Decide what the speaker wants to emphasise. A finished event in a dated story belongs in a past-time frame, whereas an experience without a specified finished time can connect to now. The present perfect does not automatically mean that an action is very recent. In a paragraph, switch tenses only when the time relationship actually changes, and make that relationship clear to the reader.
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වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Be going to often presents an intention or a prediction based on present evidence.
Will often presents a spontaneous decision, offer or prediction.
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Nimal is meeting the organiser tomorrow at nine.
Moderate / Add a little
'The bag is heavy.' 'I will help you.'
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English expresses future meaning in several ways. Be going to often presents an intention or a prediction based on present evidence. Will often presents a spontaneous decision, offer or prediction. The present continuous can describe a firm arrangement with a future time, while the present simple can describe a timetable. A good speaker chooses the form that fits the meaning rather than using will in every sentence about the future.
A plan becomes useful when it includes the action, people involved and relevant time or place. Keep the verb after will in its base form. After going to, also use the base verb, but make sure the form of be agrees with the subject. When arrangements change, explain both the new arrangement and its consequence, instead of listing disconnected future sentences.
In General English, apply the method to study, community participation and future opportunities. The model is fictional teaching material, so personal applications must use truthful facts. Choose a suitable level of detail for a reader who may not share your background knowledge.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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A complete clause normally contains a subject and a finite verb.
An independent clause can stand alone, while a dependent clause needs a main clause to complete its message.
Coordinating conjunctions can connect related clauses; subordinating conjunctions show a relationship such as reason or time.
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Although the room was small, the group arranged enough seats.
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A dependent clause needs a main clause to complete its message.
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A complete clause normally contains a subject and a finite verb. An independent clause can stand alone, while a dependent clause needs a main clause to complete its message. Coordinating conjunctions can connect related clauses; subordinating conjunctions show a relationship such as reason or time. A fragment may contain interesting words but still leave the reader waiting for the main statement.
A comma alone does not normally join two independent sentences. Use a full stop, a semicolon where appropriate, or a suitable conjunction. Vary sentence length according to meaning, not simply to appear advanced. Long sentences require especially clear reference and punctuation. When editing, identify each finite verb and the subject it belongs to; this makes missing main clauses and accidental sentence run-ons easier to find.
In General English, apply the method to study, community participation and future opportunities. The model is fictional teaching material, so personal applications must use truthful facts. Choose a suitable level of detail for a reader who may not share your background knowledge.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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