plays; is playing; She is reading now. The first describes a habit; the others describe actions now.
පුරුද්දට plays ද, දැන් කරන ක්රියාවට is playing සහ is reading ද යොදන්න.
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The present simple describes a habit or a general fact. The present continuous describes an action in progress around the present. ‘My father works in a shop’ tells us his usual work; ‘He is arranging the shelves’ tells us what he is doing now. A sentence’s meaning matters more than memorising one time word. ‘We usually play outside, but today we are reading indoors because it is raining.’ The speaker changes tense because the situation changes from a routine to a current action.
Identify the time meaning, then form the sentence. The simple form may need a third-person ending, while the continuous needs am/is/are plus ing. Read a short description and mark which actions are regular and which are happening now. Check each sentence independently rather than keeping one tense for every possible idea.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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ability; requirement; advice. Correction: She can sing. Can is followed by sing, not sings.
පිළිවෙළින් හැකියාව, අනිවාර්ය දෙය හා උපදෙස ය; can පසු sing යොදන්න.
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Modal verbs add a meaning to an action. Can often expresses ability: ‘I can swim.’ Must can express a strong obligation: ‘We must follow the safety rules.’ Should gives advice: ‘You should rest.’ The action after these words stays in its basic form, without to and without a third-person s. ‘She can help, but she must finish her own work first’ combines ability with an obligation. ‘You should ask a trusted adult’ offers advice, not a guarantee about what will happen.
Choose the meaning before choosing the modal. Ask whether the speaker is describing an ability, giving an important rule or offering advice. Do not treat should as strongly compulsory as must in every context. For a negative rule, must not means forbidden; ‘You must not run here’ does not mean the action is merely unnecessary.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Be going to plus a basic verb can describe an intention or plan: ‘We are going to visit the museum.’ The be form changes with the subject: I am, she is, they are.
The action after to stays basic.
A plan can include a day, place and purpose so the listener understands more than just the activity. ‘Our class is going to plant trees on Friday.
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Easy / Start here
I am going to read tonight.
Moderate / Add a little
Is she going to join us?
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Be going to plus a basic verb can describe an intention or plan: ‘We are going to visit the museum.’ The be form changes with the subject: I am, she is, they are. The action after to stays basic. A plan can include a day, place and purpose so the listener understands more than just the activity. ‘Our class is going to plant trees on Friday. We are going to work near the school fence.’ This tells the activity, time and location.
Plan the information in a sensible order: who, intended action and useful detail. To ask about a plan, move be to the front: ‘Are you going to come?’ To make it negative, place not after be. A planned future action is not the same as an action happening now, even though both constructions include a be form.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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