Learn Spoken English

Learn Spoken English

Unit I

It is used to show habit, routine, universal truth, story telling

The following adverbs are used in this tense:

Every day, Every time, Always,  Never, Seldom, Daily, Occasionally, Usually, Often, Generally etc.

Structure: 1

Basic Structure     :        Sub. + Verb I form or V form I s/es + Obj.

 

Singular Subjects: He, She, It, Singular noun as Rohit, Rajesh etc.

·        Main Verb: V I s/es form

·        Helping Verb: Does + V I form

Plural Subjects: I, We, You, They, and Plural nouns as people, boys, colleges.

·        Main Verb: V I form

·        Helping Verb: Do + V I form

Affirmative                            :           Sub. + Verb I form or V form I s/es + Obj.

Negative                                 :           Sub. + Do/Does + not + V I form + Obj.

Interrogative                          :           Do/Does + Sub. + V I form + Obj.?

Interrogative Negative          :           Do/Does + Sub. + not + V I form + Obj.?

Passive                                    :           Obj. + is/are/am + V III form + by + Sub.

Important:

In Spoken English, while speaking interrogative, we can use the following structure

Do/Does + not + Sub. + V I form + Obj.?

Do you not like English?

Don’t you like English? (Colloquial structure)

‘Be’ Type sentences

‘Is, Are, and Am’ are the V I form. These are used excessively in spoken English.  Therefore, there is need to practise this type of sentences.  You may add any noun and adjective to frame such sentences.  Follow the given examples and speak as many sentences as you can.

·        Singular subjects take ‘Is’

·        Plural subjects take ‘are’

·        I takes ‘am’

Ø He is my cousin.

Ø They are lecturers.

Ø I am upset.

Ø We are depressed.

Ø She is shocked.

Exercise

A.   Write your routine and speak it as many times as you can.  Mind it that your subject is ‘I’ so use V I form and in case of negative ‘do not’

B.   Speak routine of your brother and sister.  In this case, your subject will be singular therefore, use ‘V I form s/es’ and ‘does not’ in case of negative.

C.   Speak facts about you and your relatives.

D.   For storytelling, start your story like this

This is the story of …..

E.   Practise this drill:

I	Watch	Television
He	Sings	Songs
We	Play	Hockey
She	Washes	Dishes
You	Look	Nice
Rahul	Runs	Swiftly
They	Think	A lot
My friend	Speaks	truth

How to use it:

i.                   Take one subject and speak all the sentences. Take care of the subject-verb agreement i.e. plural subject takes plural verb(V I form) and singular subject takes singular verb (V I form s/es)

ii.                 Take one verb and speak sentences with all the subjects.

iii.              Now speak negative and interrogative sentences in the same above mentioned patterns.