ENGLISH FOR STUDENTS

  Simple Past Tense   Today let’s learn Simple Past Tense   We need to know how the base form of the verb changes into past form.   Go through the verb list given (Irregular Verbs)   Regular verbs form their past by adding -ed/d/ied/t   We are going to discuss under the following topics   Affirmative Negative Interrogative Wh questions General questions.     Simple Past Examples: Affirmative Sentences   1.   She came back last Thursday. 2.   I saw her in the building. 3.   I made a cake for my mom, it was delicious 4.   I ran to the train station every day 5.   I sent some flowers to my girlfriends, today it is her birthday     It can also be used to talk about a period of time 1.    She lived in California for seven years. 2.    They were in London from Monday to Friday 3.    Last week, I  stayed  with...

  LETS TALK  ARE YOU/ AREN'T YOU PRACTICE WITH A PARTNER. Are you happy with the present situation? Are you interested in learning software engineering? Are you prepared for the lockdown? Are you scared of the vaccination? Are you weak? Are you willing to accept the challenges? Are you sleepy? Are you on a call? Are you aware of the price increase? Are you sure of Sri Lanka's series victory? Aren't you leaving the club? Aren't you a good speaker? Aren't you the editor of this magazine? Aren't you scared of ghosts? Aren't you saving money for your children's future? Aren't you under pressure? Aren't you in the social service society? Aren't you not in good terms with your boss? Aren't you sad to see people suffering without food these days? Aren't you bored with staying at home for such a long period?

  A NICE PRESENT FOR GRANDMA Jeff was nineteen when he got his first job. He was a bricklayer. He built houses. Every month, he put £ 50 into his bank account. Soon, he had a lot of money. Jeff had a nice old grandma and he loved her very much. She made delicious cakes, pies and stews. He loved to visit her! He usually visited her every week. He rang her up every day. Five months after he started work, it was his grandma’s birthday. He wanted to buy her a special present. He wanted to buy maybe a puppy or a kitten for her. She lived by herself. A pet is good company! He went to the pet shop. He looked at all the animals. Suddenly, he heard some talking. ‘ Hello, how are you? ’ He looked around, but he did not see anybody. ‘ Hey, you! I am up here! ’ Jeff looked up and he saw a parrot. It was red and blue and it talked and talked and talked. Jeff loved it, but it was expensive. It was an interesting pet, a good companion for grandma. He bought it. It took all of his savings! The...

  VOCABULARY BUILDING THROUGH NEWSPAPER HEADLINES Historic twin elephant birth reported at Pinnawala. පින්නවලදී ඉතිහාසගත නිවුන් අලි උපත වාර්තා වේ பின்னவலவில் வரலாற்று முக்கியமான   இரட்டை யானை பிறப்பு பதிவாகியுள்ளது. Sri Lanka Rupee depreciates to all-time low. ශී‍්‍ර ලංකා රුපියල ඉතිහාසයේ වාර්තාගත ලෙස පහළ යමි இலங்கை ரூபாய் வரலாறு காணாத வகையில் வீழ்ச்சியடைந்துள்ளது. Fake Rs. 500 notes in  Gampaha. ව්‍යාජය රු.500 නෝට්ටු  ගම්පහේ   போலி ரூ. 500 நோட்டுகள் கம்பஹா மாவட்டத்தில். Govt. to cut down state expenses. රජය, රාජ්ය වියදම් අඩු කිරීමට அரசு, அரச  செலவுகளை குறைக்க முன்வந்துள்ளது. Bangladesh releases $150 million to Sri Lanka. බංග්ලාදේශය ඩොලර් මිලියන 150 ක් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට මුදාහරි. வங்காளதேசம்  இலங்கைக்கு 150 மில்லியன் டாலர்களை வழங்குகிறது. EFS

  Idiom A piece of cake Meaning If something is a piece of cake, it’s easy to do Examples Solving such math problems is a piece of cake for me. Don’t worry, dear – this job interview will be a piece of cake for you. They said the test would be difficult, but it was a piece of cake – I’ll pass with no problem at all. Don’t think that this term’s work will be a piece of cake – you’ll have to study hard to get good grades. Some parts of cooking are really difficult, but I found that making chutney  is a piece of cake. Now construct your own sentences using the given idiom. EFS

  READ WHILE LISTENING  The 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games began on Tuesday night with the opening ceremony at Japan's National Stadium.  The twelve-day sporting celebration includes a total of 539 events in 22 para sports.  The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said a total of 161 countries and 4,500 para athletes are taking part in the Games.  This includes the Refugee Paralympic Team.  The opening ceremony took place in an empty stadium. Japan's Emperor Naruhito opened the Games. He said: "I would like to join you in wishing all athletes the very best."  The IPC president said: "The Paralympics are not just fantastic to watch, they also have the ability to transform society like no other sports event on this planet." The Games should have taken place last year but were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The IPC president Andrew Parsons spoke about his happiness at the event finally happening. He said: "I cannot believe we are finally...