Spoken English patterns for day to day
communication
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1.Can/Could/May I have some water?
(Asking for something)
2. Can/Could you open the door?
(Asking people to do something)
3. Can/Could/May I go out?
(Asking for Permission)
4. I would like to go home
ug wjYHhs
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5.Would you like a cup of tea?
(Offering something)
6.Would you like to go home?
lrkak wjYHh o@
7.Shall we go home?
(Suggestion)
8.Let’s go home
(Suggestion)
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9.Why don’t you see a doctor?
(Suggestion)
10. I have already closed the gate.
She has already arrived in Colombo.
±kgu;a lr, ;shkjd
11. I have just closed the gate
She has just had breakfast
fï ±ka állg l,ska lf<a
12.I haven’t had lunch yet.
He hasn’t informed yet
;du lr, kE
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13.Have you left home yet? No, not yet
Has she done homework yet? Why not?
±kg lr,o ;sfhkafka @
14.Have you ever eaten beef? Yes, once/ twice/ three times
No never
Has she ever met you? ……………………………..
15.gone and been - .sys,a,d$ .sys,a,d ;shkjd
(i)gone - .sys,a,d
She has gone to Kandy.
They have gone home.
(ii)been- .sys,a,d ;shkjd
I have been to Japan.
She has been to Adam’s Peak.
16.How long have you been married ?
How long has she been working here ?
For 2 years ^;siafia&
Since 1995 ^isg&
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17. Has to/ have to – lrkak isoaO fjkjd
She has to find a job.
We have to work hard
18. had to – lrkak isoaO jqKd
I had to go to Colombo.
We had to stop the meeting.
19. will have to – lrkak isoaO fõú
You will have to come tomorrow.
She will have to get up early.
20. There is/ there are - hï ;ekl$ fj,djl bkakjd$ ;shkjd
(There’s/ there’re)
There’s a car under the tree.
There’s a bus at 7.30 a.m.
There are 30 students in the class.
There are plenty of enough chairs in the class.
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21.Is there a key on the table? Yes, there is /are
Are there students in the class? No there aren’t / isn’ t
22. There isn’t/ There aren’t - ke;
There is no water
23.there was/ There were – ysáhd$ ;snqkd
There was a rat in the room.
There was plenty of food for us.
24.There will be - ;sfhaú$ ys§ú
There will be a meeting tomorrow.
There will be a lot of people at the meeting
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25.used to – biair l<d oeka lrkafk kE
I used to smoke.
She used to have a long hair.
26.am/ is/ are used to – mqreÿhs$ yqrehs
I am used to this place.
She is used to this room.
27.have got – bkakjd$ ;shkjd
I have got a brother.
She has got a problem.
28.It is said that - lsh,d" lshkjd
It’s said that he has gone abroad
It’s said that they are not coming tomorrow
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29.He is said to - lsh,du lshkjd
He is said to work 16 hours a day
She is said to be a teacher
30.am / is/ are able to – yelshs
He is able to clean the room.
They are able to complete the work.
31.Was/were able to - yels jqKd
We were able to win the match
He was able to open the door
32.am/is/are supposed to
You are supposed to attend the class.
You are not supposed to waste time
You are not supposed to park the car here
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33.had better – lrkjkï ;uhs fyd`o
You had better come tomorrow.
You better see a doctor.
34.Make you talk
I will make you walk
35.Needn’t - wjYH kE
You needn’t come if you don’t have time.
We have got plenty of time. We needn’t hurry
36.would you mind cleaning the room - lula ke;akï lrkjo @
Would you mind closing the door
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37.managed to - wudrefjka l,d
We managed to win the match
She managed to pass the exam
38.happened to - wyïfnka isÿjqyd
I happened to meet one of my best friends today
I happened to go to a restaurant today
39.It rains in Colombo
It rained last night
It will rain tomorrow
It was raining yesterday
40.Time
It’s 12 o’clock/ It’s twelve.
It’s 5 past 12/ It’s twelve five.
It’s 10 past 12/ It’s twelve ten.
It’s 15/quarter past 12/ It’s twelve fifteen.
It’s 20 past 12/ It’s twelve twenty.
It’s 30/half past 12/ It’s twelve thirty.
It’s 35 past 12/ It’s twelve thirty-five.
It’s 40 past 12/ It’s twelve forty.
It’s 45past 12/ It’s twelve forty-five.
It’s 50 past 12/ It’s twelve fifty.
It’s 55 past 12/ It’s twelve fifty-five. /It’s five to one.
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