Tenses and Rules Notes
Tenses and Rules Notes
Silent (B)
Rule 1: The letter B is usually not pronounced after M at the end of a word.
Silent (C)
Rule 1: The letter C is usually not pronounced in the combination of SC.
Silent (D)
Rule I: The letter D is silent when it appears before the letters N and G.
Silent (E)
Rule I: If the letter E comes at the ends of words, it is generally not pronounced.
Rule 2: If E occurs before the letter D in the second and third form of the verbs, E may sometimes not to
be pronounced.
Bored, fixed, smuggled, begged.
Silent (G)
Rule I: The G letter is not pronounced when it comes before N in a word.
Silent (GH)
Rule I: GH is not pronounced when it comes after a vowel in a word.
Rule 2: Exceptions: GH is pronounced separately in compound words (As you can see in the following
words that exceptions are generally compound words).
Rule 3: Except examples from rule I, GH is sometimes pronounced like F, consider the words below.
Silent (H)
Rule 1: The letter H is usually silent when it appears after W.
Rule 2: Sometimes the letter H is not silent after W, consider the words below.
Rule 3: H is mute at the beginning of many words (remember to use the article an" with unvoiced H).
Rule 4: Exceptions: Most of the words beginning with H are not silent (remember to use the article
with voiced H)
Silent (K)
Rule: The letter K is always silent when it precedes the letter N in a word.
Silent (N)
Rule: The letter N is not pronounced when it comes after M at the end of a word.
Silent (P)
Rule: The letter P is not pronounced at the he beginning of many words using the combinations ps,
PTand PN.
Silent (PH)
Rule: PH is sometimes pronounced like F. p
Sophia, paragraph, elephant, telephone.
Silent (S)
Rule: The letter S is not pronounced before L in the following words:
Silent (T)
Rule: The letter T is not pronounced in the following common English words:
Castle, Christmas, fasten, listen, often, beret, Chevrolet, whistle, thistle, bustle, hasten, soften, rapport,
gourmet, ballet.
Silent (U)
Rule: The letter U is not pronounced when it comes after G and before a vowel in a word.
Silent (W)
Rule 1: The letter W is not pronounced at the beginning of a word when it is before the letter R.
Rule 2: W is silent in the following words: • Who, whose, whole, whom, whole, whoever, answer, sword,
two.
Words with Silent Letter A
We use silent letter 'a' when it comes before 'lly'
Critically
Automatically
Practically
Musically
Artistically
Basically
Physically
Romantically
Logically
But be careful because that rule doesn't apply to all words that end in "lly". For
example:
Ideally
Vocally
Generally
Doubt
Plumber
Lamb
Thumb
Jamb
Lamb
Limb
Comb
Tomb
Womb
Dumb
Climb
Debt
Aplomb
Bomb
Climb
Coulomb
Crumb
Numb
Subtle
Succumb
There are exceptions to these rules.
Obtain (it comes before 'T' but still pronounced)
Remember (it comes after 'M' but still pronounced)
Acknowledge
Edge Hedge
Judge
Sandwich
Handkerchief
Badge
Handsome
Wedge
Wednesday
Ledger
Age
Bake
Breathe
Bridge
Cake
Face
Gene
Kite
Taste
Mate
Hate
Like
Love
Vegetable
Change
Name
Please
This rule doesn't apply if there is only one vowel in the word like; He ("E" is not
silent).
Letter "E" can also be silent at the end of past regular verbs which end in 'ed'.
Asked
Looked
Called
Opened
Washed
Helped
Liked
Closed
We only pronounce the "E" in verb if it ends in "D" or "T".
Ended
Wanted
Started
Included
What
Where
When
While
White
Whether
Which
Why
If the words begin with "GH"
Ghost
Ghetto
Gherkin
Silent when begins with an "H".
Honest
Hour
Honour
Letter H is silent when it begins with an "RH"
Rhyme
Rhythm
Rhinoceros
Sometimes letter H is silent when it comes after "C".
Anchor
Archaeology
Ache
Architect
Chrome
Character
Champagne
Ghost
Chemical
Chlorine
Charisma
Chaos
Choir
Choreograph
Chord
Echo
Mechanic
Monarchy
Orchestra
Psychic
Rhythm
School
Scheme
Stomach
Tech
Knead
Knee
Kneel
Know
Knowledge
Knew
Knickers
Knuckle
Knack
Knife
Knight
Knitting
Knot
Knock
Knob
Psychology
Psychiatrist
Psychotherapy
Psychotic
Psychic
Pneumonia
Pterodactyl
Psalm
Pseudo
There are also some common random words with silent letter "P".
Coup
Cupboad
Receipt
Raspberry
Words with Silent Letter R
Letter R is silent in British English if it is followed by a consonant or at the end of
the word.
Butter
Fork
Star
Poor
Island
Aisle
Isle
Islet
Other random words with silent letter S are:
Debris
Bourgeois
Match
Watch
Catch
Scratch
Witch
Butcher
Stitch
If a word ends in "sten"
Fasten
Listen
Glisten
Moisten
Often
Soften
Christen
If a word ends in "stle"
Bristle
Bustle
Hustle
Rustle
Castle
Apostle
Nestle
Thistle
Wrestle
Whistle
If a French word ends in "et".
Gourmet
Ballet
Buffet
Who
Whoever
Whole
Wholesale
Wholesome
Whose
Whom
Answer
Awry
Playwright
Sword
Two
Use of ‘it’:
When there is no subject and object in a tense then as dummy subject we use it
When a thing is not presenet-> it your problem
For animals:
Like it is reaning.
User of ‘this’:
Use of ‘this’:
When we there in tenses then verb comes first in a tenses mostly. Like
There are many students in the class. -> here ‘are’ is ogzalry verb and ‘students’ is subject.
When: While
When one action is completed or done use When two actions run at the same time
‘when’
For shorder actions use when. For longer actions use while
For age and particular stage of life use ‘when’
I was reading when you called me. I was woking while you were calling me. (wrong)
When i was child, we lived in london. While is was a child, we lived in london. (wrong)
The students making noise when the teacher The little girl was sleeping while her moither was
come in the room. watching her sleep.
Parts of speech:
1) Noun
2) Pronoun
3) Adjective
4) Verb
5) Adverb
6) Preposition
7) Conjunction
8) Interjection
Noun:
1. Common Noun:
It is the common name given to a person, place, item as a thing. It starts from capital word only
while appearing at the beginning of a sentence.
Like – Boys, City, game, boo, car, planet, youtube channel, teacher, shoolm mobile phone, ….so
on.
2. Proper Noun: it is the opposite of common noun. A preoper refers to the specific name
ginve to any person, place or a thing. Aproper noun always begins with capital letters, no
matter where they occore within a sentence.
Like- Abdullah, KFC, Tuesday, Cricket, English.
3. Collective Noun:
Name given to represnet a group of people, aninals, or things
Like- A branch of groupes, a class of students,
Tem of players, a Series of events, a flock of birds, committee, board etc
4. Abstract Noun:
It is something which you can’t see, taste, hear, or touch
Like- love, hatred, angle, jou, desire, goodwill etc
5. Material Noun:
These are the names given to the material, substnace, or thigns made up to something.
Like- air, cloth, metal, gold, diamond, glass, fibre, etc.
6. Countable Noun:
Can be counted.
Like- Apple, chair, bag, bottle, burger, rupees etc.
7. Un-Countable Noun:
Can not be counted.
Like- Milk, rice, water, knowledge, money, sugar, furniture etc.
Subject = Noun
Subject + Verb + Object
If Noun(Subject ) is singular then verb will be singular.
If Noun(Subject ) is plular then verb will be plural.
First Person: I , we
Second Person: You
Third Person: They , He , it
1.) Personal Pronoun:
A person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.
Nominative/ Possessive/
Person Objective Case
Subjective Case ownership Case
First singular I My/ mine me
Second singular you Your/yours you
Third singular he, she, it His/her/hers/it him, her, it
First plural we Our/ours us
Second plural you you
Third plural they Their/ theirs them
Verb:
Like-
i. Auxiliary verbs -> is, am, are, was, were, been, had, has, have.
ii. Modal verbs -> Can, May, Should, Would
1) Finite verbs: which holds tenses rules (change verb’s w.r.t subject)
2) Non-Finite verbs: which does not holds tenses rules (change verb’s w.r.t subject)
1) Infinitive: when two verbs come in tense then put ‘to’ before second verb called infinitive.
2) Gerund : when without applying tenses rule we add ‘ing’ to verb is called gerund.
3) Participle: Third form of ver, frist form of verb plus ‘ing’ (Noun or jAdjective).???
Adverb & its forms
Adverb: addition in verb meaning is called adverb. Can also describe an other adverb and
adjective.
Types of Adverb:
Adjectives: the words that describe the attributes of Noun or Pro-Noun is called Adjectives.
Like-
Like-
Iftkhar is ill.
Nasrullah is honest.
What Which
Where Whose
Eg.
Which book do you have?
What color is your bag?
Whose pen is this?s
In a tense if we found Noun then the descriptive word will be called as indefinite
Adjecitves.
In a tense without Noun then the descriptive word will be called as Descriptive Pro-
Noun.
vii. Indefinite adjecties: indicate the class of subject.
viii. ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ Adjectives: adjective can be made from Noun or Verb.
This shoking NEWS.
Conjunction:
Is the ‘conjoining words’, used to conjoin words, phrase, paragraph. With no giving information of time,
place and direction.
AS:
He did as he said
Examples…
As Because
When reason is not important When reason is important
When someone already know the information When answer is just after word ‘because’
Used in formal manner In unformal manner
Example : I was absent because I was ill.
3. To add an information
Examples…
As said earlier...
Examples…
AS WELL AS:
Examples…
The coach as well as the team is ready. The moon as well as starts gives us light at night.
You as well as you mother is intelligent. I need my parents as well as my teachers.
He owns car as well as motorcycle.
AS SOON AS:
Examples…
AS FOR AS:
Examples…
SO vs Therefore:
SO Therefore
Both are used to tell the reason of something.
Used when two pharases or tenses gives Used when two pharases or tenses complete
complete sence of understanding. does not give sence of understanding.
Used as unformal way Used as formal way
Examples…
1) He is very hard working guy, So he secured first position in the class.
2) She is wise, So She is lided by others.
3) She is very mischievous, Therefore she was punished.
4) She has a very good memory, Therefore she is right always.
So That:
Is used for the linking of sentences such that they constitute a narrative(story).
Examples…
IF vs Whether:
If Whether
Used for condition. Used when two alternatives are possible.
If you meet me, I’ll help you. I have to decide whether I should call you
parents
Lest:
Examples…
1) She didn’t dare to leave the hotel lest she should be reognised.
2) They feared to spare her lest she should report the matter to the king.
3) They left the country lest they be captured.
The conjunction 'Lest ------ should' is used to Warn someone and Suggest the
consequences of not paying attention to the warning.
Yet:
Used ‘In spite of thta’ --- (Toh bhi)
Example…
Unless:
In urdu-> (Jabtak)
used to say that something can only happen or be true in a particular situation.
Example…
But:
Examples…
Since:
Examples…
Examples…
After:
As loong as:
Is shows the condition or duration.
Examples…
1) You will get the success as long as you work hard.
2) I’ll remember this day as long as I live.
Provided that:
Shows condition.
Examples…
1) We’ll pay you provided that you produce high quality products.
2) You will get the success provided that you work hard.
Than:
Than shows Comparison.
Example. You are taller than ali.
Till / until:
In urdu (Jab tak)
Examples…
Till is unformal but until is formal in use.
We played cricket until evening.
Let’s wait here till the rain stops.
As if / as though:
In urdu (jaise ky).
Examples…
Even if:
Examples…
Even So:
While:
Example…
Preposition
Pepositions of place:
On as preposition:
Followings places where we use of ‘on’ preposition.
1) showing something is on a surface.
Virat Kohli was on fire last night. He has been on bet rest for past 2 days.
Mango juice is on demand.
ONTO:
1) Showing on surface with movement of the things.
Move the books onto the shelf. She climbed onto the roof.
He stepped down form the train onto the platform.
2) When you fully aware of some information (This is informal use of onto).
Examples…
UPON:
Sangeeta got married immediately upon Upon declaration of her result, she rushed
passing out the college. towards her mother.
3) In place of ‘on’ when following verbs come (This for more formal manar):
Depends – Congratulate – Experience – Happen – Insist
Examples…
5) In place of ‘onto’ when something move on a surface instead of ‘walk’ and ‘climb’ case:
Examples…
i) We were put uponn this earth form a purpose.
ii) He fell upon the ground.
Preposition of time:
Examples…
The class will be held on Monday. The first olimpic games held in 1924.
My teacher said I will see you at 3’o clock. I started to prepare for my exams in august.
The school will remain closed on Saturday. The play will be started at 2:30 pm.
My father is going to come on 3rd june. The motor lunched namo car in 2003.
Preposition – with:
With:
Preposition – By:
To:
1) To show direction:
I. She is coming to me.
II. I am going to school.
To shows to complete direction of thing going to places.
But Towords does not shows the complete direction of thing going to places.
The main difference between 'to' and 'toward is that 'to' shows the result of an
action while 'toward' does not convey any result.
For towords: he going towords school. Which does not showing that he is going to
school.
III. Rakesh is going to London.
IV. We are heading to the entrance of the building.
V. She is giving money to him.
2) As an infinitive [purpose]
i. He wants to meet you.
ii. They come here to play.
iii. We earn to live.
3) To show limit/ending point/ period:
i. The petrol prices rose up to 250 rupees.
ii. We work 9 to 6, Monday to Saturday.
From:
Over:
Above:
1) To show the not in contact or not in touch or higher level than other:
i. His house is situated above the sea level
ii. Can you raise your hand above your head?
2) To show temperature:
i. The temperature of delhi is above 45C.
Under:
Below:
FOR VS SINCE:
For Since
Showing ‘Duration of time’ Showing ‘point of time’ or ‘Definite time’
How many hours, weeks, months, years, minutes, Starting point of time.
seconds.
Countable Duration. Definite time
Examples…
She has been walking for 5 hours. We have lived here since 1985.
It has been raining since 8’o clock. I’ve been suffering from fever since midnight.
The children have been playing cricket for 2 hours. I have not met her since last Tuesday.
To tell reason:
Until vs By:
Until By
Something will end at a time Something will stand from a time
Examples
I will love you until my death. I will be subcribe you channel by the end of the video.
She worked until 5’o clock. I want this work done by 10’o clock.
You can sleep until moring. I will retun you money by Monday.
You can use my phone until 8’o clock.
Preposition of place:
In: When something is inside place covered with something.
At: showing location of something.
Examples…
Modals
Modals:
Comes form mood and mood mean talk from heart and talk of heart can be as following
types,
Wish
Desire
Permission
Advise
Responsibility
Ability etc.
When someone want to say some thing like upper words type he will use Modal words.
Examples…
Uses of ‘May’:
Permission
Possibility
Wish/Blessing
Examples….
Uses of ‘Can’:
Capacity
Permission (This used in informal manner like dealing with friends).
When you does not give permission on ‘can’ will be used.
Examples…
Polite request
Ability in the past
Narration
Examples…
Could you please open the window? Could you turn the music down?
Could you fetch me the book? Could I give you a gift?
When I wa younger, I could run a mile. Yesterday, I could not find my wallet.
Last year, he could not speak english well. He said that he could sing a song.
Rajiv said that he could play a guitar.
Uses of ‘Should’:
Advice
Examples…
You should go home now. You should not talk while eating.
You should tell him what you think? Should I leave now?
Uses of ‘Must’:
Examples…
He must apologize for his mustake. His mother is not well, he must take care of her.
A teacher must teach students about etiquettes. If you like the video, you must hit the like button.
He must be there. You phone is switch off, you mother must be worried about you.
Examples…
Would you like a cup of tea? Would you like to play cricket?
What would you like to play cricket? What would you like to have in breakfast?
I would like to say something. When I was little, I would play hide and seek.
In my childhood, I would dring milk. We would go to japan but we are too busy.
I am in truble, but you would not understand. If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.
She said that she would bring me a smart phone.
Dare used as a semi-modal verb means ‘to have the courage to do something or to express anger at
something’ and is often used negatively.
Use of ‘Need’:
Need like the other semi-modal verbs can both act as a modal verb and a main verb. It follows
the subject and in turn is followed by the main verb.
The semi-modal need is used in mostly negative sentences with the word not following it.
Together, they can be contracted to needn’t.
Examples:
i. You need not (needn’t) be bothered by what they said.
ii. We need not hurry as it is still early.We need not hurry as it is still early.
iii. He need not apologize because it’s not his fault.
Negative words such as none, nothing, and no one can be used with need.
Examples:
i. None of you need worry – we are safe and will arrive at our destination soon.
ii. Nothing need to be done for now.
iii. No one need know you have been in prison if you don’t tell them.
Use of ‘has to’, ’have to’, ’had to’, ‘will have to’:
Examples…
For has to / have to /must we can use word ‘Gotta’ (Got to) in informal usage.
Examples…
Versbs
97% verbs are regular verbs and 3% person verbs are irregular verbs.
1) Scientific fact or universal truth or idiems or proversb then tense will be treated in presnet
indefinate.
2) After ‘be’ we use -> is/are/am/was/were/being/been.
3) When Modal come then -> use firet form of verb-> V1
4) When Modal come in past tense -> V3
5) Passive voice -> V3
6) Passive voice with Modal -> V3
Examples…
Transitive verb:
A verb that does not make sense on its own in a sentence and require and
object.is called a transitive verb.
Sometimes, a transitive verbs takes two objects: 1) Direct Object 2) indirect Objects
Examples…
In-Transitive verb:
A verb that does make sense on its own in a sentence and require and object.is
called a intransitive verb.
Pronunciation
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Transformation of Sentances
Spelling
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SVO
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Simple tenses
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