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Your First Lesson: 10 Simple English Sentences for Daily Life

1. Hello, how are you?

2. I am fine, thank you.

3. What is your name?

4. My name is ____.

5. Please sit down.

6. Thank you very much.

7. Sorry, I don’t understand.

8. Can you help me?

9. I like this.

10. Goodbye, see you soon.

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Grammar Made Simple – Present Simple Tense - Easy Guide for Beginners

Welcome to Grammar Made Simple!

Today we are learning the Present Simple Tense. Don’t worry—it is very easy.

🟢 When do we use Present Simple?

We use Present Simple to talk about:

• Daily actions

• Habits

• General truths

Examples:

• I go to school every day.

• She drinks tea in the morning.

• The sun rises in the east.

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🟢 Formula

Subject + Verb (base form) + Object

Examples:

• I play football.

• They watch TV.

• You read books.

👉 But for he, she, it, we add -s or -es to the verb:

• He plays football.

• She watches TV.

• It rains in April.

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🟢 Examples in Sentences

• I eat rice every day.

• We live in Colombo.

• She speaks English well.

• The teacher teaches math.

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🟢 Practice Exercise

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb:

1. He ___ (eat) rice every day.

2. We ___ (play) cricket on Sunday.

3. She ___ (go) to school in the morning.

4. I ___ (like) ice cream.

5. They ___ (watch) TV at night.

👉 Answers:

1. eats

2. play

3. goes

4. like

5. watch

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🟢 Quick Tip

✔ Always add -s / -es when the subject is he, she, or it.
✔ Don’t add anything for I, we, you, they.

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That’s all for today! 🎉
Practice these sentences every day. Soon, you will be very confident in using the Present Simple Tense.

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Grammar Made Simple – How to Use A, An, and The Easily

we are learning about Articles in English: a, an, the.

Articles are small words, but they are very important. Let’s make it simple!

Grammar Made Simple – Prepositions – In, On, At Made Easy

 🟢 1. IN

We use in for:

• Months / Years

• Countries / Cities

• Rooms / Places

• Longer periods of time

👉 Examples:

• I live in Colombo.

• She was born in 2000.

• They are in the kitchen.

• We travel in December.

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🟢 2. ON

We use on for:

• Days / Dates

• Surfaces

• Transportation (bus, train, plane, ship)

👉 Examples:

• I go to school on Monday.

• My birthday is on July 5th.

• The book is on the table.

• He is on the bus.

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🟢 3. AT

We use at for:

• Specific times

• Specific places / addresses

• Events

👉 Examples:

• The class starts at 8 o’clock.

• I am at the park.

• She is at a party.

• He lives at 25 Main Street.

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🟢 Practice Exercise

Fill in the blanks with in, on, or at:

1. I was born ___ 1990.

2. We will meet ___ Friday.

3. The cat is sitting ___ the chair.

4. She is waiting ___ the bus stop.

5. My friend lives ___ London.

6. The party starts ___ 7 p.m.

👉 Answers:

1. in

2. on

3. on

4. at

5. in

6. at

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🟢 Quick Tip

• In = inside, months, years, countries, cities.

• On = days, dates, surfaces, transport.

• At = specific times, addresses, places, events.

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Grammar Made Simple –Pronouns – He, She, It, They

 Pronouns are words we use instead of nouns. They make sentences shorter and easier.

🟢 1. Personal Pronouns (Subjects)

We use them as the subject of a sentence.

Person	Pronoun	Example
I	I	I am a student.
You	You	You are my friend.
He	He	He is my brother.
She	She	She is my sister.
It	It	It is a cat.
We	We	We are happy.
They	They	They are playing.

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🟢 2. Object Pronouns

We use them as the object of a sentence.

Subject	Object	Example
I	me	She likes me.
You	you	I see you.
He	him	I know him.
She	her	He helps her.
It	it	We use it every day.
We	us	They teach us.
They	them	I call them.

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🟢 3. Examples in Sentences

• He is a teacher.

• I like her.

• They are in the park.

• She gave me a pen.

• We play with them.

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🟢 Practice Exercise

Fill in the blanks with the correct pronoun:

1. ___ am your teacher. (I / He)

2. This is my brother. ___ is a doctor. (He / She)

3. I love my mother. I love ___ very much. (her / him)

4. Where are my friends? I can’t see ___. (them / us)

5. This is my dog. ___ is very cute. (It / She)

👉 Answers:

1. I

2. He

3. her

4. them

5. It

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🟢 Quick Tip

✔ Use he, she, it for one person/thing.
✔ Use they for more than one.
✔ Use I, you, we depending on who is speaking.

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🌟 Grammar Lesson: Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)

Reported speech is used when we tell someone what another person said.
We usually change the tense and pronouns.

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1️⃣ Changing Tenses in Reported Speech

• Present → Past

  • Direct: She said, “I am tired.”

  • Reported: She said (that) she was tired.

• Present Continuous → Past Continuous

  • Direct: He said, “I am reading.”

  • Reported: He said (that) he was reading.

• Past Simple → Past Perfect

  • Direct: They said, “We visited Paris.”

  • Reported: They said (that) they had visited Paris.

• Will → Would

  • Direct: She said, “I will call you.”

  • Reported: She said (that) she would call me.

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2️⃣ Pronoun Changes

• Direct: He said, “I love my dog.”

• Reported: He said that he loved his dog.

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3️⃣ Time Expressions Change

• today → that day

• tomorrow → the next day

• yesterday → the day before

• now → then

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📝 Practice Exercises (20 Questions)

Part A – Change into reported speech (10 questions)

1. She said, “I am happy.”

2. He said, “I like football.”

3. They said, “We are watching TV.”

4. She said, “I will help you.”

5. He said, “I can swim.”

6. They said, “We visited London yesterday.”

7. She said, “I am going to school now.”

8. He said, “I saw her last week.”

9. She said, “I have finished my homework.”

10. They said, “We will travel tomorrow.”

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Part B – Correct the mistakes (5 questions)

11. She said that she is happy.

12. He said he will call me.

13. They said they are watching TV yesterday.

14. She said she has gone to the party last week.

15. He said that he can swam.

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Part C – Fill in the blanks (5 questions)

16. She said she ______ (be) tired.

17. He said he ______ (see) me yesterday.

18. They said they ______ (finish) their work.

19. She said she ______ (help) me.

20. He said he ______ (play) football every day.

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✅ Answers

Part A

1. She said that she was happy.

2. He said that he liked football.

3. They said that they were watching TV.

4. She said that she would help me.

5. He said that he could swim.

6. They said that they had visited London the day before.

7. She said that she was going to school then.

8. He said that he had seen her the week before.

9. She said that she had finished her homework.

10. They said that they would travel the next day.

Part B
11. ❌ is → ✅ was
12. ❌ will → ✅ would
13. ❌ are watching → ✅ were watching
14. ❌ has gone → ✅ had gone
15. ❌ can swam → ✅ could swim

Part C
16. was
17. had seen
18. had finished
19. would help
20. played

 

🌟 Grammar Lesson: Conditionals (If Clauses)

Conditionals are sentences that talk about possibilities, facts, or imaginary situations. They usually have two parts:

1. If-clause (condition)

2. Main clause (result)

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1️⃣ Zero Conditional – Facts & General Truths

Form: If + present simple, present simple
✅ Example: If you heat water, it boils.

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2️⃣ First Conditional – Real Future Possibility

Form: If + present simple, will + verb
✅ Example: If it rains tomorrow, we will stay at home.

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3️⃣ Second Conditional – Imaginary / Unreal Present or Future

Form: If + past simple, would + verb
✅ Example: If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.

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4️⃣ Third Conditional – Unreal Past

Form: If + past perfect, would have + past participle
✅ Example: If she had studied, she would have passed the exam.

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📝 Practice Exercises

A. Fill in the blanks

1. If it ______ (rain), the grass gets wet.

2. If I see her, I ______ (tell) her the news.

3. If I ______ (be) you, I would study harder.

4. If they had left earlier, they ______ (catch) the train.

5. If you eat too much sugar, you ______ (get) sick.

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B. Correct the mistakes

1. If I will go to Paris, I visit the Eiffel Tower.

2. If he studied, he would have passed the test.

3. If you would help me, I can finish faster.

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C. Write your own examples

• Write 1 zero conditional sentence.

• Write 1 second conditional sentence.

• Write 1 third conditional sentence.

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✅ Answers

A.

1. rains

2. will tell

3. were

4. would have caught

5. will get

B.

1. ❌ If I will go → ✅ If I go to Paris, I will visit the Eiffel Tower.

2. ❌ studied → ✅ If he had studied, he would have passed the test.

3. ❌ If you would help → ✅ If you help me, I can finish faster.

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💡 Tip for Readers: Remember, conditionals are about cause and effect. Mastering them will make your English more natural!

📝 Conditional Sentences – Practice Questions

Part A – Fill in the blanks (10 questions)

1. If the sun ______ (shine), we will go to the park.

2. If she ______ (be) taller, she would play basketball.

3. If I had known the answer, I ______ (tell) you.

4. If water reaches 100°C, it ______ (boil).

5. If he studies hard, he ______ (pass) the exam.

6. If they had left earlier, they ______ (arrive) on time.

7. If you eat too much, you ______ (feel) sick.

8. If I ______ (be) you, I would not do that.

9. If she calls me, I ______ (answer) quickly.

10. If they had listened to me, they ______ (not fail).

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Part B – Choose the correct answer (5 questions)

11. If it rains tomorrow, we (will/would) stay inside.

12. If I (was/were) rich, I would travel the world.

13. If she (had studied/studies), she would have passed.

14. If you mix red and blue, you (get/got) purple.

15. If I had seen him, I (will have told/would have told) you.

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Part C – Correct the mistakes (5 questions)

16. If I will go to London, I see Big Ben.

17. If she had money, she will buy a car.

18. If they studied harder, they pass the test.

19. If it would rain, the ground gets wet.

20. If he had helped me, I would help him.

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✅ Answers

Part A

1. shines

2. were

3. would have told

4. boils

5. will pass

6. would have arrived

7. will feel

8. were

9. will answer

10. would not have failed

Part B
11. will
12. were
13. had studied
14. get
15. would have told

Part C
16. ❌ If I will go → ✅ If I go to London, I will see Big Ben.
17. ❌ she will buy → ✅ she would buy
18. ❌ they pass → ✅ they would pass
19. ❌ If it would rain → ✅ If it rains
20. ❌ I would help → ✅ I would have helped

 

🌟 Grammar Lesson: Relative Clauses (Who, Which, That, Whose, Whom)

Relative clauses give extra information about a noun. They begin with a relative pronoun.

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1️⃣ Defining Relative Clauses (necessary information)

• The boy who is wearing a red shirt is my brother.

• This is the book that I bought yesterday.

👉 Without the clause, the sentence changes meaning.

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2️⃣ Non-Defining Relative Clauses (extra information)

• My teacher, who is very kind, helps me a lot.

• Paris, which is the capital of France, is very beautiful.

👉 The information is extra; the sentence is still complete without it.
👉 Always use commas for non-defining clauses.

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3️⃣ Relative Pronouns – Quick Guide

• who → people (The man who lives next door is a doctor.)

• whom → object (formal) (The woman whom I met is an artist.)

• whose → possession (That’s the boy whose father is a teacher.)

• which → things/animals (This is the car which I want to buy.)

• that → people/things (common in defining clauses)

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📝 Practice Exercises (20 Questions)

Part A – Fill in the blanks (10 questions)

1. The man ______ lives next door is very friendly.

2. This is the book ______ I borrowed from the library.

3. She is the teacher ______ students love her.

4. The boy ______ I saw yesterday is my cousin.

5. The girl, ______ is very clever, won the prize.

6. That’s the man ______ car was stolen.

7. I know someone ______ can speak six languages.

8. This is the place ______ we met last year.

9. The dog ______ is barking belongs to my neighbor.

10. He is the person to ______ I gave the money.

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Part B – Correct the mistakes (5 questions)

11. The man which lives there is a teacher.

12. That is the girl whom cat is very cute.

13. I met a boy, that was very tall.

14. This is the house who was built last year.

15. The book, that I bought yesterday, is interesting.

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Part C – Make sentences (5 questions)

16. (student / study hard) → Write a sentence with who.

17. (car / expensive) → Write a sentence with which.

18. (girl / father is a doctor) → Write a sentence with whose.

19. (place / visited last summer) → Write a sentence with that.

20. (friend / I met yesterday) → Write a sentence with whom.

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✅ Answers

Part A

1. who

2. that/which

3. whose

4. whom/that

5. who

6. whose

7. who

8. where (✔️ advanced learners may also use "that")

9. that/which

10. whom

Part B
11. ❌ which → ✅ who
12. ❌ whom → ✅ whose
13. ❌ that → ✅ who
14. ❌ who → ✅ which/that
15. ❌ that → ✅ which

Part C (example answers)
16. The student who studies hard will succeed.
17. This is the car which is very expensive.
18. She is the girl whose father is a doctor.
19. That is the place that we visited last summer.
20. He is the friend whom I met yesterday.