1) Permanent Situations: An action or a situation is generally or permanently true.
Example:
- We are English teachers at
- Bopha lives in
- They have a lot of friends in the class.
2) Routines: An action or something which we do regularly.
Example:
- Ratha always gets up at 5.30 and does exercises every morning.
- He goes to school by bicycle everyday.
- When he has free time, he plays football with his friends.
3) Facts: Something which is in scientific.
Example:
- The earth moves round the sun.
- Spiders have eight legs.
- Aspirin is a medicine used to relieve headache.
4) Programs and Timetables: Something which is already prepared and organized with definite time expression in the schedule for the future action.
Example:
- The train to Sihanouk Ville leaves at 7.30 and gets in to the station at 10.30.
- The call in program starts at 8.25.
- My work starts at
FORMULA
Positive Sentence1:
| Subject + bare infinitive + (object/complement) |
Example:
- She cries.
- All Cambodian people are very friendly.
- Children eat ice-cream.
Positive Sentence1:
| Sub + modal verb + bare infinitive + (obj/comp) |
Example:
- They can listen in English.
- You should study hard.
Negative Sentence1:
| Sub + be + not + obj/comp |
Example:
- We are not students.
- That man is not happy.
Negative Sentence2:
| Sub + modal verb + not + bare infinitive + (obj/comp) |
Example:
- It may not rain.
- Students should not do bad things.
- You cannot be happy.
Negative Sentence3:
| Sub + do/does + not + normal verb + (obj/comp) |
Example:
- They do not laugh.
- Dara does not drink beer.
- Many people do not get up late.
Question1:
| Be + Sub + obj/comp ? |
Example:
- Is Chenda a businesswoman?
- Are your students clever?
Question2:
| Modal verb + sub + bare infinitive + (obj/comp) ? |
Example:
- Should you smile?
- Can Sitha speak English?
- May you move away from here?
Question3:
| Do/Does + sub + bare infinitive + (obj/comp) ? |
Example:
- Do people have to marry?
- Does John teach English?
- Do you feel exhausted?
