Use am / is / are + verb-ing for an action happening now.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
I play every day.
Moderate / Add a little
I am playing now.
Challenge / Try when ready
She usually walks, but today she is taking the bus.
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The present simple often describes a habit, while the present continuous describes an action in progress. Time clues help but meaning comes first. “She walks to school” can describe her routine; “She is walking to school” describes an action underway. In the continuous form, choose am, is or are and include ing.
Read the first model carefully: “He usually plays outside after school.” Notice how its words work together to communicate one clear meaning. The second model, “Today he is reading indoors.”, shows a different use of the same lesson idea. Compare the choices rather than memorising a whole sentence. In a new situation, choose the meaning you need first, then select the words and structure that express it. Read or say the result once more to check that another person can understand it.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Many verbs add -ed: play becomes played. Some change: go becomes went.
After did or did not, use the base verb.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
I played.
Moderate / Add a little
We went to the park yesterday.
Challenge / Try when ready
Did you go to the park after school?
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Use the past simple for a sequence of completed events. Regular verbs often end in ed; irregular forms must be learned in context. A recount needs consistency, but direct speech inside it may use a different tense because the character speaks from that moment. Check each main event and use time phrases to guide your reader.
Read the first model carefully: “We caught the bus and visited the museum.” Notice how its words work together to communicate one clear meaning. The second model, “After lunch, Mina wrote a postcard.”, shows a different use of the same lesson idea. Compare the choices rather than memorising a whole sentence. In a new situation, choose the meaning you need first, then select the words and structure that express it. Read or say the result once more to check that another person can understand it.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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We can describe intentions with be going to and the base verb.
Present continuous can describe an arranged future event when the context supplies a future time.
These patterns help us explain plans clearly.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
We are going to clean the garden tomorrow.
Moderate / Add a little
I am meeting my cousin on Saturday.
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We can describe intentions with be going to and the base verb. Present continuous can describe an arranged future event when the context supplies a future time. These patterns help us explain plans clearly. Include a time or place if a listener needs to act on the information. Future meaning does not depend on one single tense form.
Read the first model carefully: “We are going to clean the garden tomorrow.” Notice how its words work together to communicate one clear meaning. The second model, “I am meeting my cousin on Saturday.”, shows a different use of the same lesson idea. Compare the choices rather than memorising a whole sentence. In a new situation, choose the meaning you need first, then select the words and structure that express it. Read or say the result once more to check that another person can understand it.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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