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In day to day life, we are surrounded by an event that teaches us the way to live happily.

Learning is a spontaneous process that grows gradually.

After these words, we use the ING form following the preposition "to". Confess, admit, dedicated, devoted, committed, opposed, used to, accustomed, look forward, get around etc.

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What is the difference between switch off/on and turn off/on?

What are the differences between cheat on someone and cheat someone? Cheat on someone means being unfaithful in marriage. Cheat someone means to trick or deceive someone.

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(show up)
to arrive somewhere in order to join a group of people, especially late or unexpectedly:

I invited him for eight o'clock, but he didn't show up until 9.30.

We were expecting 30 people to come, but half of them never showed up.

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8. Sooner or later, fashion comes full circle.

9. She will have to face reality sooner or later.

10. Sooner or later he'll tire of politics.

11. House prices have to go up sooner or later.

12. His wife's bound to find out sooner or later.

13. This was bound to happen sooner or later.

14. Mark my words. —I shall revenge sooner or later.

15. The police will find him sooner or later.

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Fall behind (something)

To fail to do something fast enough or on time:

He didn’t want to fall behind in his studies.

We can’t afford to fall behind our competitors.

If you fall behind with the rent, you will be asked to leave.

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Set sth/sb on fire: If you set fire to something or if you set it on fire, you start it burning in order to damage or destroy it. : 1-A peace activist had set herself on fireएक शांति कार्यकर्ता ने खुद को आग लगा ली थी. 2-They set fire to vehicles outside that building उन्होंने उस इमारत के बाहर खड़े वाहनों में आग लगा दी. 3-Lightning set several buildings on fire बिजली गिरने से कई इमारतों में आग लग गई।.

Set someone or something free (from something): To liberate someone or something from imprisonment or confinement. 1-The birds were set free. 2-After three years the prisoner was set free.

Get someone wrong: To be offended because you do not understand someone correctly: 1- Don’t get me wrong – I like your haircut, I’m just surprised you cut it so short.

Instead Of +VB1+ing+obj कोई काम करने के वजाय (किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु के आलावा). in place of someone or something: You can go instead of me if you want. 2-Focus on small goals instead of big ones. 3-You probably picked up my keys instead of yours.

In spite of +VB1+ing+obj कोई काम करने के बावजूद. We use in spite of to express a contrast between two things. But one may use “Despite” for formal use. 1-He got the job in spite of his prison record. 2-John’s company is doing extremely well despite the recession. 3-She is cheerful in spite of his illness.

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Lie verb (SPEAK FALSELY) to say or write something that is not true in order to deceive someone: 1-You always lie 2-When you were young, you lied a lot. 3-You have just lied. 4- He lies. 5-He is lying.

Lie verb /laɪ/ (POSITION) लेटना या आराम करना to be in or move into a horizontal position on a surface 1-Why do you lie on sofa daily. 2- He lay on the sofa all day. 3-I have lain on this bed three times. 4-He lies on this sofa daily. 5- I am lying on the sofa.

Lay verb /leɪ/ (PUT DOWN) to put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a particular purpose:: 1-Lay the book on the table. 2-He laid the bag on the floor. 3-She has laid her clothes in the cupboard. 4- The hen lays eggs. 5-The hen is laying eggs


Lie verb If something lies in a particular place, position, or direction, it is in that place, position, or direction: 1-The river lies 30 km to the south. 2-There are several houses lying empty in the town. (कस्बे में कई घर खाली पड़े हैं।

Shed noun /ʃed/ A small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things: 1-A tool/storage shed. 2-Acow shed. 3-We keep our bikes in the shed.

Shed verb /ʃed/ (past tense and past participle shed) To lose a covering, such as leaves, hair, or skin, because it falls off naturally, or to drop something in a natural way or by accident: 1-The trees shed their leaves in autumn. 2-They ran down to the water, shedding clothes as they went. 3-She shed a few tears at her daughter’s wedding.

Shed light on something : To provide information about something or to make something easier to understand: 1-Tracking technologies have shed light on the birds’ social nature. 2-Recent research has shed light on the causes of the disease. 3-Can you shed light on this problem?

The word mind is used as a noun and verb to give a good expression in English the word mind is used as a verb.....

Wonder verb /ˈwʌn.dɚ/ (To want to know something; to ask yourself questions about something) : कुछ जानना चाहना; कुछ जानने को उत्‍सुक होना Shouldn’t you phone home? Your parents will be wondering where you are.

Used as a polite way of asking a question or of asking somebody to do something (शिष्‍टतापूर्वक पूछने या अनुरोध करने के लिए प्रयुक्त शब्‍द). I wonder if you could help me.

1- I wonder what the future holds for you and me. 2-She wondered who’d sent her the mysterious email. 3-I was wondering if you’d like to come to the cinema with me this evening?

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If you do something successfully to express it you can say I nail it.

A bare infinitive is a base form of a verb.

Once we dive in English grammar, there are varieties of elements. Hence, to master it one needs to learn it. But the bare infinitive is nothing but the base form of a verb.



As we already have discussed the infinitive verb or full infinitive verb. The verb that is always followed by “to” like to go, to help. For some examples:

I am going to market to buy a pen

They were looking to meet you.

We are planning to go to the movie.

Therefor the sentence as mentioned above are comprising with the full infinitive verb (to go, to meet, to buy). Hence, these are called the full infinitive verb.

Many English learners know this form of the infinitive that is comprising with “to” only.

But bare infinitive exist

What is a bare infinite verb?

A form of the verb that remains in its base form is called the bare infinitive verb. In other words, the infinitive without ‘to’ is called the bare infinitive.

Its usage.

As we know that the all model auxiliary verb takes the verb base form.

I shall go there.

They will come today.

You should follow the rules.

She would call you.

You may try it.

She might come today.

John must attend this meeting.

You ought to respect elders.

She can resolve it.

Certainly here we can say the all verb in the above sentences marked bold are in the base form. Hence, we can say that the bare infinitive verbs are used with model auxiliary verbs.

We use bare infinitive with causative verbs.

I made him clean my room.

Let him go.

I have my son complete a math exercise.

I’m going to have my haircut tomorrow.

He helped me receive my certificate.

I help him reach here.

I help the teacher speak English.

Teachers help students aggregate good marks.

She helps her child solve the math question.

We use the bare infinitive after the phrasal verb better had.

We had better take something to eat, or we will be hungry later.

It’s getting late. You’d better leave now, or you will miss your bus.

I had better go to bed, I have to be up early tomorrow.

You’d better shut up! (warning)

My team had better win tonight. (hope)

You’d better take an umbrella, or you will get wet.

He’d better remember to wear a neck-tie, or they won’t let him in the restaurant.

I think I had better take them, or they will get lost.

Similarly, in all the sentences as listed above comprises with a bare infinitive those all are in bold.

Hence, the bottom line is, all the verb that remains in its base form, it is a bare infinitive.

Must learn these important topics.

What is a verb?

Non-finite verb infinitive.

Gerund verb.

Participle grammar.

Model verb.

Use of could.

Would.

Should.

May and might.

Must.

Used to.

Linking verb.

Transitive and intransitive verb.

Primary verb.

Regular and irregular verb.

Causative verb

Will and shall.

Use of other, others, and another.

It has other names like a semi or marginal model.

It becomes significant to know the use of need and dare model verbs. Since these two verbs have two different attributes, one model and another main verb.



Use of need

As we know that need is a semi-model verb, since it plays both roles, as a model or a main verb.

Generally, we use “need” to form a negative sentence, since using it as an affirmative look uncommon.

You needn’t take off your shoes. (negative)

You need take off your shoes. (affirmative)

You need go there. (as a model)

You need to go there. (as a main verb)

He need talk to me. (as a model)

He needs to talk to me. (as a main verb)

You need not go there. (as a model)

You don’t need to go there. (as a main verb)

Need we write it down? (as a model)

Do we need to write it down? (as a main verb)

You needn’t have waited for me. (You waited for me, but it wasn’t necessary.)

I didn’t need to buy any books. (main verb)

Remember that main verb need is followed by to, and it changes with person, number and tense (I, you, we, they need to; she, he, it needs to; I, you, she, he, it, we, they needed to).

Use of dare.

As we know that dare is a semi-model verb, since it plays both roles, as a model or a main verb.

Dare meaning as challenge somebody.

Go on, I dare you.

Some snakes can bite, but I dare you to hold this big snake.

Dare meaning as ‘to be brave enough or rude enough to do something’.

If Sally dares (to) go there again, she’ll be in big trouble! (ordinary verb)

He doesn’t dare (to) go there. (as a main verb)

No one dares (to) go there. (as a main verb)

No one dare go there. (semi-modal verb)

Does anyone dare (to) go there? (as a main verb)

Dare anyone go there? (semi-modal verb)

Doesn’t he dare (to) go there? (as a main verb)

Daren’t he go there? (semi-modal verb)

Typical error
We don’t use the infinitive with to after semi-modal dare in the expression How dare you:

How dare you suggest she was lazy!

Not: How dare you to suggest…

Must read these important topics.

What is a verb?

Non-finite verb infinitive.

Gerund verb.

Participle grammar.

Model verb.

Use of could.

Would.

Should.

May and might.

Must.

Used to.

Linking verb.

Transitive and intransitive verb.

Primary verb.

Regular and irregular verb.

Causative verb

Will and shall.

Use of other, others, and another.

Linking verb plays a vital role to compose precise and persuasive points.

When I visit several grammar learner Facebook groups. Certainly, I spot many learners showering questions about active and passive voice. Many of them even answer with flaws. Hence the knowledge of linking verb or action verb is vital.



How to spot a linking verb?

Before understanding the attribute of a linking verb. We should understand its opponent that is an action verb. Knowing the action verbs make it easy to spot a linking verb.

Action verb interprets what’s the subject of a sentence is doing. It expresses the physical and mental actions. Action verb helps readers to know the subject activity or efforts that yield the result. There are two types of action verbs, transitive and intransitive.

John cooks food. in this sentence, a reader can spot easily the activity or action that John is putting to cook. Hence the word “cook” is an action verb. There are many but a few of the action verbs are here.

ActAnswerApproveArrangeBreakBuildBuyCoachColorCoughCreateCompleteCryDanceDescribeDrawDrinkEatEditEnterExitImitateInventJumpLaughLieListenPaintPlanPlayReadReplaceRunScreamSeeShopShoutSingSkipSleepSneezeSolveStudyTeachTouchTurnWalkWinWriteWhistleYankZip

Linking verb.

Unlike action verbs, a linking verb only assists to know about the subject state. In other words, a linking verb describes the subject of a sentence. A linking verb is called a linking verb because it links the subject to a subject complement

John is a good cook. In this sentence, a reader is getting the information about John, not the action or activity. Certainly the word “is” is a linking verb. Linking verbs connect the subject to a predicate noun or a predicate adjective.

The most common linking verbs are (am, is, are, was, were, has been, are being, might be, become, seem, appear, seem, stay, feel, look, smell, taste, grow remain, sound, turn, etc.).

For examples,

I am a teacher.

She is a beautiful girl.

They are players.

That shirt was black.

Those students were intelligent.

He seems angry.

It smells garlicky.

The some time some of the linking verb may be an action verb.

He appears sad. (linking)

He appears all of sudden before me. (action)

Must read these topics.

What is a verb?

Non-finite verb infinitive.

Gerund verb.

Participle grammar.

Model verb.

Use of could.

Would.

Should.

May and might.

Must.

Used to.

Transitive and intransitive verb.

Primary verb.

Regular and irregular verb.

Causative verb

Will and shall.

Use of other, others, and another.

Why the use of will and shall confuse us?

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Generally, the use of will and shall appear to anticipate something or commit something to the future. Shall is used with 1st person and will with the others.

But, when we listen to somebody talking and is violating the rules, as we have learned in traditional grammar. Since grammar renders the use of the modal verb shall with the first person I and we. But in the real-world people are putting it differently. Like, with the first person “I and we”, they are using the modal verb “will”. This question is lingering in the mind in the quest for satisfactory results about the use of will and shall.



Clarity on the use of will and shall

Certainly, the trend causes to the language too. Since the graph as demonstrated renders the trend that how the usage of will increase by the passage of the time.

Use of shall

Traditionally and formally the use of shall appears with the first person pronoun. The use of “shall” is more formal in usage.

I shall go.

We shall work on it.

But it is limiting its usage. In the American tradition use of shall is lacking. But the majority of British still follow the traditional patterns.

Remember: most of the computer strategy is designed and implemented by the American. Hence typing the model verb “will” with “I” does not show errors and we find it tough to understand.

Use of will

Similarly, the use of will is with all persons except the first person “I and we”.

He will go tomorrow.

They will finish this project.

You will present this data.

She will manage this.

Some facts about the use of will and shall

As we know there are many models to use in the present and past. But in the future, we are left with only two as will and shall.

In the present if we need to emphasize or show importance we use.

You should do it. (in general terms)

You must do it. (emphasizing or showing priority)

But in the present when we need to emphasize or show importance. We need to switch the place of shall and will with each other.



Clearly, it reveals that the use of will shall exchange its position to emphasize the sentence or to express the importance.

You shall finish this work by end of the day. (showing duty, importance, or emphasizing)

We will finish this work by end of the day. (showing duty, importance, or emphasizing).

Shall for the suggestion.

Surely, shall is still used in the formation of questions. But to express the meaning of suggestion and advice.

For example,

Shall we go now?

Shall we go to the movie later?

Who shall we invite to the party?

What shall we do after we’ve watched the film?

Remember: in the all sentence as mentioned the meaning of shall is similar to the should, but not exactly.

Must read these important topic.

Non-finite verb infinitive.

Gerund verb.

Participle grammar.

Model verb.

Use of could.

Would.

Should.

May and might.

Must.

Used to.

Transitive and intransitive verb.

Primary verb.

Regular and irregular verb.

Will and shall.

Use of other, others, and another.

How many words should I learn to speak English?

The importance of regular and irregular verbs.

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Regular verb.

As, In English, there are a variety of rules and conditions. When we need to change the tenses. Then we need to change the form of the verb. Generally, all verbs are in their base form (help, tell, remember, and so on). But to form the past simple and past participle, the verb has to change its form. Thus if a verb changes its form to the past simple or the past participle and after changing, it adds -ed or d at last. So it is a regular verb. Probably, It counts about 80% of the verbs.

For examples,

Base formPast simplePast participleHelpHelpedHelpedInformInformedInformedReachReachedReachedReceiveReceivedReceived

Irregular verb.

As we noticed that the verb after changing its form for the past simple or the past participle. Or, It adds additional words as -ed or -d. Therefore if a verb after changing its form for the past simple or past participle does not add -ed or -d at its end. Then it is known as irregular verbs.

For examples,

Base formPast simplePast participleComeCameComeGoWentGoneSendSentSentBuildBuiltBuilt

I short, we experienced that the verb form ending with -ed or -d in its past simple or participle. Hence it is a regular In contrast, others are irregular verbs.

Types of irregular verbs.

Generally, there are about 200 irregular verbs. Concerning, These verb can be divided into for kinds.

Verb with the same base form, in the past simple and past participle

Base formPast simplePast participleHitHitHitHurtHurtHurtLetLetLetCutCutCut

2- The Verb which have the same past simple and past participle

Base formPast simplePast participleFeelFeltFeltHaveHadHadMakeMadeMadeSellSoldSold

3- Verbs which have the same base form and past participle.

Base formPast simplePast participleComeCameComeBecomeBecameBecameRunRanRun

4-The verbs which have a different base form, past simple and past participle

Base formPast simplePast participleDrinkDrankDrunkEatAteEatenFallFellFallenSwimSwamSwum

In short, it is now transparent that how import these verbs play the role. So, understanding its attribute help to form the correct sentences. Similarly the other parts of the verb. Certainly it has its value to form a precise sentence.

Hence, do not forget to learn these topics. Since these, all are the complements of each other. In conclusion, I expect some of your feedback. Again, I would request not to miss these important topics.

Non-finite verb infinitive.

Gerund verb.

Participle grammar.

Model verb.

Use of could.

Would.

Should.

May and might.

Must.

Used to.

Transitive and intransitive verb.

Primary verb.

Regular and irregular verb.

Will and shall.

Use of other, others, and another.

How many words do we need to learn to speak English fluently?