The document provides 28 rules for determining the correct form of verbs in sentences in English. It discusses topics such as subject-verb agreement, tense agreement with time phrases, use of auxillary verbs, and how conjunctions affect verb forms. The rules cover a wide range of verb types and structures.

1. What is right form of verb?
The appropriate / proper use of verb in the sentence is called “right form of
verb”.
Dear Learners,
First, read attentively each of the sentences mentioned before every rule. Then try to
comprehend each rule.
The boy eats rice. He changes it. She sings a song.
Our solar system consists of nine planets. All animals need water.
Rule-1: Subject 3rd person singular number n‡j present Indefinite Tense- G g~j verb Gi mv‡_ s ev es ,ies
‡hvM Ki‡Z n‡e| Ab¨ person ev plural number n‡j g~j verb- Gi mv‡_ s, es, ies ‡hvM Ki‡Z n‡e bv|
The sun rises in the east. The earth moves round the sun. Day comes after night.
The man smokes like a chain smoker. The British defeats Siraj-ud-Daullah in the battle of Palassay
Rule-2: If the sentence indicates universal truth /habitual fact/ historical event, the tense of the sentence
will be in present Indefinite.
He is blessed. You are happy. I am not always happy. There are two primary schools in our upazilla.
There was a doctor. There is a high school in our village. Two people were on the board.
Rule-3: Be verb ej‡Z Avgiv Present tense-G am, is, are Ges past tense-G was, were ‡K eywS| ZvB eªv‡K‡Ui RvqMvq
singular Gi †¶‡Î am, is, was Ges plural Gi †¶‡Î are, were emvB|
Rahul always disturbs the class. A good boy learns his lesson regularly. He sometimes comes here. He
occasionally travels Japan. We usually get up at 6 a. m. My mother takes her food at 10 pm normally.
Rule-4: If we find the words or phrases like “always, regularly, sometimes, often, generally, daily, everyday,
occasionally, usually, normally, nowadays, rarely, frequently, naturally, seldom, constantly, never, once a
year, every week, every year, on a week, at times, at present, now and then, all the time, once a week e.t.c
” in a sentence , the tense of that sentence will be present indefinite.
He heard Sadiya singing a song. My younger sister Sadiya came to me running. I went to market to
buy a book. I have finished reading the book.
Rule-5: If there is two verb in a simple sentence , the “ing” is needed to add with the second verb. But if
the second verb indicates purpose “to” is used before that verb instead of “ing”.
He is reading a novel now. Karim is going to college now. My mother was cooking then.
My parents are staying in London at this moment. I was working at that moment.
Rule-6: The tense of a sentence will be in present continuous/ progressive if the words/ phrases like “now,
at this moment, at the moment, Right now, This season, this year, continually, perpetually, forever” etc .
And the tense of a sentence will be in past continuous / progressive if the words / phrases like “then, at
that moment etc.”
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2. No sooner had we reached the college than the bell rang. Scarcely had the teacher entered the class room
when the student stood up. Hardly had Shimo left the college when /before it began to rain.
Rule-7: †Kvb Sentence G No sooner had ... than, Scarcely had ... when, Hardly had ...before _vK‡j cÖ g verb
Gi Past participle n‡e| Gi cieZ©x verb Gi Past form n‡e|
Note: ZvQvov, No sooner did --- than, scarcely did ---when/ before, Hardly did --- when/ before n‡j c‡ii
evK¨vsk Present indefinite tense Gi nq| †hgb : No sooner did he enter the station than the train leaves.
I will not let you do the work alone. You had better go home. You would rather go there. We must obey our
parents. I need not go there. How dare you speak with me? Karim can do the work. You may come
tomorrow. I can do the work. One should take care of one’s health. It may rain today. He could do the sum.
Rule-8: Had better, had rather, would better, would rather, must, can, could, may, might, shall, should,
will, would, need, dare, have to, has to , let, used to, am to, is to, are to, able to , allowed to, Gi ci g~j verb
Gi Present form nq| ZLb g~j verb- Gi mv‡_ s ev es e‡m bv wKsev ‡Kvb cwieZ©b I nq bv|
The work can be done within a month. The book must be finished immediately. The letter has been written
for an hour. The voice was heard at midnight. The table was removed at night. My pocket has been picked.
The frame was built. He was hanged for murder his Wife. The work has been done.
Rule-9: ev‡K¨i Subject hw` wbw®‹q nq Zvn‡j Passive voice nq|
I enjoy gossiping with my friends. They delayed paying with my friends. Would you mind taking a cup of
tea? He resists supporting me. I like taking juice. She avoids meeting me. I deny speaking to him. My brother
dislikes gossiping. I appreciated taking your suggestion. They considered giving us help. You always
contemplate making a plan. I detest smoking. Man must endure doing something well. He escaped dying. An
idle boy always excuses learning. Stop reading. Try to face challenging others. I have finished writing my
friends. Last night I missed meeting my friends. Neela felt like touching the clouds. He imagined gathering
his memories. Some students are involved in doing crime. At last the principal mentioned building another
building.
Rule-10: wKQy wKQy verb Av‡Q †h¸‡jvi c‡i object ev complement wn‡m‡e ïay gerund e‡m| G ai‡bi verb ¸‡jv wb‡P †`qv
njt admit, avoid, appreciate, consider, contemplate, delay, deny, detest, dislike, endure, enjoy, escape,
excuse, stop, face, finish, miss, feel like, forgive, give up, imagine, involve, mention, mind, postpone,
practice, resist, suggest, like.
The Headmaster and secretary of the school has
tendered his resignation.
The Magistrate and collector is efficient officer.
The UNO and secretary has signed on the
agenda.
The manager and marketing officer is present
there.
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The Headmaster and the secretary of the school
have tendered their resignation.
The Magistrate and the collector are efficient
officer.
The UNO and the secretary have signed on the
agenda.
The manager and the marketing officer are
present there.
Rule-11: hLb GKB e¨w³ ev e¯‘i `ywU Dcvwa‡K ‘and’ Øviv †hvM Kiv nq ZLb cÖ gwUi ïiy‡Z ïay ‘the’ emv‡Z nq Ges verb Gi
sigular form nq| wKš‘ hw` `ywU Dcvwai Av‡MB ‘the’ _v‡K ZLb `yBRb‡K eySvq Ges Gici verb plural nq|

3. One hundred dollars is a lot of money for a bottle of wine. Two hours is a long time to wait for a doctor.
93,000,000 miles is the distance from the sun to the earth. Fifty miles is a long distance.
Rule-12: Measurement of money, unit of distance, time Ges form G cÖKvk Ki‡Z singular verb e¨eüZ nq|
We went to the library with a view to reading there. Would you mind stopping gossiping? Without working
hard no one can prosper in life. I cannot help laughing/ hearing it. He couldn’t help performing the work.
By taking exercise regularly you can get fit. He went past leaving me. I am past caring what happens. He
came to me while working. I don’t mind taking it. He is worthy of doing anything. I look forward to
receiving it. They get used to playing football.
Rule-13: cÖ`Ë verb Gi c~‡e© mind, worth, without, by, past, while, cannot help, could not help, with a view to,
look forward to, would you mind, get used to,(be +used to),(be+ addicted to),(be + accustomed to),(be +
opposed to), (be+ adverse to ) or any preposition _vK‡j Gi ci verb Gi mv‡_- ing †hvM n‡e|
He came to do the work. He reads the novel to make a comment on it. They went there in order to save the
affected people. In order to collect more tax, new employees have been employed.
Rule-14: “Base form of verb/present form of verb” is used after the Preposition “to” and prepositional
phrase “in order to”.
He has gone out just now. The train has just reached the station. He has already completed M.A. Have You
ever been to Dhaka? I have seen him recently. You haven’t done it yet. Lately he has written a grammar
book.
Rule-15: Just, just now, already, yet, ever, lately, recently BZ¨vw` _vK‡j Present Perfect Tense n‡e|
He left home last night. I came home yesterday. I saw you long since. Ten years ago I lived in Paris.
A cyclone broke out last night. Before Christ, he preached Islam. We were in Paris at that time.
Rule-16: AZxZ wb‡`©kK kã ev phrase; †hgb-ago, long since, last, before, yesterday, last year, before long , long
since, long ago, in + year , in those days, at that time, at the last month , last week , once upon a time,
once, formerly. BZ¨vw` _vK‡j verb Gi Past Indefinite Tense n‡e|
He feels better now. My brother loves the countrymen. They want help from me now. I hope you are
well now. He believes me. He thinks about his life. I notice him go up the hill.
Rule-17: Think, notice, taste, feel, like, love, hope, suppose, hate, want, believe, wish, imagine BZ¨vw` verb
Gi Present Continuous Tense bv n‡q Present Indefinite Tense n‡e|
Mother makes the baby laugh. Please let me finish the work. He made me keep standing.
He got me to do it. I help him do the work.
Rule-18: Causative verbs (make, get, help, let, ) BZ¨vw`i †¶‡Î ïaygvÎ get Gi c‡i g~j verb Gi c~‡e© to emv‡bv hvq|
Ab¨vb¨ wØZxq verb ¸‡jvi Av‡M to e‡m bv| plain infinitive e‡j |
The committee is scheduled to meet at one o’clock. The jury is going to decide about the matter. The
committee are violently on debating the merits of the proposed system. The calls are arguing with one
another. The jury were divided in their opinions.
Rule-19: If collective noun works collectively, the verb will be singular, otherwise the verb will be plural.
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4. Mr. Rahman along with sons lives in Bangladesh. I with my brothers was present there. They together with
their father help the poor. I as well as my parents was present in the stadium.
Rule-20: As well as, with, accompanied with, along with, together with, in addition to BZ¨vw` Øviv `ywU subject
hy³ n‡j cª g subject Abyhvqx verb e‡m _v‡K|
The virtuous are always happy. The poor are born to suffer.The pious are always blessed. The illiterate have
been treated bitterly. The unfed are creating indiscipline.
Rule-21: Adjective Gi c~‡e © the em‡j Adjective wU plural common noun G cwiYZ nq| ZLb verb Gi iƒcI plural n‡e|
A number of people are waiting to see you. The number of stars in the sky seems countless. A large number
of countries are the members of the United Nations. The number of computer softwares is increasing every
year. The number of students is increasing day by day.
Rule-22: ev‡K¨i Subject, ‘A number of + plural noun’ n‡j plural verb Avi ‘the number of + plural noun’ n‡j
singular verb n‡e|
From the branch of a tree sings a bird. There goes the trainer. There go the two trainers.
From the branch sing two birds. Below the table sleeps a cat.
Rule-23: Prepositional phrase hy³ inverted sentence Ges here / there Øviv MwVZ ev‡K¨ verb subject †K AbymiY
K‡i|
The patent had died before the doctor came. The patient died after the doctor had come.
They had arrived here before you left. We reached home after it had started to rain.
Rule-24: Before Gi c~‡e © Past prefect tense Ges c‡i past Indefinite tense n‡e| Avi After Gi c~‡e © Past Indefinite
Tense Ges c‡i Past perfect tense n‡e|
Many years have passed since his father died. Five years have passed since I saw you. It is many
years since I came to Dhaka. It was many years since they had first met. It was long since I had seen her
last. He talks as if he were leader. He speaks as though he knew everything. He behaves as if
he did everything. She proceeded as though I had not spoken. He spoke as though he had known all.
Rule-25: Since, As if, as though (‡hb A‡_©)- Gi 1g As‡k Present Tense _vK‡j c‡ii As‡k Past Indefinite Tense n‡e
wKš ‘ G‡`i 1g Ask Past Indefinite Tense Gi n‡j c‡ii As‡ k Past Perfect Tense n‡e|
Not only Julia but also Georgette wants to visit the zoo. Not only Julia but also all of the grandchildren
want to visit the zoo. Neither Miss Brown not Jane writes on the blackboard. Neither the teacher nor
the students write on the blackboard. Not only I but also my brothers were present there.
Rule-26: Correlative conjunctions; ‡hgb- Not only but ..... also, neither….... nor, either …... Or, Øviv MwVZ evK¨
Zv‡`i wbKUeZ©x subject Abyhvqx verb Gi iƒc n‡q _v‡K|
I fancy I turned pale. It is high time he changed his bad habits. I wish I sang a song. It is time we left
the place. I wish I did M. A.
Rule-27: it is high time, it is time, wish, fancy BZ¨vw`i c‡ii clause wUi verb Past Indefinite Tense n‡e|
But: It is time for me to do the work. It is no good/ no use telling a lie.
He speaks as if he were mad. He acts as though he were a king. She walks as if she were an elephant. She
looks as if she were a moon. The prince roared as if he were a tiger. I wish I were a bird.
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5. Rule-28: ‘as if, as though, wish’ ‡Kvb ev‡K¨i Conjunction wn‡m‡e e¨en«Z n‡j Ges Zv hw` ev‡K¨ †Kvb Am¤¢e Kíbv cÖKvk
K‡i Zv‡K, ZLb wØZxq ev‡K¨i subject Gi ci ‘were’ e‡m|
I got the work done by him. I have my rice cooked. I had my letter written. He ran away having taken
the money. The principal desired the notice to be hung. You will have heard the name of Haji.
Rule-29: me Perfect tense G g~jZ verb Gi past participle nq| GQvov I to be, having Ges get Gi ciI verb Gi
past participle nq|
He ran fast lest he should miss the train. Walk fast lest you should miss the class. Write quickly lest you
should become late. Read diligently lest you should fail in the exam. Hurry up lest you should be late.
Rule-30: Lest hy³ ev‡K¨ conjunction wn‡m‡e e¨eüZ n‡j wØZxq As‡ki Subject Gi c‡i Should e‡m| Zvici g~j verb Gi
base form nq|
Nobody is here. Everybody helps when there is a crisis. Somebody wants to speak to you.
Nobody believes a liar. Everyone is allowed. No one is allowed to enter.
Rule-31: †Kvb ev‡K¨ hw` Each, Any, Every, Everyone, Every, Thing, Some One, No One, Nothing, Anything,
Somebody, Any Body, Any One, Many A, Either, Neither, Who, Whatever cÖf„wZ Subject A_ev distributive
pronoun Ges Indefinite pronoun _v‡K Z‡e Gi ci verb Gi Singular form nq|
The news is shocking to me. Statistics is my favorite subject. Student politics creates indiscipline in
the university campus. Mathematics is a difficult subject. Ethics is the study of moral duties principles and
values. His whereabouts (location) is not good. The wages of sin is death. Dynamics is not taught here.
Rule-32: News, Politics, Mathematics, Civics, Electronics, Dynamics, Economics, Physics, Gallows, Statistics,
Ethics, Economics, Innings, Bonafides(cªK…Z, mij wek¦v‡m), Optics, Wages, Whereabouts(position), G k㸇jvi
mv‡_ ‘S’ ¯^vfvweK wbq‡g hy³ n‡q‡Q| Plural A‡_© bq| ZvB G‡`i ci verb Gi singular form nq|
The circumstances are bad. Cattle are grazing in the field. Vegetables give us energy to live.
No orders have yet been passed. People are working in the field. Quarries sometimes bring hazards.
Rule-33: People, aristocracy, artillery, clergy, gentry(ivRb¨e‡M©i cieZx© m¤úª`vq) , poultry, folk, vermin, nobility,
majority, peasantry, public, audience, cattle, vegetables, goods, circumstances, marks, pains, studies,
works, customs, airs, premises, arms, irons, manners, quarries, amends(compensation), pliers (pair of),
tongs (pair of), parts, letters, out of sorts, out of spirits, orders BZ¨vw`i ci plural verb e¨eüZ nq| G†`i true
plural noun ejv nq|
Scissors are necessary to cut clothes. This trousers suit we well. The spectacles look black. Shorts are
very easy to put on. Her jaws have increased her beauty.
Rule-34: Scissors, parts, trousers, spectacles, binoculars, ashes, alms(begging), assets, amends,
auspices(sponsor), billiards, measles, shears(scissors), annals(el©wjwc), jaws G¸‡jv ej‡Z Avgiv `yB As‡k hy³ eywS
e‡j G‡`i‡K pair noun ejv nq Ges G‡`i c‡i verb plural nq| But “The pair of scissors is on the table” is correct.
They will have reached by this time. He will have returned by Monday next. I will have finished the book by
2015. By this time, you will have heard the name of Rabindranath. My father will have come by next month.
Rule-35: By this time/by + mgq (by morning, by Sunday, etc) _vK‡j evK¨wU mvaviYZ Future Perfect Tense G n‡e|
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6. His father died last year. The fog dispersed. The book belongs to me. A quarrel ensues this
crisis. Our family consists of five members.
Rule-36: Die, occur, belong, issue, continue, appear, disappear, wonder, consist, and pursue (AbymiY
Kiv).BZ¨vw` Verb Gi Passive voice nq bv |
He said that he needed some money. She replied that she felt better. I found that he was ill.
They said that they were in a bad condition. She believed that I would help her.
Rule-37: Sequence of Tense Abymv‡i †Kvb Complex sentence Gi principal clause hw` past Tense G _v‡K Zvn‡j Zvi
Subordinate clause wU I Past Tense G n‡Z nq|
Twelve dozen are enough for me. The deer are grazing in the field. The cattle give us flesh and milk.
Two pair of shoes have been bought. Five sheep were there.
Rule-38: Dozen, pair, sheep, deer, cattle G¸‡jv Plural number G¸‡jvi ci verb plural n‡e|
Some of the water is pure in Buriganga. Some of the employees have returned. Many of the boys
were playing. All of the ice is being melted.
Rule-39: Some of, all of, many of, more of, most of BZ¨vw`i ci uncountable noun _vK‡j verb singular Avi hw`
countable noun _v‡K Zvn‡j verb plural n‡e|
I enjoy playing cricket, watching TV and driving a car. I have already finished the work and checked the
result. The children enjoyed watching TV and listening to music. The puppy stood up slowly, wagged its tail
blinked its eyes and barked. I have finished writing the thesis and saved the file. He went to market and
bought a new shirt. He was singing and dancing. She has gone and locked the door. He laughs and speaks
and cries. You should write, read and memorize.
Rule-40: Parallel structure A_©vr GKB sentence G GKB ai‡bi verb Gi form e¨envi Ki‡Z nq | ‘And’ Øviv hy³ `ywU
clause Gi verb GKB tense Gi n‡e| G‡K parallelism e‡j|
He approves of knowing about it. You should give up smoking. We are looking forward to getting good jobs.
They are accustomed to sleeping late on weekends. The thief confessed to stealing the book. They are very
keen on learning lesson. I admit to doing the crime. He cares for meeting me. I am used to reading
gambling. I thought about reading the journal. They counted on paying the bill. It depends on helping you.
She leaves of telling a lie. He insisted on doing it. I have on objection to giving it to you. Don’t put off doing
anything important for tomorrow. They succeeded in getting good marks.
Rule-41: wKQy wKQy verb phrase Av‡Q †h ¸‡jvi c‡i ing-verb nq| G iKg verb ¸‡jv wb‡b¥ †`qv njt Keen on, admit to ,
give up, are for, be used to, think about, count on, depend on, rely on, leave of, insist on, objection to, put
off, succeed in, confessed to, accustomed to, approve of.
If he works hard, he will shine in life. If you run in the rain, you will catch cold. If he came, I would go. If I
had a typewriter, I would type myself. If I had seen him, I would have told him the matter. Had I known this
before, I would have informed it in time.
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7. Rule-42: If, Had, In case BZ¨vw` Øviv MwVZ conditional sentence-G GK cv‡k present indefinite n‡j Ab¨ cv‡k will,
shall n‡e, Avi past indefinite n‡j would n‡e; past perfect n‡j would have n‡e|
The scenery of Cox’s Bazaar is charming. The wages of sin is death. The news comes through newspaper.
The poetry grows inquisitiveness to know the nightingale world. The United States of America dominates
other countries in the world.
Rule-43: Information, scenery, machinery, advice, furniture, news, wages, poetry, issue, brick, hair,
alphabet, luggage, politics, the United States of America BZ¨vw` k‡ãi †Kvb Plural iƒc †bB| ZvB G‡`i c‡i verb Gi
singular form nq|
Time and tide waits for none. Rice and curry is our natty and gritty food. Weal and woe comes by turn. Tea
and coffee is my favorite drink. Slow and steady wins the race. Bread and butter is available everywhere.
A hue and cry was raised.
Rule-44: `ywU wfboe ai‡bi Noun ‘And’ w`‡q hy³ n‡q ev‡K¨ Subject Gi RvqMvq em‡j Ges GKwU gvÎ Abyf~wZ ev fvev_© cÖKvk
Ki‡j Zv‡K Parcel (package) subject e‡j| G‡`i ci verb singular form G nq|
Two and two makes four. Two and three make five. Three and five form eight. Four and four
makes eight. Four and six forms ten.
Rule-45: mvaviYZ `ywU †Rvo msL¨v ‘and’ Øviv hy³ n‡q ev‡K¨ subject wn‡m‡e em‡j verb singular nq Ges we‡Rvo-we‡Rvo wKsev
†Rvo-we‡Rvo Subject wn‡m‡e ‘and’ Øviv hy³ n‡j verb plural n‡e|
One-third of the mangoes have been eaten. Two-thirds of the students have come. One- fourth of the work is
done. One-third of the students are given the prize. Two-fourths of the people are poor. Three-fourths of
the people have joined the function. Half of the students are present today.
Rule-46: fMoevs‡ki †¶‡Î (One-third, One-fourth, half, Two-seventh) fMoevs‡ki c‡i GKwU of _vK‡e Ges of Gi c‡ii
noun hw` GKePb nq Zvn‡j verb GKePb Avi hw` eûePb nq Zvn‡j verb wU eûePb n‡e|
He has reading the book for two hours. It has been raining since morning. I have been playing for an hour.
The man has been suffering from fever for 7 days. It has been raining since Monday.
Rule-47: Point of time (wbw`©ó mgq) eySv‡j since Ges period of time (Awbw`©ó mgq) eySv‡j for e‡m| G‡¶‡Î Present
perfect continuous tense n‡e|
Where did you go yesterday? When are you going? What do you want? How did he come here yesterday?
Why do you like traveling? Which pen do you want? Whose car did you borrow?
Rule-48: What, how, when, where, which, whose, whom, who, why BZ¨vw` Wh-words hy³ Interrogative
sentence-G tense Abyhvqx auxiliary verb subject Gi c~‡e© em‡e|
All men were present. All boys work together. All face their own fate. All are bound to serve over duty. All
that glitters is not gold.
Rule-49: All Gi c‡i Plural verb e‡m wKš‘ cÖev` ev‡K¨ ev Proverbial word Gi c‡i verb singular nq|
Mr Helal, Our English teacher, loved me more than he loves/loved other students. Shahin was as intelligent
as his sister was/is. You were as to your brother is/ was. He worked her than he thinks/ thought. Insan is as
popular as Mr Shamim is.
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8. Rule-50: Complex sentence Gi Subordinate clause wU‡Z hw` than, as.....as, as to, more than BZ¨vw` conjunction
_v‡K Zvn‡j Principal clause past tense n‡jI Subordinate clause wU †h †Kvb tense Gi n‡Z cv‡i|
Many a man was present in the party. Many a man gets the prize of the flattery. Many a boy comes to me for
help. A great many books were bought yesterday. A great many people were present in the meeting.
Rule-51: Many a Gi c‡ii noun I verb DfqwUB GKePb nq Ges A great many Gi c‡ii noun I verb DfqwU eûePb
nq|
It is I who am/ was/ will be present in the class. The students who were absent yesterday must stand up. It is
you who are their teacher. This is the book which is an effective grammar. This is the house that was once a
storied house.
Rule-52: Relative pronoun who/ which/ that Gi ci k~b¨¯’vb †`qv _vK‡j be verb wU relative pronoun Gi
antecedent (A_©vr c~e©eZ©x noun/pronoun) Gi person I number Ges sequence of tense Abymv‡i n‡e|
Mother asked me to go to bed. He helped me to do/do it. (help verb Gi c‡i bare infinitive -I n‡Z cv‡i |) My
father advised me to read regularly. He requested you to cut the budget.
Rule-53: verb+ noun/ pronoun Gi ci k~Y¨¯’v‡b verb †`Iqv _vK‡j Zv infinitive (s + v + n/p + infinitive) n‡e|
To walk/ walking in the morning is a good exercise. To take/taking physical exercise helps one to be fit.
Eating balanced diet is health rule. The reading of newspaper helps us a lot to learn more. Swimming is the
best practice to keep body fit.
Rule-54: Gerund, infinitive A_ev verbal noun Gi ci verb singular n‡e|
I request that the matter be secret. She ignores the suggestion that she gets. He proposes me that we
always remove disputes. He urges me that we do not bargain. None suggests that the process is wrong.
Rule-55: Ask, demand, desire, insist, prefer, ignore, propose, request, suggest, urge BZ¨vw` present tense G
_vK‡j Ges G`‡i c‡i that _vK‡j complement wUi g~j verb Gi present form nq|
Mina says/ will say that she goes back to market. Luna says that she will study law. They will say that none
defeats him. I say to him that we will settle the disputes. Many said to me that time and tide waits for none.
Rule-56: Principal clause Gi verb wU hw` present/ Future tense Gi nq, Z‡e Subordinate clause Gi verb ‡h †Kvb
form n‡Z cv‡i|
He said that he had gone Dhaka yesterday.
Rule-57: Indirect Speech G Reporting Verb Gi hw` Past Tense _v‡K Zvn‡j eÜbx¯’ Verb G Abyiƒc Past Tense nq|
He said that he would buy a computer next day. I told them that I would go there next year. He said that he
would do better next week. I told him that they should resign next day.
Rule-58: Main clause Gi verb wU past tense Gi n‡j Ges c‡ii As‡k next Gi c‡i day, week, month, year cÖf„wZi
D‡jLø _vK‡j D³ As‡k would or should e‡m Ges eªv‡K‡Ui verb wUi present form nq|
She made a cup of tea. She did not make a cup of tea. (Neg.) Did she make a cup of tea? (Int.)
She does not make a cup of tea. (Neg.) Does she make a cup of tea? (Int.)
Rule-59: hw` †Kvb Sentence G Be verb bv _v‡K ‡m‡¶‡Î Negative ev Interrogative Kivi mgq Present Indefinite
Tense G 3rd person singular subject Gi Rb¨ does e¨envi Ki‡Z n‡e Ges ZLb gyj verb Gi ‘s’ ev ‘es’ Zz‡j w`‡Z n‡e|
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9. Ab¨vb¨ Subject Gi ‡ejvq do e¨eüZ n‡e| Past Indefinite Tense n‡j me subject Gi mv‡_B did e¨eüZ n‡e Ges ZLb gyj
verb Gi present form e¨eüZ n‡e|
I saw a bird while walking in the garden. I saw a bird while I was walking in the garden. Do not make a
noise while your father is sleeping. Do not switch the TV on while your brother will be reading.
Rule-60: While Gi ci ciB hw` †Kvb verb e¨eüZ nq Zvn‡j D³ verb Gi mv‡_ ing h³y Ki‡Z nq| wKš ‘ While Gi c‡i hw`
Subject _v‡K Zvn‡j Gi c‡ii AskwU Present Continuous Tense/Past Continuous Tense/future Continious n‡e|
The next day will be holiday. He will come tomorrow.
Rule-61: Tomorrow, next day, later etc. _vK‡j Future Indefinite Tense n‡e|
Would that I could go to college.
Rule-62: If “would that” is placed at the beginning of sentence, then “could” is used after the subject.
And after “could” base form of verb is used.
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Practice the following exercise:
1. The moon (shine)------- at night.
2. Flowers (be)---------- gift of nature.
3. It (dew)-------- in Winter.
4.The rich (be)------ not always happy.
5.The virtuous (be)--------blessed.
6.The pious (be)---------- happy.
7.Ice (float)--------- on water .
8. He (carry)-------- an umbrella daily.
9.What you (do)--------- now?
1o.Why Mr.Peter (look)-------- so angry?
11.You (watch)------------- television often?
12. He usually (go) ------ to school
by bus. But today he (go) --------- by train.
13.Size do not matter (chop) --------- wood.
14.The baby (cry) ---------- because it is hungry
now.
15.What you (go) --- to drink now?
16. He (return)--------- home just now.
17.The play just(began)---------.
18.he not yet (finish)-----.
19.I just (have)-------- a snack.
20.Have you ever(be)-------- to Cox’s Bazaar?
21. Why she (look)------- so nervous?
22. My brother just (move)------ to new place.
23.I can not help (listen)------- them.
24.You (see)------ her lately.
25.I have a boy (come)----------- from the
orphanage.
26.We are none of us (get)-------- any younger?
27. I do not mind (have)---------- asparagus.
28.I saw him (go)---------- to the town.
29.I answered (thank)----------- her.
30.The old sailor went away (leave)------ the
marriage guest.