40 SENTENCES

STATE

I am a student.

I was a student.

I will be a student.

I have been a student for four years.

POSSESSION

You have a class.

You had a class.

You will have a class.

REAL FACT

There is a class today.

There was a class yesterday/today.

There will be a class tomorrow.

ACTION

1. She plays badminton.

2. She likes badminton.

3. She is playing badminton now.

4. She is playing badminton in the evening.

5. She has been playing badminton for two hours.

6. She has played badminton for her college team.

7. She played badminton yesterday.

8. She was playing badminton yesterday.

9. She will play badminton tomorrow.

10. She will be playing badminton tomorrow.

PASSIVE VOICE

1. Badminton is played by her.

2. Badminton is liked by her.

3. Badminton is being played by her now.

4. Badminton is being played by her in the evening.

5. Badminton has been played by her for her school team.

6. Badminton was played by her yesterday.

7. Badminton was being played by her yesterday.

8. Badminton will be played by her tomorrow.

There are no passive voice sentences for "She has been playing Badminton" and "She will be playing Badminton" type of sentences.

MODAL VERBS

1. I can help you.

2. I could help you.

3. I shall help you.

4. I should help you.

5. I may help you.

6. I might help you.

7. I must help you.

8. I would like to help you.

9. I have to help you.

10. I need to help you.

11. I ought to help you.

12. I used to help you.

CAN, COULD, SHALL, SHOULD, MAY, MIGHT, MUST, WOULD, NEED TO, HAVE TO, OUGHT TO, USE TO are called modal verbs.

So now we have seen 40 types of sentences. A small task....please make yes or no questions using these 40 types of sentences.

The answers are: STATE: 1. Am I a student? 2. Was I a student? 3. Will I be a student? 4. Have I been a student? POSSESSION 5. Do you have a class? 6. Did you have a class? 7. Will you have a class? REALITY 8. Is there a class today? 9. Was there a class today? 10. Will there be a class tomorrow? ACTION 11. Does she play badminton? 12. Does she like badminton? 13. Is she playing badminton now? 14. Is she playing badminton in the evening? 15. Has she been playing badminton for two hours? 16. Has she played badminton for her college team? 17. Did she play badminton yesterday? 18. Was she playing badminton yesterday? 19. Will she play badminton tomorrow? 20. Will she be playing badminton tomorrow? PASSIVE VOICE 21. Is Badminton played by her? 22. Is Badminton liked by her? 23. Is Badminton being played by her now? 24. Is Badminton being played by her in the evening? 25. Has Badminton been played by her for her school team? 26. Was Badminton played by her yesterday? 27. Was Badminton being played by her yesterday? 28. Will Badminton be played by her tomorrow? 29. Can I help you? 30. Could I help you? 31. Shall I help you? 32. Should I help you? 33. May I help you? 34. Must I help you? 35. Would you like to help me? 36. Do I have to help you? 37. Do I need to help you? 38. Do I ought to help you? 39. Did I use to help you?

There is no YES/NO question with MIGHT.

The verb used to ask questions are: 1. DO / 2. DOES 3. AM / 4. IS /5. ARE 6. WAS / 7. WERE 8. HAVE / 9. HAS 10. WILL / 11. DID 12. WOULD (Modal Verbs) These verbs are called CONVERSATIONAL VERBS as they help in starting and sustaining a conversation.

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