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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Present Continuous Tense
It is used to express a continued or ongoing action at present time. It expresses an action which is in progress at the time of speaking. For example, a person says, “I am writing a letter”. It means that he is in the process of writing a letter right now. Such actions which are happening at time of speaking are expressed by present continuous tense. Present Continuous tense is also called Present progressive tense.
Rules. Auxiliary verb “am or is or are” is used in sentence. 1st form of verb or base verb + ing (present participle) is used as main verb in sentence.
Structure of sentence
Positive Sentence
• Subject + auxiliary verb + main verb-ing (Present participle) + object
• Subject + am/is/are + (1st form of verb or base verb + ing) + object
If the subject is “I” then auxiliary verb “am” is used after subject in sentence.
If the subject is “He, She, It, singular or proper name” then auxiliary verb “is” is used after subject in sentence.
If subject is “You, They or plural” then auxiliary verb “are” is used after subject in sentence.
The participle “ing” is added to the 1st form of verb i.e. going (go) writing (write)
Examples
I am playing cricket.
He is driving a car
They are reading their lessons.
Negative Sentence
• Subject + auxiliary verb + not + main verb-ing (Present participle) + object
• Subject + am/is/are + not + (1st form of verb + ing) + object
Rules for using auxiliary verbs (am or is or are) after subject in negative sentences are same as mentioned above.
Examples.
I am not playing cricket.
He is not driving a car
They are not reading their lessons.
Present Simple Tense
It is used to express an action in present time, habitual or usual
actions or daily event or universal fact. It is used to express an
action in present time which is usually done on a regular basis. For
example a student says, “I go to school”. It is a daily activity of a
student to go to school, so such actions are expressed by present
simple tense. Another example is, “I work in a factory”. It tells about a
usual action of a person that he works in a factory on regular basis.
Rules. 1st form of verb or base verb is used as main verb in sentence.
Positive Sentence
• Subject + Main verb + Object
• Subject + 1st form of verb (or base verb) + Object
Note: If the subject in a sentence is “he, she, it, singular or proper noun” then “s” or “es” is added to the first form of verb or base form in the sentence.
Examples.
I write a letter.
He gets up early in the morning.
Sun rises in east.
Negative Sentences
• Subject + auxiliary verb +NOT + Main verb +object
• Subject + Do not/Does not + 1st form of verb (or base form) + object
Examples.
I do not write a letter.
He does not get up early in the morning.
Sun does not rise in east.
Note: In negative sentence auxiliary verb “do or does” along with “not” is used. If the subject in a sentence is “he, she, it, singular or proper noun”, then “Does not” is used after subject in sentence. If subject is “I, we, they, you or plural” then “Do not” is used after subject in sentence. “s” or “es” is not added to main verb in negative sentence
Rules. 1st form of verb or base verb is used as main verb in sentence.
Structure of sentence – Rules
Positive Sentence
• Subject + Main verb + Object
• Subject + 1st form of verb (or base verb) + Object
Note: If the subject in a sentence is “he, she, it, singular or proper noun” then “s” or “es” is added to the first form of verb or base form in the sentence.
Examples.
I write a letter.
He gets up early in the morning.
Sun rises in east.
Negative Sentences
• Subject + auxiliary verb +NOT + Main verb +object
• Subject + Do not/Does not + 1st form of verb (or base form) + object
Examples.
I do not write a letter.
He does not get up early in the morning.
Sun does not rise in east.
Note: In negative sentence auxiliary verb “do or does” along with “not” is used. If the subject in a sentence is “he, she, it, singular or proper noun”, then “Does not” is used after subject in sentence. If subject is “I, we, they, you or plural” then “Do not” is used after subject in sentence. “s” or “es” is not added to main verb in negative sentence
What Is the Present Tense? (with Examples)
The present tense predominantly describes a current event or state of being. However, somewhat unusually, the present tense can also be used to describe past and future events (more on this below). For example:
For example:
- I jump in the lake every Saturday. (present event)
- I am happy. (present state of being)
- The meeting ends at 6 o'clock. (future event)
- A man walks into a bar. Ouch! (past event)
(See "Uses" for Simple Present Tense in the table below.)
(See "Uses" for Simple Present Tense in the table below.)
- past tense
- present tense
- future tense
Examples of the Types of Present Tense
The present tense is categorised further depending on whether the action is in progress or completed. The four present tenses are:The 4 Present Tenses | Examples | Uses |
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simple present tense |
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The simple present tense is used: (1) To describe facts and habits. (2) To describe scheduled events in the future. (3) To tell stories to make your listener or reader feel more engaged with the story. |
present_progressive tense |
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The present progressive tense is used for an on-going action in the present. |
present perfect tense |
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The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that began in the past and are still continuing into the present. |
present perfect progressive |
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The present perfect progressive tense is used for: (1) a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present, or (2) a continuous activity that began in past but has now finished (usually very recently). |
Diagrams for the Four Present Tenses
The infographics below show how each present tense is formed and a quick overview of how each one is used:Simple Present Tense
For example:
- I play every Tuesday
Monday, July 14, 2014
Cook traditional haleem at home
Ingredients
1 kg boneless meat- mutton or lamb
3 cups cracked wheat
4 tsp ginger-garlic paste
3 green chilies
5 teaspoons fresh grated
coconut
1 cup each urad, tur and chana daal
1 cup long grain basmati rice
1 tsp red chilli powder
¼ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp black pepper corns
1 tsp chironji
1 teaspoon zafran
1 teaspoon jeera and shahijeera
1 teaspoon kebab chini
1 cinnamon stick,
2-3 cloves,
2-3 cardamom
1/2 cup ghee
1 cup fresh coriander leaves,
¼ cup fresh mint and
5-6 green chillies
Salt to taste
Oil and ghee as required
For the garnish
1 cup crispy golden fried onions
½ cup cashew nuts
5 teaspoons of onion flavored oil
1 lemon juliennes
Method
- First wash and soak the cracked wheat for at least half an hour. Then wash and clean the mutton thoroughly. Do not trim away any excess fat.
- Mix the mutton with ginger-garlic paste, ½ tsp salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder.
1 kg boneless meat- mutton or lamb
3 cups cracked wheat
4 tsp ginger-garlic paste
3 green chilies
5 teaspoons fresh grated
coconut
1 cup each urad, tur and chana daal
1 cup long grain basmati rice
1 tsp red chilli powder
¼ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp black pepper corns
1 tsp chironji
1 teaspoon zafran
1 teaspoon jeera and shahijeera
1 teaspoon kebab chini
1 cinnamon stick,
2-3 cloves,
2-3 cardamom
1/2 cup ghee
1 cup fresh coriander leaves,
¼ cup fresh mint and
5-6 green chillies
Salt to taste
Oil and ghee as required
For the garnish
1 cup crispy golden fried onions
½ cup cashew nuts
5 teaspoons of onion flavored oil
1 lemon juliennes
Method
- First wash and soak the cracked wheat for at least half an hour. Then wash and clean the mutton thoroughly. Do not trim away any excess fat.
- Mix the mutton with ginger-garlic paste, ½ tsp salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder.
Ramzan recipes: Scrumptious dishes by India's first MasterChef
Ingredients:
- 1 kg mutton
- ½ kg Basmati Rice
- 50 g Onions
- 25 g Ginger
- 25 g Garlic
- 1 tsp. Chilli powder
- 125 g Curd
- 50 g Balai
- 5 green Cardamom's
- 5 cloves
- 2 Blades Mac
- 50 g Almonds
- 10 g Cinnamon
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp. saffron
- 2-3 drops Mitha ittr (sweet lttr)
- 200 g Ghee
- 1 tsp. Kewra Water
- The appropriate cuts of mutton for the biryani are those from the legs, neck chops.
- Wash and clean the mutton.
- Finely slice the onions.
- Extract juice of ginger and garlic and keep aside.
- Grind the cardamom's, cloves, mace and cinnamon and keep aside.
- Pick, wash and soak the rice for an hour.
- In a deep vessel fry the onions in ghee to golden brown colour in ghee. Remove and keep.
- Remove half the ghee and keep aside. In the remaining ghee add the almonds, mutton pieces, garlic-ginger extract, chilli powder, salt, ground masala, curd and sauté till the mutton turns to golden brown colour.
Ramzan recipe: How to make Haleem
Ingredients
- 1/2 kg mutton, cubed and washed
- 1 1/2 cups daliya or coarsely ground or cracked wheat, (available in grocery stores)
- 1-inch piece ginger
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 to 3 green chillies (or as per taste)
- 1 tsp turmeric or haldi powder
- 1 tsp cumin or jeera seeds
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 medium-sized onion, cut into fine slices for baghar
- 1 tbsp chickpea flour or besan
- 1/4 cup oil
- Salt
- 1 small bunch of mint leaves
- Grind the garlic, ginger and chillies into paste. In a pressure cooker or heavy-bottomed pot, with a lid, add washed mutton, the ground masala, haldi, jeera, garam masala, 2 cups water and half of the oil.
- Pressure-cook or cook till meat is tender.
- Add 2 cups water, stir in the wheat daliya (cracked wheat) and cook till wheat is done, stirring all the time to prevent wheat from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
- In 1/4 cup of water, dissolve the besan completely; there should be no lumps. Pour the besan mixture into the meat and wheat. Bring to a boil.
- Take the remaining oil in a pan and fry the sliced onion to a crisp brown, but take care not to burn it. Add 1/2 tsp jeera seeds. When they crackle, pour into the meat and wheat mixture. Keep covered for a while. Open and thoroughly mix, till all the oil is absorbed.
- Serve hot in a bowl, garnished with chopped mint leaves.
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