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02

Interactive Lesson series

You can speak in English

Simple future tense

When to use
wkd.;; ld,fha woyia mejisug fyg wksoaod jeks jpk iu. o hs Ynsoh ls%hd moh
w. fhfok jsg mrsjra;k ioydo wkd.; ld,fha oskhla fyda fjs,djla b,lal fldg
woyia mejiSfusos o fuu jHjydr fhdod .efka'
How to construct
Subject:
will
Verb stem

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purs ths oeka

Chamari will come now

ak

ja
ya
na

ljsreyrs olshs ug nhhs

Somebody will see Im afraid.

th
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Thd ug rsoaohs ug ne Th;a tlal tkak

You will hurt me I cant come with you

el

Thd udj urhs ug ne Th;a tlal tkak

you will kill me , I cant come with you

iri

Yd,sld hhs f.or folg l,ska

Shalika will go home before 2 o clock

kdu,s ths fyg yji

Namali will come tomorrow wvening

ldxpkd nkshs Thdg

Kanchana will scold you

we ord.kshs yeufohlau ;kshu we mjs

She will bear up all alone. she is sin
n,df.k n,df.k Thd jefghs
Look out Look out you will fall
fiakl fufyk msg;a fjhs ,nk isl=rdod
Senaka will leave here next Friday
we ys;hs Thd msiafila lsh,d
She will think that you are a mad man
ns,sos Thdg fld,a lrhs fyg yji
Blindi will call you tomorrow evening

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Negative form
When to use
ksu,a fyg tkafk ke uu fyg tkafka ke uu fyg hkafk ke jeks wkd.; woyia
mjisugo tk tlla ke hk tlla ke jeks woyia mejisug fuu niajyr fhdod .efka
tlla ke hk Ynsoh fuys m%Odk mrsjra;k Wml%uhhs'
How to construct

Subject:
Will not = Wont
Verb stem

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uu fyg tkafka ke
I wont come tomorrow

ak

iri

uu f.or hkafk ke wo yji

I wont go home this evening

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el

idosud tk tlla ke oeka

Sadima wont come now
fldakdr jev lrk tlla kE oeka
Konara wont scold me

ja
ya
na

wusud nksk tlla ke ug

Mother wont scold me

m%Yxiks fld,a lrk tlla ke woska miafi

Prasansani wont call me

pusms flda,a lrk tlla ke woska miafi

Champi wont call here after
wms iyNd.sfjkafk ke ta /iajsug
We wont participle in that meeting
uu msg;afjkafk ke fygu
I wont leave tomorrow itself
uu jsYajdi lrkjd Thd udjjrojd f;areus .kak tlla keye lsh,d
I believe that you wont misunderstand me
kdu,a nosk tlla ke Thdj Thd Thdj u.yrshs
Namal wont marry you he will shun you
uu tkafk ke fus I;s wka;fh
I wont come this weekend

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I SHALL iy I will
When to use
I iu. shall fhosfusos uu tkakus hk woyi fi!uHj mejfik w;r thu I will f,I
fhosfusos uu tkjd hk woyi fldfyduyrs hk ;;a;ajhg m;afjs' I iy will fhosfusos
wjOdrdKd;aul njlao ta ;=, .ensj ;sfns'
uu tkakus fyg
I shall come tomorrow
uu tkjd fyg
I will come tomorrow

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uu gslla fjs,dikska hkakus

I shall go little early

ak

iri

uu gslla fjs,dikska hkjd

I will go little early

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el

I iy We iu. Wont

uu hkafku ke tkafku ke fokafku ke hkdos jYfhka wjOdrdKd;aul woyia

wkd.;hg mejiSfusos fuu niajyr fhdod .efka'

ja
ya
na

uu fokafku ke Thdg
I wont give you

uu lshkafku ke Thdg
I wont tell you

uu Thdg iudj fokafku ke

I wont forgive you

uu Thdg ydoaola fokafku ke

I wont give you a kiss
wms kj;a;.kafku ke fusl
We wont stop this

Past perfect tense

When to use
ksu,a wejs,a,d ;snqKd ksu,a wejs,a,d ysgshd Bfh taf.d,afm,d .sys,a,d ;snqKd fjs,dikska"
hdos jYfhka isxy, ls%hd moh w.h ,d ;snqKd fyda ,d ysgshd hk Ynso fhfok
wjia:dj, tnoq m%ldy mrsjra;kh ioyd fhdod.kakd niajyr fuhhs' fuys hus w;s;
ld, mrspsfPaohla .ek mejfik nj idusm%odhsl jHdlrK js.%yfha ioyka fjs tkus

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ksu,a wejs,a,d jskdvs 5 la 10 la j;a ysgshd hk woyi tu.ska m%ldY fjs fuysoS
jra;udk iusnkaOhla wod, ls%hdj, ke;' iusmqraK w;S; woyila tu.sk m%ldY fjs'

How to construct
Subject
Had
Past participle of the verb
kdUr wejs,a,d ysgsd Thdj yuqfjkak wo Wfoa
Nambara had come to meet you this morning
fjsokd wejs,a,d ;snqfka wusu;a tlal
Wedana had come with mother

fidanks .sys,ad ;snqfka 2lg l,ska

Sobani had gone befor e2 oclock

iri

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pd;=raHd f.k,a,d ;snqKd Pdhdrem j.hla

Chathurya had bought some photos.

ak

wusnmd,s wy,d ;snqKd Thd .ek

Ambhapali had asked about you

th
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el

kd,sld oel,d ;snqkd Thdf. ,shqu

Nalika had seen your letter
we msg;afj,d ;snqfk fjs,dikska
She had left early

ja
ya
na

yefudau wejs,a,d ysgsfh mdgshg

Everybody had come to the party

Thd Bfha wejs,a,d ;snqfk Wfoa 7'30 g uu msg;a fj,d ;snqfk Bg gsllg l,ska
You had come at 7.30 a. m. yesterday. I had left a little while ago\
uu Thdj jrojd f;areus wrx ;snqKd oeka ug f;afrkjd yrs jereoao
I had misunderstand you now I can understand the right from wrong
Bfha / fudar iqks,a ns,d ysgsfha
Last night mora sunil had drunk
.sh nodod ;d;a;d nek,d ;snqkd wusug
Last Wednesday father had scolded mother
1993 fjkfldg t,a gs gs B h urdod,d ;snqkd wfma fid,aodoqfjd 12000 g jvd
By 1993 , the LTTE had killed over 12000 soldiers of ours
ug wejqreoq 20 la fjkfldg uu wdorh lr,d ;snqKd fl,af,d 50 lg jvd
When I was 20 I had loved 50 girls
m<uq udi 5 we;=,; we ug os,d ;snqKd ,shqus 40 la js;r
During the first three months she had given me about 40 letters
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When you came Thd tkfldg

Thd tkfldg uu oj,ag ld,d ysgsfha
When you came I had taken my lunch
Thd tkfldg uu ns,d ysgsfha
When you came , I had drunk
Thd tkfldg uu i,a,s os,d ;snqfk ksususg
When you cma ei had given money to nilmmi

iri

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Thd tkfldg .sh iqudfk uu udkislj jegs,d ysgsfh

When you came last week I had broken down mentally.

Thd tkfldg weh jrojd f;arex wrx ;snqfka Thdj kuq;a oeka yrs
When you came , she had misunderstood you but now its o.k

ak

bfns isoqjk ls%hd

th
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el

bx.s%isfhys bfns isoqjk ls%hd ms,snoj mq,q,a kHdhla mj;S idudkHfhka bx.s%is jelshla
wdrusN jkafka ls%hdj lrkakdf.ka jqjo bfns isoqjk ls%hd j,o ls%hdj lrk mqoa.,fhla
w;HdjYH ke;' fuh bx.s%is l:d lsrsug m%n,j is;g ld jeosh hq;= woyils'

ja
ya
na

tal lrhs - it will do f,i mejish fkdyel

ls%hdj lrk mqo.,hd fhosh hq;=h
msjs;=re tal lrhs - Pivithuru will do it ls%hdj lrkakd fhosh hq;=uh'
tfy;a bfns isoqjk ls%hd j,oS it will fall f,i fhosh yel'

Thd jefghs
You wil fall

tal jefghs
It will fall

Thdf.a mraia tl jefghs

Your purse will fall
iudfjkak Thdf. f,akaiqj jefghs
Excuse me your hanky will fall
j;=r yef,hs
Water will spill
Tsl yef,hs
it will spill
n,df.k n,df.k lsrs yef,hs

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Look out Look out milk will spill

Tsl lefvhs
It will break
Th fndakslald lefvhs
That doll will break
br mdhhs ngysrska
The sun sill rise from the west
Thdf. ys; fjkia fjhs
your mind will change
yeufohlau fjkiafjhs fndfydu blaukg
Everything will change very soon

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.Eia us, by, hhs

The gs price will go up

Thd tkjo fyg

Will you come tomorrow

th
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el

ak

fldgia fj<ofmd< nso jefghs fndfyda fya;= ksid

The share market will collapse due to many reasons

iri

w;HdjYH NdKav us, my< hhs ,nk i;sh jk jsg

The prices of essential goods will come down by next week

INTERROGATIVE FORM

ja
ya
na

Thd fldfya yrs hkjo wo yji

Will you go somewhere this evening

Thd fus *elaia tl hjkjo fyg yji

Will you send this fax tomorrow evening
Thd wdrdOdk lrkjdo yefudagu Thdf.a Wmkaosk idohg
Will you invite all for your birthday party
lshgo Thd msg;a fjkafk
At what time will you leave
ljoo Thd wdmyq tkafka
When will you come bak
ld;a tlalo Thd kqjr hkafk
With whom will you go kandy
ljod fjkfldgo Thd bjrlrkafka fusl
By when will you finish this?
fldfyduo Thd hkafka fyg
How will you go tomorrow?
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lshg js;ro Thd wdmyq tkafk

About what time will you come back?

Shall / Shall we
When to use
wms hkako wms tkako wms huqo uu hkako hkdos m%Yak jsuiSfusos fuu m%Yak rgdj
fhdod .efka' w;sYh nyq, Ndjs;hla nejska m%n, u;lhla wrNhd kej; mqyqKqjkak'
uu hkako oeka
Shall I go now
uu tkako Th;a tlal
Shall I come with you?

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wms msg;afjuqo oeka

Shall we leave now?

ak

iri

wms mgka .uqo

Shall we start?

ja
ya
na

uu nvsvla lshkako
Shall I say something

th
a@

wm s,kappa tl .uqo oeka

Shall we have our lunch now?

el

wm sfudkjdyrs lruqo
Shall we do something?

uu ksod.kako oeka
Shall I sleep now?

fldfyduo uu hkafka
How shall I go?
lshgo uu hkafka
What time shall I go?

lshgo wms msg;a fjkafka

What time shall we leave?
ljoo wms fusl mgka.kafka
When shall we start this?
uu Thdg wdmyq fld,a lrkako
Shall I call you back?
fudkjo uu lrkafka Tn fjkqfjka
What shall I do for you?

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wms nosuqo wfhu;a

Shall we marry again?
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Will iu. m%Yak

When to use
ls%hd moh iu. hs m%;Hh fhfok jsg thso hhso fohso hkdos m%Yak mrsjra;kh ioydo
fyg wksoaod hkdos jeks wkd.;jdps mo iu. m%Yak jsuisugo will jdlHh uq,g fhdod
ls%hdj lk mqo.a,hd bkamoqjo ls%hd uq,h bka miqjo fhdod .ksuska m%yak jsuish yel'
m%jra;kd thso oeka
will pravarthana come now

idjkd nkshso Thdg

Will savanna scold you

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u,snq fohso Thdf. I,a,s wo

Will maliby give your money today

ak

iri

mru ruKs ms,s.ksos Thdf. wdorh

Will parama ramani accept your love

th
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el

Tyq mg;a fjhso oekauu

will he leave right now
;kq mgka.kshso ta fi,a,u wdmyq
willl Thanu start that game again

ja
ya
na

ljsre yrs thso

will somebody come
weh wdmyq thso
Will she come back

lshgo weh wdmyq tkafk

What time will she come back

ksjra;kd flda,a lrhso Thdg

Will nivarthana call you
r.qm;s I,ld n,hso Thdf. ldrKh
Will raghupathi consider your matter
pkaos%ld b,a,d wiafjhso
Will chandrika resign

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
m%Yak jsuisfusos m%n,j mssgsjy,a jkafka m%yakjdps irajkduhs' ta kdid Tfns uki ;=,
fmr<sldr iqjsfYaIs m%jraOkdj;aul u;lhla wrNhd kej; wjOdkh fhduq l, hq;=u
mshjrls fuh
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What
fudllao
Why
wehs
When
ljodo fldhs fjs,dfjso
How
fldfyduo
Where
fldfyao
Who
ljqo
At what time lShgo
For what
l=ula ioydo
What about fudlla .eko
What else
fjk fudkjo
What kind of fudk jra.fhao
With what
fudllskao
What type of fudk jra.fhao
What sort of fudk jra.fhao
By when
ljod fjkfldgo
Since when ljod isgo ljod bo,o
Until when
ljod fjk;=reo
How long
fldpspr ld,hlao
How many times
fldmuK jdr .Kklao
How much
fldmuK m%udKhlao
How often
fldmuK ld,hlg jrlao
How far
fldmuK oqro
From where fldfya isgo
To where
fldfyago
Where else
fjk fldfyao
Where about - fldhs yrsfhao
Whom
ldjo
To Whom
ldgo
From whom ldf.kao
Whom else fjk ljso
About whom ljqre .eko
From where fldfya bo,do
To where
fldfyago
With whom ld;a tlalo
for whom
ljsre fjkqfjkao
which one
fldhs tlo fldhs flkdo
which girl
fldhs fl,a,o

HAS TO / HAVE TO

Usfk
When to use
ug hkak fjkjd iy uu hkak Tsfk hk woyia folu ,nd .ekSug fuu niajyr
fhosh yel' hula lrkak isoaO fjkjd iy hula lrkak Tsfk hk woyia folu fuu
niajyr ;=< ukdj ms<snsUq fjs' Tsfk hk woyi oevs njlska f;drj fi!uHj ,nd
.ekSug fuu jdlH rgdj Ndjs;d flfra'
How to construct :
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1. Subject
2. Has to / Have to
3. Verb stem
Wla;h taljpk kus has to o Wla;h I iy you we;=,q nyq jpk kus Have to o fhdod.;
hq;=h'
uu hkak Tsfk oeka ug mrlal=hs
I have to go now. Im late
wms msg;afjkak Tsfk 2 g l,ska
We have to leave before 2 oclock
uu l;d lrkak Tsfk fus .ek Thdf. wusug
I have to talk to your mother about this

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wms fus .ek ;j gslla ys;kak Tsk

We have to think about this little more

iri

weh hkak Tsfk oeka

She has to go now

th
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Thdg fmkakkak fjkjd Thdf. l,raia

You have to show your colors

el

ak

wehg jev lrkak fjkjd wo ?g

She has to work tonight

ja
ya
na

pd,lg kj;a;kak fjkjd fus iusnkaOh

Chalaka has to stop this affair
Thdg Thdj md,kh lr.kak fjkjd
You have to control yourself

wmsg i,ld n,kak fjkjd fus fgkavrh kej;

We have to consider this tender again
weh /ln,d.kak Tsfk uf.a wusuj
She has to look after my mother
pursg fidhd.kak fjkjd /lshdjla fndfydu blaukg
Chamari has to find a job very soon
ug wmlaImd;s fjkak isoaO fjkjd fus m%Yafkos
I have to be unbiased in this problem
fus rchg isoaOfjkjd ish,q rdcH wdh;k fm!oa.,SlrKh lrkak ljodyrs
This government has to privatize all public bodies one day
Thdg .kak jkdj yrs ;SrKh yrs fjs,dfjsos
You have to take the right decision at the right time

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Dont Have to
Usfk kE
When to use
Tsfk kE hk woyi ,nd .ekSu ioyd I iy you we;,q nyqjpk iu. fhfok jsfYaI
jyrls' fuys tal jpk doesnt have to f,i fhfok w;r fuys th idlpsPd fldg ke;'
Thd hkak Tsfk kE oeka
You dont have to go now

Thd oek.kak Tsfk kE fus .ek

You dont have to know about this

iri

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Thd lror fjkak Tsfk kE ux .ek

You dont have to worry about me

el

ak

Thd wdorh lrkak Tsfk kE ug

You dont have to love me

th
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wms ys;kak Tsfk kE fus m%Yakh .ek ;joqrg;a

We dont have to think about this problem further and further

ja
ya
na

uu jev lrkak Tsfk kE fupspr

I dont have to work this much

Thd i,a,s miafi oqjkak Tsfk kE

You dont have to run after money

uu Thdg wjjdo lrkak Tsfk kE Thd fmdvs <ufhla fkdfjhs

I dont have to advise you now you arent a small child
Thd we.s,s .ykak Tsfk kE uf.a jev j,g
You dont have to interfere with my problems
Thd ug W.kakjkak Tsfk kE
You dont have to teach me

MAY HAVE
When to use
w;S;fha isoq jq ls%hdjka ms<snoj wkqudkfhka l:d lrk jsg wejs,a,d we;s" .sys,a,d we;s "
oS,d we;s hkdoS jYfhka ,d we;s hk Ynsohg iu.duSj fhfok bx.s%is niajyr fuu
jdlH rgdfjka ms<snsUq fjs
How to construct :
1. Subject
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2. May have
3. Past participle of the verb - ls%hd mofha w;S; lDoka;h
fuys may have fjkqjg might have f,io lg jy fhosh yel' may has f,i lsisjsfgl
fkdfhfoa'
ns%ca,dks wejs,a,d we;s f.or oeka
Brijlani may have come home now
kd.Skd .sys,a,d we;s fus fjkfldg
Nageena may have gone by now
wdYsla lr,d we;s Thdf. jefvs oeka
Ashik may have done your job now
fldapspsh msg;afj,d we;s oeka
The train may have left now

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fidhsnd olskak we;s Thdg kqf.af.dvos

Soyba may have seen you at Nugegoda

el

ak

nd,pkao% Thdg fndre lshkak we;s

Balachandra may have lied you

iri

udroq;sld Thdj jrojd f;arex wrf.k we;s

Maraduthika may have misunderstood you

th
a@

wfkdard tkak we;af; wusu;a tlal

Anora may have come with mother\

ja
ya
na

usIkdrs iusmqraK lr,d we;s uf.a jefvs oeka

Mishanari may have completed my work now
wE hkak we;af; ;kshu
She may have gone alone

oeka fiaor lsh,d we;s ysud,hdg fus .ek

Now sedara may have told himalaya about this
wE oeka udkislj jegs,d we;s
She may have broken down mentally
oeka wehg ,ens,d we;s ,shqu
Now she may have received the letter
,djkHd flda,a lrkak we;s wo Wfoa
lavanya may have called this morning
Tyq ;SrKhla wrx we;s fus fjkfldg
He may have taken a decision by now
by; ish,q jdlH may have fjkqjg might have fhdod kej; WpspdrKh lruska
mqyqKqjkak

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ak
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ndr.kakjd
ndrfokjd
l,aoukjd
fidhkjd
w;ayrskjd
iu;a fjkjd
jdykhlska nyskjd
jdykhlg f.dvfjkjd
msg;a fjkjd
,.d fjkjd
/ln,d .kakjd
.,jkjd ^weoqus me,oqus&
,shd.kakjd
tlg tl lshkjd
b,a,kjd
mqusnkjd
b,a,Sula lrkjd
wj,x.= lrkjd
ls%hdu; lrkjd
mek k.skjd
yosisfha mek k.skjd
jsYajdih ;nkjd

th
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ja
ya
na

Take over
Hand over
Put off
Look for
Give up
Get through
Get down
Get in
Set off
Get to
Look after
Take off
Take down
Answer back
Ask for
Blow up
Call on
Call off
Carry out
Come up
Spring up
Rely on

PHRASAL VERBS

COMMANDS

Switch on the light

,hsgs tl odkak

Turn on the radio

fravsfhda tl odkak
Turn off the T.V.
gs'jS' tl Ts*a lrkak
Give me that
tal ug fokak
You take this
Thd fusl .kak
Go slowly
fyusysg hkak
Work out this sum
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fus .Kk yokak

Keep silent please
lreKdlr,d ksYaYnso fjkak
See who has come
ljso wejs,a,d ;sfhkafka lsh,d n,kak
Add little more sugar
;j iSks gslla odkak
Take a seat here
fu;k bo.kak
Bring it now itself
oekauu tal f.akak

Do rice for lunch

oj,ag n;a Whkak

iri

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First of all you go and take a bath

Tlafldgu biafi,a,d Thd .syska kd.kak

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Do it correctly
tal yrshg lrkak

ja
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Widen a little
gslla wE;a lrkak

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Add seventy five to that

talg ye;a;Emyla tl;= lrkak

Put it on the floor

tal nsuska odkak

What is the headline today?

fudllao wo mqj;am;a isria;,h
Take your hand off
.kak Thdf. w; me;a;lg
Put it under the pillow
tal fldgsfg hgska ;shkak
Push it up
tal Wvg ;,a,q lrkak

Tell me how to do this

ug lshkak fldfyduo fuh lrkafk lsh,d

BE GOING TO
When to use
You can speak in English

hula lrkakhs hkafka" fjkakhs hkafka hkdoS jYfhka lrkakg fyda fjkakg hk
ls%hdjla ms<snoj woyia mejiSfusos fuu niajyr fhdod .efka'

How to construct
Subject
is/am/ are going to
Verb stem
uu mgka.kakhs hkafk w,q;a nsiakia tlla
Im going to start a new business

uu lrkakhs hkafk w,q;a jevla

Im going o do something new

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uu ksod.kakhs hkafk ug ksosu;hs

Im going to sleep. I feel sleepy

el

th
a@

uu wykakhs hkafk wp,df.ka fus .ek

Im going to ask Achala about this

ak

iri

uu fokakhs hkafk kshu f.aus tlla

Im going to give real game

weh fjkia lrkakhs hkafk wef.a woyi

She is going to change her idea

ja
ya
na

iqf,dapkd lshkakhs hkafk wusug fus .ek

Sulochana is going to tell mother about this

rks,a mkakkakhs hkafk pkaos%ldj lenskus tflka

Ranil is going to expel chandrika from the Cabinet

Life
Its useless
Exhaust
Meaningless
Difficult to understand
No laughter
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iri

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And no happiness

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