We can think in English using this basic pattern of 40 English sentences having "play" as the keyword.
I
STATE
1. I am a Cricket player.
2. I was a Cricket player.
3. I will be a good Cricket player.
4. I have been a State level Cricket
player for the last five years.
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II POSSESSION
II POSSESSION
1. I have good players in my team now.
2. I had good players in my team in the
last match.
3. I will have good players in my team
during finals.
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III REALITY
III REALITY
1. There is a playground nearby.
2. There was a playground here around
ten years ago.
3. There will be a playground in this
school next year.
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IV ACTION
IV ACTION
PRESENT
1.Habit - I play Cricket.
2.Attitude - I like playing
Cricket.
3.Present Live Action - I am
playing now.
4.Future Action in Present - I
am playing tomorrow.
5.Past Action in Present - I
have played well this month.
6.Present Live Action plus Time Taken
- I have been playing since morning.
PAST
7.Past Action - I played a match
yesterday.
8.Live Action in Past - I was playing
just now.
FUTURE
9.Future Action - I will play in
the next match.
10.Live Action in Future - I
will be playing in the evening.
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MODALS
MODALS
1. Can I play?
2. May I play?
3. Shall I play?
4. Could you please play with me?
5. Should I play?
6. Would you like to play?
7. I might play today.
8. Do I have to play?
9. Do I need to play?
10.Do I ought to play?
11.Did you use to play Cricket?
12.Must I play?
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PASSIVE VOICE
PASSIVE VOICE
1. Cricket is played here.
2. Playing Cricket is considered as a
good hobby.
3. Cricket is being played now.
4. Cricket is being played here
tomorrow.
5. Cricket has been played here many
times.
6. Cricket was played here.
7. Cricket was being played here.
8. Cricket will be played here.
TO BE CONTINUED....
A very good strategy to adopt for language acquisition
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