Rule-01

Adverb of frequency is always followed by Present Indefinite Tense

Like:-

always, regularly, sometimes, often, generally, daily, everyday, occasionally, usually, normally, nowadays, generally, usually, rarely, frequently, naturally, seldom, constantly, never, once a year, every a week, every year, on a week,

For Example:-

1) Rahim always disturbs the class.

2) A good boy learns his lesson regularly.

3) He sometimes comes here.

4) He occasionally travels Japan.

5) We usually get up at 6 a. m.

Rule-02

If any simple sentence contains 2 main verbs, then with the 2nd verb use ‘ing’.

For Example:-

1) I saw Sadiya singing a song.

2) He heard Lisa singing a song.

3) My younger sister Zara came to me running.

Rule-03If any sentence contains the words or phrase like -now, at

this moment, at the moment, Listen! Look! right now, This season, this year, continually, etc, use Present continuous or Progressive tense.

For example:-

He is reading a novel now.

My parents are staying in London at this moment.

If it is ‘then or at that moment’, use Past continuous or Progressive Tense .

I was working at that moment.

Rule-04

In the first part of the sentences containing no sooner,

hardly, scarcely conjunctions will be always in past

perfect tense, and the latter part in simple past.

Examples:

1) No sooner had we reached the college than the bell rang.

2) Hardly had Shimu left the college when /before it began

to rain.

3) Scarcely had the teacher entered the class room when

the

student stood up.

Rule-05

If any sentence contains the words like- ‘Had better, had rather, would better, would rather,’ or any modal verb like- must, can, could, may, might, need, dare, have to, has to , used to, (am,is, are,+to), able to , allowed to etc, verb will always in present simple form.

For example:

You had better eat rice

Kanrim can do the work.

I need not go there.

Rule-06

Some verbs like-admit, avoid, appreciate, consider, contemplate, delay, deny, worth

detest, dislike, endure, enjoy, escape, excuse, stop, face, finish, miss, feel ,forgive, give up, imagine, involve,

mention, mind, postpone, practice, resist, suggest, like will be followed by gerund.

Example:

I enjoy gossiping with my friends.

They delayed paying with my friends.

She avoids meeting me.

I deny speaking to him

Rule-07

There are some phrases or words that will be always

followed by ‘ing’ verb.

Like-cannot help, could not help, with a view to, look

forward to, would you mind, get used to (be +used to)

,(get+ used to), (be+ addicted to),(be+ accustomed to,(be

+ opposed to), (be+ adverse to ) etc.

Examples:

1) Would you mind walking?

2) I can not help going to market.

3) We went to the library with a view to reading there.

Rule-08

The past indicating phrases;-ago, long since, last, before, yesterday, last year, before long , long since, long ago, in 1995 , in those days, then, at that time, at the last month , last week , the other day, once upon a time, once, formerly will be always followed by past indefinite tense.

Examples:-

He left home last night.

I came home yesterday.

I saw you long since.

Ten years ago I lived in Paris.

Rule-09

The verbs ‘think, notice, taste, feel, like, love, hope, suppose, hate, want, believe, wish, imagine’ etc can not be used in present continuous tense.

Example

1) He feels better now.

2) They want help from me now.

3) I hope you are well now.

4) He believes me.

5) He thinks about his life.

Rule-10

If two subjects are connected with the words like-as

well as, with, accompanied with, along with, together

with, in addition to etc, the verb will follow the first

subject.

Example:

1) Becon as well as Shakespeare was dead.

2) Mr Atiqur Rahman along with his family lives in

Bangladesh.

3) I with my brothers was present there.

4) They together with me help the poor.

Rule-11

In Correlative conjunctions; like- Not only but ..... also,

neither.... nor, either ... Or containing sentences, verb

always follows the nearest subject.

Example

1) Not only Julia but also Georgette wants to visit the zoo.

2) Not only Julia but also all of the grandchildren want to

visit the zoo.

3) Neither Miss Brown not Jane writes on the blackboard.

4) Not only I but also my brothers were present there.

Rule-12:

If any sentence contains – ‘each, any, every, everyone, every, thing, someone, no one, nothing, anything, some, body, any body, any one, many a, either, nether, who, whatever etc, verb will be always in singular form.

Example

1) Nobody is here.

2) Everybody helps when there is a crisis.

3) Nobody believes a liar.

4) Everyone is allowed.

Rule-13

If the first part of as if, as though containing sentence is in present tense, latter part will be in past indefinite tense.

And if first part in in past indefinite tense, latter part will be in past perfect tense.

Example

1) Shimu behaves as if she knew everything.

2) Sadiya works as though she were a child.

3) He spoke as if he had known everything.

4) he proceeded as though I had not spoken.