Use of "used to"

 Structure: Subject + (am/is/are/was/were)+used to+noun.

The sentences mentioned below mean a  HABIT of a person

Nosheen is used to this weather.( here she is habituated to this weather )

They are used to tea.

I am used to novel.

The student are not used to study.

Structure: Subject + (am/is/are/was/were)+used to+ verb+ing+ extension

The sentences mentioned below also mean a  HABIT of a person.

I'm used to watching TV.

He is used to sleeping at day.

Nosheen is used to talking to her patients.

Note:  The structure explained above must take verb+ing after used to.

Structure: Subject+used to+verb+extension.

The sentences having this structure mean that someone has had a habit or someone would do a particular activities before.

I used to play cricket when I was 16.(now I'm 25, I don't play cricket anymore but I had played when I was 16 years old ).

Did Abby use to go to gym.

Mubin didn't use to go home by bus. 

Maggi didn't use to waste her time when she was in University. 

Gonna Wanna Gotta

Gonna, Wanna, Gotta.................
When we watch movie or speak with the native speaker, we very often listen the words gonna,wanna and gotta. So what do these words mean let's know............

1. Gonna = going to (it is the short form of "going to")
As for example,
I'm gonna do it.(I'm going to do it.)
Brigita is gonna see the doctor. (Brigita is going to see the doctor.)

2. Wanna = want to (it is the short form of "want to")
Example:
Rifat wanna be a teacher.(Rifat wants to be a teacher.)
do you wanna have your dinner now.(do you want to have your dinner now)

3. Gotta = got to ( (it is the short form of "got to")
Example:
I've gotta go to office now. (I have got to go to office now)
You've gotta be kidding me. (you've got to be kidding me)

Note: we had better not to use this form in writing. we should use it in speaking.

Conversational Idioms

Let's today we learn some idioms that will make our communication more attractive.Even the the native speakers frequently use these sort of idioms when they speak.

Idiom one: Be bored to death.
Meaning: to be extremely bored.
Example: suppose you are asked, what are you doing?
then you can respond by saying, Nothing indeed. I am bored to death.
question: Hey Sameera, how is your new job going on??
answer: Oh I'm not doing well, I'm bored to death.
more example:
I was bored to death because I had nothing to do, let's try to do something.
we should be busy than bored to death.

Idiom two: Got to be kidding.
Meaning: If I say, you've got to be kidding then I mean, you are joking or making fun and you are not serious.
Example:
Kirill: Hi Laura, do you know Gabor is going to marry a girl, who is three years older then him.
Bochkin: you've got to be kidding me. It's not possible.

Greeting Conversation

To greet someone you never met

There are many ways we can greet someone.Here we'll learn the most common expression to greet someone.

Greeting someone we never met:

Hi, my name is Deniz. It's nice to meet you.
You can respond by saying

It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Serigne.

Another very common question to ask is
What do you do for a living.
You can respond by saying,

I work at a Power Project.

I work at a Bank.

I'm a doctor. 

etc

To greet someone you met before but you don't see each other in a long time.

Priyanka: Hey Saachin how have you been (OR what have you been up to??)??!!!!!
Saachin : What a surprise. I haven't seen you in a long time. How have you been???!!!!!!!!
Priyanka: I'm getting well. How about you.
Saachin : well, finally I have some free time. I just finished taking a important project and I'm so relieved that I'm done with it.

next we'll learn some idioms related to this conversation. so keep following.............

How To Use "WOULD"

How to use would

Would for unreal situations

Example:

I would love to visit Brazil

She would like (wants/would like) to be a doctor

We would go, but we are too busy.'

So here we can see the word would is used for unreal or imagined situations:

Would as a past tense

Would also can be used narrating any repeated action in the past. It is used in the same context as “used to” (past habits).

Example:

My grandfather would always smoke his pipe after dinner.

I would go to the river for swimming.

When I was young I would do my homework every evening.

Would in conditional sentences

Would is used again for unreal or hypothetical situations in the conditionals:

Example:

Conditional: If I won the lottery, I would purchase a brand new car.

(So here I didn’t win the lottery. But if I won only then I could have purchased the car).

Would not also means 'to refuse'

Wouldn't (would not) is used to show that someone refused to do something:

I asked him if I could borrow his car, but he wouldn't lend it to me.

(Here I wanted to borrow his car………But he didn’t give me that means he refused to give………This is how would not can refer to ascribe to refuse something)

 

Should Have + Past Participle

Should Have + Past Participle

'Should' is the past tense of the word 'shall.' When using the words 'should have' you are talking about something in the past that you 'ought to' or 'might have' done.

He should have done  that = it was a good idea for him to do it; it was the right thing to do.

More examples:

You should have gone there.

You should have married her when you had the chance.

You shouldn’t have made the mistake.

Ana shouldn’t have insulted her friend.

You should have been a good teacher.

Steve should have used skype. 

The Word Overwhelm

OVERWHELM

 

Today lets learn a word that is used very often.

Overwhelm: This is a verb.

Meaning 1: If you are overwhelmed by a feelings or event then it affects you very strongly.

Example:

He was overwhelmed by the intensity of her love.

The beauty of Taj Mahal overwhelmed me.

She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt.

Despair overwhelmed me.

Meaning 2: To defeat somebody or a group completely.

if a group of people overwhelm a place or a another group then they gain control over them.

Example:

The police was overwhelmed by the rioters.

Australia overwhelmed England by 10 runs.