Learn free online English phrases: Tips to learn English by phrases
Level - II
Lession - 8
Use the power of phrases to improve your spoken English fluency
To learn a language you should know the uses of phrases. Many sentences can be made by
single phrase. In this section you will find English phrases for use across a wide range of
everyday situations. Try to use very simple phrases and expressions to help you with your
English speaking.
Some common English phrases for English conversation.
Example:
You can make many sentences by using phrase “Do you …?”
Like: Do you know?, Do you want? , Do you work?, Do you smoke? Do you feel? etc .
| Anything else apart from …. | I was expecting for …. | How can you … | No, You can't ….. |
| Any time you can ….. | I was not …. | How will you … | Now, I can …. |
| Any way, …. | I would have …. | I am experienced of …. | Please, take care of … |
| Are you …. ? | I would say … | I am not able to …. | Shall I … |
| As I said … | If you have any …… | I am still …. | So far it is ….. |
| As long as ….. | I'll call you …. | I can't ….. | Somehow I managed to … |
| As per my understanding … | I'll get you …. | I do respect …. | The reason why |
| As soon As …. | I'll let you know … | I do understand ….. | The reason why I am …. |
| At what time ….? | I'll never ….. | I don't …. | What are you thinking? |
| At least you have to …. | I'll not ….. | I don't think that … | When can I … ? |
| Because of …. ... | It can be .. ... | I guess … | When did you ….? |
| But any way, ….. | It does …. | I have to … | When will you …. |
| But remember ….. | It does not …. | I hope ….. | Where are you ……? |
| But, I have ….. | It does not make any sense | I know that …. | Where is my ….? |
| By the way, …. | It has to …. | I know what you can …. | Where should I …..? |
| Can you ….. ? | It is … than ….. | I mean to say … | Why can't you … |
| Did you ….. | It may be … | I need your …. | Why should I …. |
| Did you get ….? | It only for ….. | I remember …. | Yes, You can …… |
| Does it …. | It upto you … | I shocked when ….. | You can …. |
| Feel free to …. | It would be …. | What you can do is …. | You have to …. |
| For example …. | Its not …. | I think ….. | You know ….. |
| He can ….. | Its not my ….. | I thought ….. | You may ….. |
| He has to …. | Let me …. | I want ….. | You remember … |
| He is not …. | Let me know about …. | I want to ….. | I am trying for ….. |
| He may …. | Lets say …. | I want your …. | Non of the … … |
| He was ….. | Next time ….. | If you don't mind then …. | Its very …. |
| Its a never ending …. | Many times I … | The most important thing is | Its a kind of ….. |
Practice -
Make a list of similar kind of common phrases and translate them in English. Try to use
them while doing conversion. This will help you to speak English fluency.
Use of Get in English Speaking
“get” is an informal word and is used more often when speaking rather than when writing.
It is very common and can have many different meanings.
Example:
| Sentence | Purpose |
| She got her passport last week. | To obtain |
| They got permission to attend examination. | To obtain |
| I got a letter from my friend. | To receive |
| He gets Rs. 1,000 per month from his father. | To receive |
| She got a new dress from her native. | To buy |
| We got a new car. | To buy |
| We got to India around 6 p.m. | Reach or arrive |
| At what time will we get there? | Reach or arrive |
| When did you get back from office? | Reach or arrive |
| It's getting hotter. | To become or show a change of state |
| By the time they reached the house they were getting hungry. | To become or show a change of state |
| I am getting tired of all this nonsense. | To become or show a change of state |
| My mother's getting old. | To become or show a change of state |
| It gets dark very early in the winter. | To become or show a change of state |
| Don't touch the hot pot until is gets cool. | To become or show a change of state |
| She is getting married in next month. | To become or show a change of state |
We use 'used to' for something that happened regularly in the past but no longer happens.
Formula of Used to do
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Subject
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Auxiliary did
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not
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Main verb use
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Infinitive
|
|
I
|
|
|
used
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to do.
|
|
I
|
did
|
not
|
use
|
to do.
|
|
Did
|
you
|
|
use
|
to do?
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| The past | The present |
| He used to work in a shop. | Now, He works in a bank. |
| He used to watch a lot of TV. | Now he doesn't watch much TV. |
| There used to be a school here. | Now there is a supermarket here. |
| I didn't use to go gym. | Now I go gym. |
| Did you use to smoke? | |
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