This is a list of commonly used spoken terms in different situations.
Thanks/ Thank you/ Thank you very much/ Thanks a lot
Welcome/ You are welcome/ Most welcome
To ( ) ---- Go to the college.
Towards ( ) ---- He is coming towards me.
Ahead ( ) ---- Go ahead to find the place.
Back ( ) ---- Please come back.
Backward ( ) ---- Look backward.
Beside ( ) ---- Sit beside me.
Above ( ) ---- The fan is above my head.
Upward ( ) ---- Go upward the hill.
Down ( ) ---- He fall down from the tree.
Along ( ) ---- Go along the road.
Around ( ) ---- There are flowers around him.
About ( ) ---- It is about five o'clock.
Straight ( ) ---- The road is straight.
once -- twice - double -- three times/thrice - four times -- ten times --
many times -- several times --- often --- frequently-- most of the time ----
sometimes --- intermittently - by turns --- over and over again --
here and there --- off and on - always almost always all the time
rarely ---- day and night day after day -- month after month -- All the while -
Most of the time -- From time immemorial -- Since morning –
For two hours -- Time-consuming - Durable - Long lasting -
Everlasting - Transient -- Short lived -- Till - Until -
As long as - The whole day - The whole night - In a month -
By that time -
Excuse me --- Listen ---- Oh, come on! ---- Am I clear to you? ---
Am I not right? --- Isn't it true? -- Isn't it really true? –
Also And Moreover Besides that -- Another thing --- Not only that --
Another important things is that ----
There's another reason why –
I can do it. She can speak English fluently. –
I can't lift the box. -- Can he speak English? ---
Hi Pretty, where are you going? Pretty, come here.--
May I come in,sir? – Did you call me, mother? –
I agree --- You're right --- I agree with you --- Yes, that's right ----
I couldn't agree more --- That's really the case --
You're absolutely right ---
You can say that again ---
Yes, I have the same opinion ---
What are you doing? - What the hell are you doing? –
As ........ as Not so/as ........ as Nearly as ........ as Exactly as ........ as
She is as beautiful as her sister. --
She is not so beautiful as her sister. ---
And -- Moreover - Besides -- Again -- While -- Whereas --
To speak in detail - One word more about it ---
And that's not all --- Not only that –
I regretted that he didn't take my advice = To my regret, he didn't take my advice.
It was surprising that he didn't get frightened at all = Surprisingly, he didn't get frightened at all.
Pretty denied having gone there. -
She denied having broken the window. –
You went there, didn't you? -- No. I didn't. –
I don't like it/the plan. ---
How do you tell me to like such a girl! I can't approve that plan. –
I'm not sure whether it's true or false.-
Are you sure of your success? -
I doubt that it is the same case.-
So what? - But does it matter, anyway? --
But it matters little. - But who cares? –
But it matters nothing. ---
Such as .. For example ........ To give an example ........To cite an example ...Let's consider an example
To cite another example For instance
in fact -- truly speaking - to be truthful - to speak the truth –
It will rain today - It may rain today -
The real thing is that -- When it really means is than –
Now it's clear that - As a matter of fact –
She looks very nice indeed. --
The project was a total loss. --
They were utterly powerless. --
That's absolutely true. - He's really a genius. –
It was truly a gigantic creature. –
eat - drink - suck - lick - bite - swallow –
sip - taste - chew - bite off -
eat voraciously - eat like a bird -
throw up - eat too much - vegetarian –
breakfast - lunch - dinner - supper -
feast -- starve - fast - overeat - go without food –
By any means - By hook or by crook -
with a stick
Have To + V = I have to go now. Must + V = You must do it. Will + V = I will go there.
Be To + V = I am to go to office everyday. Be Supposed To + V = He is supposed to do the work.
Can't But + V = I can't but help him. Can't Help + V(ing) = I can't help smoking.
I think - I think so - I don't think so - I think so, too.
I have an objection/a different opinion --
But I'm afraid I oppose that view.
But I'm afraid I can't agree.
Has he an umbrella?/Does he have an umbrella?
Have you a book?/Do you have a book?
I have no book./I don't have any book.
She has no pride./She does not have any pride.
Please be quiet.- Don't be cruel.- Have some patients-
There were two blind men in this village.-
There was a tiger in the forest.-
I think there was a red umbrella, but I’m not sure about that.-
Was there a shop here?- Was there any fish in this pond?
This is the country where I was born.
You could come at day. You could buy the book.
I was supposed to go to Chittagong. They were supposed to play today.
If I were a bird! Had I two wings! Oh that, I could die!
I have not seen you today. He has not given me the pen.
Tigers are seen in the Sundarbans. Water is used in various works.
If you are a beggar, everybody will hate you.-
If you are lazy, you will fail.
You look fatty.-- He looks gloomy.-- He seems clever.
He seems to be tired.- The room feels warm.-
The man has become mad.- She has become more beautiful.
It has become a custom to offer bribe-
The sky has been cloudy since Sunday last.
He has been ill for a long time.
The boy was sent to Dhaka. Pretty was given a prize.
The tree is growing tall.-- He is getting sick.-
I think the situation is becoming more complex-
The place was growing hot. The poor were getting poorer.
The work will have to be completed- The house will have to be sold.
Of+verb+ing
I am afraid of working.- He is fond of playing cricket.
The study of English and Economics is not easy.The legs of this chair are not new.
Let him go. Let him sleep.
I don’t think I’ll be able to let this(chance) go.-
He used to walk in the morning. (Active) He was used to walking in the morning. (Passive)
He was angry to hear the news. Your mother is glad to receive your letter.
you please open the window/Would you mind opening the window.
We should get up early in the morning./We ought to get up early in the morning./ It is our duty to get up early in the morning.
The baby should be taken care of. The blind should not be laughed at.
You should have been clever. You should have been a teacher.
According to your saying, I should have been more careful.
I am the person who have done this. You are the man who is responsible for this.
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