Learn English in sinhala - lesson 14

hdÆjfka " Thd,g fgkafiia bf.k f.k Boring fj,do @ wms oeka ál ojil boka Tenses .ekufka lsh,d ÿkafka' ta;a b;ska mdvula u. yer,d hkak jqjukd kE' wms ish,a,u bf.k .uq'

wo wms Past Perfect Continuous  ke;fyd;a Past Perfect Progressive Tensetl bf.k .uq'
wms fïl Use lrkafka w;S;fhau mgka wrka w;S;fhau hï lsis ld, iSudjlg miq bjr fjk fohla lSughs' ^ to show that something started in the past and continued up until another time in the past &' t;fldg wmsg fukak fï jf.a jpk use lrkjd' For five minutes " for two weeks etc'

fï fÜn,a tl n,kak'

Table එක ලොකු කරලා බලන්න table එක මත click කරන්න.

Th fld< mdáka ;sfhkafka Bfha jf.au Past Perfect Continuous Tense wÿr.kak mq¿jka jpk álla' Bg miafia  ;Srefõ ;sfhkafka Past Perfect Continuous Tense j, uses' Bg miafia ;sfhkafka  fhfok úÈh yd WodyrKhs'wms fïjfha uses fjk fjku point form  tflkq;a bf.k .uq'

01 &' w;S; ld, jljdkqjla ms,snoj lSug' ^ Duration Before Something in the Past & 

WodyrK j,ska f;areï .kak"

 

• They had been talking for over an hour before Tony arrived. - fgdaks tkak l,ska mhlg jvd thd,d l;d lrñka bÈhd'

• She had been working at that company for three years when it went out of business. - weh tu wdh;kfha jir 3la ú;r jev lrñka isáhd " tu wdh;kh jykak fjoa§ hk w¾:h'

• How long had you been waiting to get on the bus? - fldÉpr fj,d n,ka bÈho nia  tlg k.skak @

• Mike wanted to sit down because he had been standing all day at work. - uhsla g jd§ ùug Wjukd Wkd uq¿ ojfiu ysgf.k ysáh ksid'

  2). fya;=ka bÈßm;a lsÍug. (Cause of Something in the Past)

w;S; isÿùulg fmr fuu fgkafia tl Ndú;fhka  fya;=ka bÈßm;a lsÍu myiq fõ. Using the Past Perfect Continuous before another action in the past is a good way to show cause and effect.

WodyrK j,ska f;areï .kak"

• Jason was tired because he had been jogging. -  jason f.dvla uykaisfhka ysáfha " ÿjkak .sh ksid

• Sam gained weight because he had been overeating. - iEï f.dvla uy;a fj,d" thd f.dvla ldmq ksid

• Kelum failed the final test because she had not been attending class.- le¿ï únd.h wiu;a Wkd " th mka;s .sfha ke;s ksid'

Tkak hdÆjfka wo ;j iqn wdrxÑhl=;a ;shkjd ' wms oeka Thd,g f.dvdla fgkaiia lshd ÿkakfka " fyáka  fgkaiia mdvu  bjrhs !

tfykï fyg mdvñka uqK.efiuq'

Goodbye Friends :)