MODULE- I
INDICATIVE EXPERIMENT- 1
Advance Grammar
A. Objectives
• Understand the grammatical structure of the language
• Apply grammar rules in sentence constructions
• Write the technical report effectively without grammatical errors
B. Expected Outcomes
• Students will be able to communicate effectively.
• Students will be able to write error free sentences.
• Students will be able to strengthen their arguments both in oral and written
forms
C. Methodology
Lecture and Discussion on the following topics
• Usage of Tenses
• Adjectives and Adverbs
• Jargon vs Technical Vocabulary
• Abbreviations
• Mechanics of Editing: Punctuation and Proof Reading
Interactive Exercises
Worksheet on each of these topics were given for practice
Feedback and Assessment
Provide feedback on participants' performance during the exercises and
discussions. Conduct a formal assessment to evaluate their understanding of the
topic. D. Course content
Tenses
Simple tenses: Used to indicate single actions in the past, present, or future.
Progressive or continuous tenses: Used to talk about events that are unfinished or
ongoing as we speak.
Perfect tenses: Used to indicate one event has occurred before another.
Perfect progressive or continuous tenses: Used to denote the “from when” or “how
long” of an event or occurrence.
Present
Tense
Present Present
Simple
Presen Present
Continuou Continuou
perfect
t Perfect
s s
When to use Simple Present Tense:
1. For general statements Example:. He drives the car fast.
She likes sweets.
2. Scientific truths
Example: Water boils at 100°C.
3. For quotations
Example: Shakespeare says, “All the world’s a stage”.
4. Planned future action
Example: We go for a tour tomorrow
When to use Present Continuous Tense:
1. For questions in continuous forms Example: What are you doing?
2. When the action is going on
Example: We are watching a presentation.
3. Planned future action.
Example: We are going for a tour tomorrow.
When to use Present Perfect Tense:
1. For an action which is just completed.
Example: She has just left the room.
2. When the time of action is not known.
Example: I have met him once or twice.
When to use Present Perfect Continuous Tense:
1. This tense is used to describe the duration of an action that began in the past and
continues into the present.
Example: Rajesh has been studying grammar for an hour.
Past Tense
Past Past Perfect
Simpl
e Past
Continuous Continuous
Past Perfect
When to use Simple Past Tense:
1. Action/event that is completed and no longer
true in the present.
Example: I attended an International Conference last week.
When to use Past Continuous Tense:
1. The action/event took place over a period of time or was in progress when interrupted.
Example: Naveen was printing the seminar invitation when the supervisor arrived.
When to use Past Perfect Tense:
1. A completed action/event that took place in the past before another past event.
Example: The train had already left the station before I arrived at the station.
When to use Past Perfect Continuous Tense:
1. The duration of an action that was completed before another action or event in the past.
Example: Nita had been driving around the city for an hour before she finally found the
RTO office.
Future
Tense
Future Future Perfect
Simple Future
Continuou Continuou
Future Perfect
s s
When to use Simple Future Tense:
1. Expresses a future action or a scheduled event.
Example: The committee will meet at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.
When to use Future Continuous Tense:
1. An event or action that will continue over a period of time at a specific point in the
future. Example: Prof. Sheela will be teaching tenses at 2 p.m. tomorrow
When to use Future Perfect Tense:
1. An event or action that will be completed before another event or time in the future.
Example: By the time you teach me to use Moddle I will have learned how to use it.
When to use Future Perfect Continuous Tense:
1. The action will be ongoing until a specific future time.
Example: By tomorrow, we will have been traveling for three weeks.
