English Preparation

The 20 examples of different types of present tense are as follows:

1. The jury has not reached a verdict yet.
2. She has already worked on it. 
3. I am working on a project. 
4. He is going to London today. 
5. Ujjwal is learning English. 
6. Have you been sleeping since morning?
7. The servant is waiting for the master. 
8. The kids play outside. 
9. He loves adventure sports. 
10. Manish watches the television at 10 PM. 
11. I am going to the market. 
12. Rahul goes to bed early.
13. I am visiting Mount Carmel today. 
14. We do not speak Spanish. 
15. The train is moving, come on!
16. She is my mother. 
17. I have not been singing. 
18. Frieda is listening to soothing music. 
19. I am painting a picture of a dog. 
20. Nora wakes up at 8 AM. 

Words starting with "u" that sound like "yu"

When the letter "u" is pronounced as "yu" ("you"), the article "a" is used. For example:

·       This is a good university.

·       Her company is a unicorn in a short span.

 Words starting with "eu" that sound like "yu"

When "eu" is pronounced as "yu", "a" is used. For example:

·       She is a European.

·       This is a Euro note. 

Words starting with "one"

"One" is an exception because the "o" sound is pronounced as the consonant "w". For example:

·       Look at a one-eyed dog!

·       She is a one-man army!

Silent "h"

When the "h" is silent at the beginning of a word, the following vowel sound dictates the use of "an". For example:

·       I waited for an hour.

·       Joy is an honest boy.

Abbreviations

If an abbreviation starts with a vowel sound (even if the first letter is a consonant), "an" is used. For example:

·       She holds an MBA degree.

·       Mike is an FBI agent.

Use 'a' when the word starts with a consonant, or before words starting in u and eu when they sound like you. Use an when the next word starts with a vowel or with a mute 'h'. For example:

Ø  She saw a big elephant in the park.

Ø  She needs an umbrella as it's raining outside.

Ø  It is an honor to be here.

Ø  She is a European.

The indefinite article is used to refer to something for the first time or to refer to a particular member of a group or class. For example:

Ø  Would like to have a drink?

Ø  Did you get a job?

Use 'a' with names of jobs. For example:

Ø  She wants to be a doctor.

Ø  Joe is a dancer.

Read all the rules in the page above.

Many verbs can be either transitive or intransitive, like "run," "eat," and "grow", “sings”. For example:

·       She sings beautifully is Intransitive

·       She sings a lullaby is transitive

Prepositional phrases or adverbs can follow intransitive verbs, creating the appearance of a direct object.

Some verbs are inherently intransitive, meaning they cannot be used with a direct object. These include "arrive," "go," "lie," "sneeze," "sit," and "die". For example:

·       He arrived home at 5:30 pm.

·       She is sneezing continuously.

For more exceptions, you can read the Shiksha page on intransitive verbs.