Before and Ago
- Present Perfect, Simple Past, Past Perfect tense এর ক্ষেত্রে ব্যবহৃত হয়- Before.
- শুধুমাত্র Simple Past Tense এ ব্যবহৃত হয়- Ago.
Example:
I have seen this movie before.
The food arrived ten minutes ago.
Late and Lately/Recently
Late শব্দের অর্থ ‘দেরি করে’। Lately/Recently শব্দের অর্থ ‘সম্প্রতি’
- Present Perfect Tense এ ব্যবহৃত হয়- Lately.
Present Perfect / Simple Past Tense এ ব্যবহৃত হয়- Recently
Example:
Last day, she came to school late.
I have been feeling sick lately.
Hard and Hardly
- Hard শব্দের অর্থ ‘কঠিন’। Hardly শব্দের অর্থ ‘কদাচিৎ’
- Verb এর পরে বসে Hard
- Verb এর পূর্বে বসে Hardly
Example:
He works very hard.
My uncle hardly comes home.
At present and Presently
- At present শব্দের অর্থ ‘এখন’।
- Presently শব্দের অর্থ ‘শীঘ্র’
Example:
We are staying in my uncle’s house at present.
I will come home presently.
Presently and Just now
- Future action বোঝাতে- Presently বসে।
- Past action বোঝাতে – Just now/ Just বসে।
Example:
We shall leave the house presently.
My father has just reached home.
Very and Much
- Positive degree এর পূর্বে Very বসে।
- Comparative degree এর পূর্বে much বসে।
Example:
We are very proud of you.
Hema is much quicker than Lisa.
Very much, Too much, Too many
- Very much শব্দের অর্থ ‘পূর্ণ রূপে’। Too much শব্দের অর্থ ‘অনুচিতভাবে বেশি’।
- Too many শব্দের অর্থ ‘অনেক’।
Example:
I have had too much food today.
He loves his daughter very much.
Well and Good
- Well, Adverb হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়।
- Good, Adjective হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Example:
Hasan can write well.
She did a good job.
Gradually and By and by
- Gradually অর্থ ‘ধীরে ধীরে’।
- By and by অর্থ ‘অবশেষে’।
Example:
I am learning about the project gradually.
We will forget this matter by and by.
Since and Ever since
- Since, Present Perfect এবং Past Perfect Tense এ ব্যবহৃত হয়।
- Ever since, অতীতের ঘটনা বোঝাতে ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Example:
We have been here since last Monday.
We met three years ago and have called each other ever since.
Already, Yet and Still
- Already শব্দের অর্থ ‘ইতোমধ্যে’।
- Yet শব্দের অর্থ ‘এখন পর্যন্ত’।
- Still শব্দের অর্থ ‘এখন পর্যন্ত চলতে থাকা কোনো কাজ’।
Example:
I have already finished my dinner.
My brother has not come yet.
We are still waiting for the letter.
Fairly and Rather
- কোনো adjective/Adverb দ্বারা পছন্দ বোঝালে, Fairly বসে।
- কোনো কিছুতে preference বোঝালে, Rather বসে।
Example:
He would rather be a liar, even though nobody likes him for that.
Everybody admires her because she is fairly intelligent.
Too+Adjective/Adverb
- এর অর্থ ‘অনুচিত ভাবে বেশি’।
Example:
The weather is too hot.
He is too late for the meeting.
Too+Infinitive
- এটি দ্বারা ‘কোনো কিছু না হওয়ার কারণ’ বোঝায়।
Example:
Saima is too weak to walk.
The cup is too hot to hold.
Adjective/Adverb + Enough
- এটি দ্বারা ‘যথেষ্ট বা উচিত মাত্রা’ বোঝায়।
Example:
I am intelligent enough to pass the exam.
The weather is fair enough for a rickshaw ride.