Rule 1: It is time + for + personal
object + to + verb (present form) + ……….
Examples:
It is time for us to attack the
enemy.
It is time for them to start the
work.
Rule 2: It is time + subject + verb
(past form) + ………
Examples:
It is time we went home.
It is time they earned their
livelihood.
Rule 3: Present Indefinite + as if/as
though + past indefinite.
Examples:
He tells the story as if he knew it.
He runs fast as though he were a mad
man.
They donate money as if they were rich
man.
Rule 4: Past Indefinite + as if/as
though + past perfect.
Examples:
Reyad told the story as if he had
known it.
She proceeded as though I had not
spoken.
Rule 5: If + Present Indefinite + future
indefinite tense.
Examples:
If it rains, we shall not go.
If he wants, I shall help him.
If you play in the rain, you will
catch cold.
Rule 6: If + Past Indefinite
+ would/could + verb (present form).
Examples:
If he came, I would go.
If they wanted, we would help him.
If I had a typewriter, I would type
the letters.
Rule 7: If + Past Perfect + would
have/could have + verb (past participle form).
Examples:
If I had seen him, I could have told
him the news.
If they had started earlier, they
could have got the train.
If she had tried, she would have
succeeded.
Rule 8: Had + Verb + Past
Participle Form + would have/could have + verb (past participle form).
Examples:
Had I seen him, I would have given
him the news.
Had he wanted, they would have helped
him.
Had I possessed a vast property, I
would have established a college.
Rule 9: If + Subject + were + would
+ verb (present form).
Examples:
If I were a king, I could help the
poor.
If I were you, I would not do this.
Rule 10: Present/Future Indefinite Tense
+ when/after + present perfect.
Examples:
You can go to sleep when, you have
taken your dinner.
You will return me the book after, you
have finished reading it.
He will swim after, he has changed
his dress.
Rule 11: Would that/ I wish + were +
……
Examples:
I wish I were a king.
Would that he were alive today.
Rule 12: Would you mind + verb(ing) +
…….?
Examples:
Would you mind taking a cup of tea?
Would you mind opening the door?
Rule 13: It is time + to + verb
(present form) + ……….
Examples:
It is time to start the work.
It is time to leave the place.
Rule 14: ……so much/many + …. +
that + 1st subject + can/cannot + …….
Examples:
You have so much intelligence that
you can get a job.
There are so many problems that I
cannot solve them.
You have so much money that you can buy
a ticket.
Rule 15: ……too + adjective + to
+ verb (present form).
Examples:
The man is too old to work.
You are too short to touch the roof.
He is too dishonest to speak the
truth.
Rule 16: ……too + adjective/adverb + for
+ personal object + to + verb (present form).
Examples:
The load is too heavy for me to
carry.
The problem was too hard for them to
solve.
It is too interesting for us to
overlook.
Rule 17: ……so + adjective/adverb + that
+ 1st subject + cannot/could not + verb (present form).
Examples:
The man was so ill that he could not
move.
Many farmers are so poor that they
cannot cultivate their land.
The sailors’ throats were so dry that
they could not speak.
Rule 18: ……so that + 1st subject
+ can/could/may/might + verb (present form) + …………
Examples:
The boy reads more so that he can
make a good result.
We eat food so that we can get
strength.
He works hard so that he can earn
more money.
Rule 19: ……in order that + 1st subject
+ can/could/may/might + verb (present form) + …………
Examples:
He went to a shop in order that he
could sell her shirt.
I saved some money in order that I
could buy some books.
They came to me in order that they
could see me personally.
Rule 20: ……lest + 1st subject
+ should + verb (present form) + …………
Examples:
He ran away lest he should be seen.
Read diligently lest you should fail
in the examination.
He walked fast lest he should reach
school in time.
Rule 21: ……would rather/sooner + verb
+ than + verb/noun.
Examples:
I would rather die than beg.
He would rather drink tea than
coffee.
Rule 22: ……had better + verb
(present form) + ……….
Examples:
I had better ring him at once.
You had better leave the place.
He had better go home.
Rule 23: ……how + to + verb
(present form) + …..
Examples:
He doesn’t know how to play cricket.
They knew how to talk.
Do you know how to drink tea?
Rule 24: Without + verb(ing) + (meaningful
negative sentence).
Examples:
Without reading more you cannot pass.
Without taking physical exercise we
cannot keep our body fit.
He will not be able to write well without writing much.
Rule 25: By + verb(ing) + (meaningful
affirmative sentence).
Examples:
By reading more we can learn more.
By drinking clean water you can keep
your body fit.
We can get power by eating rice and bread.
Rule 26: ……provided/provided
that/providing that/if + (meaningful sentence).
Examples:
I will agree to go providing that my
expenses are paid.
He will shine in life provided that he
works hard.
The plane will take off in time
provided the weather is good.
Rule 27: ……since/as/because + (meaningful
sentence).
Examples:
As he behaved rough, he was punished.
Everybody loves him because, he is
honest.
Crops did not grow well since there
was drought.
Rule 28: ……though/although/in spite
of/despite of + (alternative meaningful sentence).
Examples:
Though he is poor, he is honest.
In spite of his poverty, he helps the
poor.
Although he is rich, he does not help
the poor.
Rule 29: ……unless/if…not + (meaningful
affirmative sentence).
Examples:
Unless you read attentively, you will
fail.
If you not start at once, you will
miss the train.
Rule 30: ……instead of/in lieu of + (meaningful
word or sentence).
Examples:
Instead of history he took logic.
The boy bought pen instead of pencils.
He ate fish in lieu of meat.
Rule 31: ……because of/on account
of/owing to/due to + (meaningful word or sentence).
Examples:
Everybody loves him because of his honesty.
On account of his illness he could
not go to the college.
The writer dared no drive due to fog.
Rule 32: ……no sooner…than/scarcely had…when/hardly
had…when + past indefinite tense.
Examples:
No sooner had I gone out than he
came.
Scarcely had we reached the station when
the train left.
Hardly had he reached the college when
the examination began.
Rule 33: ……let alone + (meaningful
word or phrase).
Examples:
He cannot pass in third division, let
alone first division.
I cannot swim a kilometer, let alone ten
kilometers.
The old farmer cannot visit a small town, let
alone a big town.
Rule 34: ……the place + where + (meaningful
affirmative sentence).
Examples:
Jessore is the place where he was
born.
A railway station is a place where
trains stop.
Paris is the city where UNESCO
headquarter is.
Rule 35: ……the time/year/day + when
+ (meaningful affirmative sentence).
Examples:
Saturday is the day when the week
begins.
1971 is the year when Bangladesh
became independent.
10 P. M. is the time when we go to
bed.
Rule 36: ……that + (meaningful
sentence).
Examples:
I know that he is a doctor.
He knows that my address is Jessore.
Rule 37: …....feel, suppose, imagine,
discover, know, judge, assume + to be + adjective.
Examples:
We assumed him to be innocent.
He was judged to be guilty.
I know him to be honest.
Rule 38: …….as long as + (meaningful
sentence).
Examples:
Wait here as long as it rains.
Allah will help us as long as our aim
is honest.
Rule 39: ……till/until + (meaningful
affirmative sentence).
Examples:
Wait until, I come back.
Mother will be nursing him till, he
comes round.
Rule 40: …….in case + (meaningful
sentence).
Examples:
I will come tomorrow in case he wants
me.
I want to stay home in case he comes.
He will carry an umbrella in case it
rains.
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