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How is your day – Example Conversation; Day: 60

The present tense is more common in writing. As you can see by all the explanations I am giving, they are all written in the present tense. That is because it is instructional. Instructional writing is more commonly written in present tense. However, stories in novels are written in past tense.

āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§‡ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ–ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨, āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ‡ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĨ¤ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§‡āĻļāĻŽā§‚āĻ˛āĻ•āĨ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§‡āĻļāĻŽā§‚āĻ˛āĻ• āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ‡āĻšā§‹āĻ•, āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§‡āĻ° āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§€āĻ¤ āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

The reason past and future tense is used more commonly than present tense when speaking is because usually you are telling someone what you have done or what you plan on doing. Speaking in the present tense is used primarily to tell someone what you are currently doing.

āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§€āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§ƒāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§ƒāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤

As in previous lessons in ‘Bored and Greeting’ it is very common to have a conversation using the present tense when you run into somebody or when you make or receive a phone call.

‘Bored and Greeting’-āĻāĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§‹āĻ‡ āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‹ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ›ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĢā§‹āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ­ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ•āĻĨā§‹āĻĒāĻ•āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ–ā§āĻŦāĻ‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĨ¤

Let’s use this time now to incorporate what we have learned so far.
āĻāĻ–āĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ–ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻāĻ–āĻ¨ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŸāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ•āĨ¤

Part: 1
Person A: “Hi Jack. What are you doing?”

āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ A: “āĻšāĻžāĻ‡ āĻœā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ•āĨ¤ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨?”

Person B: “Hi Mary. I’m filling out a job application.”

āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ B: “āĻšāĻžāĻ‡ āĻŽā§‡āĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻ†āĻŦā§‡āĻĻāĻ¨āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§‚āĻ°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

Person A: “Are you finished with school already?”

āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ A: “āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ˛ āĻļā§‡āĻˇ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨?”

Person B: “No. I have one more semester, but it would be great to have a job lined up.”

āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ B: “āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸāĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻ›ā§‡, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻ‡āĻ¨ āĻ†āĻĒ āĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤”

Part: 2
Person A: “How is your day going?”

āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ A: “āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ•ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡?”

Person B: “Quite busy. I’m preparing for my presentation tomorrow on our marketing strategy. I’m not even half done yet.”

āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ B: “āĻŦā§‡āĻļ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻŖāĻ¨ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ–āĻ¨āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻ§ā§‡āĻ•āĻ“ āĻļā§‡āĻˇ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤”

Person A: “You must feel stressed out now.”

āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ A: “āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ‡ āĻāĻ–āĻ¨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ• āĻšāĻžāĻĒ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤”

Person B: “That’s an understatement.”

āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ B: “āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĨ¤”

Part: 3
Person A: “What are you doing now?”

āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ A: “āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨?”

Person B: “I’m playing pool with my friends at a pool hall.”

āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ B: “āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ āĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ āĻ–ā§‡āĻ˛āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

Person A: “I didn’t know you play pool. Are you having fun?”

āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ A: “āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ āĻ–ā§‡āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŽāĻœāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨?”

Person B: “I’m having a great time. How about you? What are you doing?”

āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋ: “āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāĻŸāĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ•ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ†āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨? āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨?”

Person A: “I’m taking a break from my homework. There seems to be no end to the amount of work I have to do.”

āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ A: “āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‹ āĻļā§‡āĻˇ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤”

Person B: “I’m glad I’m not in your shoes.”

āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ B: “āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻœā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ‡āĨ¤”