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§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻāĨ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻšā§āĻ, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž 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.
āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻā§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’-āĻāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĨ¤
Let’s use this time now to incorporate what we have learned so far.
āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĨ¤
Part: 1
Person A:Â “Hi Jack. What are you doing?”
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ A:Â “āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨?”
Person B:Â “Hi Mary. I’m filling out a job application.”
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ B: “āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¨āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
Person A:Â “Are you finished with school already?”
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ A:Â “āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨?”
Person B:Â “No. I have one more semester, but it would be great to have a job lined up.”
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ B: “āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻĒ āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
Part: 2
Person A:Â “How is your day going?”
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ A:Â “āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻā§?”
Person B:Â “Quite busy. I’m preparing for my presentation tomorrow on our marketing strategy. I’m not even half done yet.”
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ B: “āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻŖāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻ§ā§āĻāĻ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤”
Person A:Â “You must feel stressed out now.”
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ A: “āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤”
Person B:Â “That’s an understatement.”
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ B: “āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĨ¤”
Part: 3
Person A:Â “What are you doing now?”
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ A:Â “āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨?”
Person B:Â “I’m playing pool with my friends at a pool hall.”
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ B: “āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
Person A:Â “I didn’t know you play pool. Are you having fun?”
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ A:Â “āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨?”
Person B:Â “I’m having a great time. How about you? What are you doing?”
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋ:Â “āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨? āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨?”
Person A:Â “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¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ A: “āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤”
Person B:Â “I’m glad I’m not in your shoes.”
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ B: “āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤”