August 26, 2025

Optative sentences – Definition, Examples & Exercise

Optative sentences

These sentences are used to express blessing, hope, wish, prayer or curse. We use exclamatory punctuation at the end of the sentences.

Have a look some examples of optative sentences:

May God bless you! Wish you a very happy married life!
May God save you! May God have mercy on your child!
May you live a long life! May you win the match!
Long live the king! Wish you a happy journey!
Wish you all the best! Long live the Suryavanshi Empire!
Let the world be peaceful! Let there be light in the world!
May you have a happy life! May you find the right path in your life!
May God help us find the way! Long live the kingdom!

Here are some more examples of optative sentences:

Wish:

Best of luck! Wish you all the best!
I wish! I were you! I wish! He would be rich.
I wish! I would fly. Would that! he would come.
Would that! He were rich. Would that! She would top in the examination.

Bless

May God help his family! May God help him in winning the match!
May God give me ten million rupees soon! May you live a long life!
May the best boy win! May you be happy in your life!
May you overcome the troubles! May God provide him a successful life!

Curse

May God ruin your business empire!

May God you lose the match!

May you forget in the examination!

May you forget in exams!

May you catch red-handed in the exam hall!

Prayer

May God help us!

May God fulfil our dream!

May God save us from the epidemic!

May God send the messenger to show the right way!

Exercise:

Find the errors in optative sentences

  1. May you got success soon!
  2. God may help him!
  3. Wishing you all the best for your exams!
  4. Best of luck.
  5. May God curses you!
  6. May God saved you!
  7. May you lived long life!
  8. Long live the king!
  9. Might you have a happy life!
  10. May you been happy in your life!
  11. I wish! I was you!
  12. I wish! I may save him.
  13. I wish He would rich.
  14. Would that! He was rich.
  15. Would that! he would came.
  16. Would that! She would topped in her class.
  17. Wish your a happy married lilfe!
  18. Long lived the Suryavanshi Empire!
  19. Let the world been peaceful!
  20. Let there be light in the world!
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Exclamatory Sentences – Definition, Examples & Exercise

Exclamatory sentences

Exclamatory is an adjective. It expresses strong excitement, emotion or pain and surprise. When people want to remark with strong feelings, that time exclamatory sentences are used very often.

“!” – It is an exclamatory sign to indicate exclamation means strong feelings.

Ah!

Alas!

Oh!

Ugh!

Above words exclaim the sorrow.

Hurrah!

Bravo!

Wow, fantastic, superb, awesome, terrific, tremendous, and cool are also used for strong emotions to indicate happiness.

Here are some examples:

Wow! He went to the club.

Superb! He likes me.

Fantastic! She loves me.

Awesome! It is such a nice weather today.

Ah! Your dress is dirty.

Ugh! You are crying at me.

Alas! He didn’t find his wallet.

Hurrah! He cracked an IAS interview.

Oh shit! He is trapped in the traffic.

Holy shit! They are shooting at us.

Oh God! He is such a foolish person.

Oh my god!

Mind-blowing performance it is!

What a/an + adjective + noun/ noun!

What a pity!

What a storyteller he is!

What a cool man!

What a nice dress it is!

What a shot!

What a match!

What a jacket!

What a place!

What a pity!

What a cute cat!

What a lovely dress!

What a mobile!

What an ugly animal!

What big legs you have!

What big teeth he has!

What long hair she has!

How + adjective + subject + verb!

How charming she is!

How beautiful she is!

How handsome he is!

How clever she is!

How fast the bullet train is!

Some examples are given to make you a better understanding:

Rahul exclaimed with joy that he had become the best player of the team.

He exclaimed with sorrow that he had become bankrupt.

Hurrah! We won the trophy.

Alas! He is no more.

Ah! It’s disgusting.

Wow! It’s a good idea.

Wow! It’s amazing.

Oh! He couldn’t get succeed in his project.

Exercise I

Find the exclamatory sentences:

    1. How beautiful dress she has!
    2. He is a coward.
    3. How far is it?
  1. How ………. She is!

    1. Charming b. beauty c. nature
  2. What a ……….!
    1. Shot b. kind c. beautiful
  3. Alas!
    1. He won the match.
    2. He got a medal.
    3. He left the team.
  4. Hurrah!
    1. He won the quiz competition.
    2. He lost the quiz competition.
    3. He defeated me.
  5. Bravo!
    1. You did an excellent job.
    2. You didn’t complete the task.
    3. You forgot it.
  6. Wow!
    1. He broke the chair.
    2. He lost the match.
    3. We got the movie tickets.
  7. Fantastic!
    1. You have put on a very gorgeous dress.
    2. You wore a dirty dress.
    3. You lost it.
  8. Weldon!
    1. You have run a new business.
    2. You lost your money.
    3. You didn’t get your job.
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Use of Let – Imperative Sentences

 Use of Let in Imperative Sentences 

Let‘ is used to denote permission and order.

Let + object + m.v. + etc.

Use of Let in the sentences:

Let him go now.

Let her speak first.

Let me tell you this.

Let them go now.

Let me deliver my speech.

Let them play here.

Let her say something.

Let me watch the video.

Use of Let us/ let’s :

It is used for proposal or suggestion:

let us/let’s  + action + object + etc.

let’s play football now.

Let’s go to a party.

Lets’ enjoy the movie.

Let’s play snooker.

Let’s gossip.

Let’s sit down for a while.

Let’s learn this puzzle.

Let’s study together.

Use of Let’s not + main verb (It is widely used across the world)

It is also used to express requests that something should not take place at present.

Examples:

Let’s not argue about this matter.

Let’s help me.

Let’s join the party.

Let’s play the quiz competition with our kids.

Let’s go for a long drive.

let’s Learn Graphic designing to get a handsome salary.

Let’s not study now.

Let’s not forget the sacrifice of our brothers.

Let’s not forgive his mistakes.

Don’t let’s + main verb (it is used in British English)

Don’t let’s go to him.

Don’t let’s tell her the way of going to Jaisalmer.

 Exercise -Use of Let
  1. Let ………. read a novel. (He    b. him    c. his)
  2. Let’s …….. football.  (Played    b. to play   c. play)
  3. Let them ………. There. (Go    b. went   c.  to go)
  4. Let’s ……. this successful occasion. (To celebrate   b. celebrate   c. celebrating)
  5. Let him …….. first in this matter. (To speak   b. spoke   c.  speak)
  6.  Let us ………. to school.  (Go    b. to go    c.  going)
  7.  ……….. them complete the lesson.  (Let    b. to let   c. letted)
  8.  ………. capture the moment. (Let’s     b.  let   c. to let us)
  9. Let ……….confirm. (Me   b.  my   c. I)
  10. Let ……… be. (It      b.  its    c. it’s)
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Imperative Sentences – Definition & Examples

Imperative Sentences

Imperative sentences: an imperative sentence is used to express request, order, command or advice.

M.V. + object + etc.

Request and orders

Listen to me Keep your promise
Take it now Avoid bad company
Go to him Send this book by courier
Come to me Keep everything in order
Wait for a while Think twice before you speak
Go back at once Think before you speak
Please allow me to go to the party. Hold it for a while
Eat with pleasure over here. Mind your own business
Mind your tongue Please lend me your hand
Learn this song by heart Tether the buffalo there
Serve food to guests Attend to the guests
Mind your words/hold your tongue Mind your words/hold your tongue
Please don’t make a fuss here Please help us in this trouble
Please move a bit/move aside Have a chair, please
Please shut the door Please open the window
Sit down properly Get ready now
Come in, dear Carry on
Keep on Stop talking nonsense
Yes, please speak Keep quiet
Stand up on your seat Wake up my honey

Advice

Please give me the chocolates, help the poor students, see your enemies, compromise with them, take care of your parents

Imperative sentences that start with Main verbs

Walk slowly Run fast Drive carefully
Get off the bus Get on the bus Get down
Set your watch Please light the lamp Post the letter there
Go on (continue saying) Open your second lesson Please solve the sums
Awake your daughter Go there after a while Go straight
Reply him Hurry up Wait for a little
Be attentive Be a listener Be witty
Calm down Pin drop silence Go to bed
Come quickly Get ready dear Get to work
Set your goal Mention below it Sign here
Take off your shirt Try again Start your work

Exercise I(Imperative Sentences):

Pick suitable words to make complete sense:

Get on, get down, take off, witty, here, upstairs, down, straight, letter, carefully, lamp, silence, please, him

  1.  ……… the bus.                  8.   Calm …….
  2.  ……… the stairs.               9.   Go ……….
  3. Sign ……. .                          10. Go to   …….
  4. Get ……..                            11. Post the ……… here.
  5.  …… the airplane.             12. Drive ……….
  6. Hurry ………                        13. Please light the ……..
  7. Be …….                                14. Pin drop …………..

15. ………. Help me.

Difficult words:

 Take off the airplane, be witty (Witty- quick behavior in answering), wait for a while, go to bed (sleep), get to work (go to work), get off (leave a vehicle), get on (board,  the vehicle, wear), after a while

 

Use of negative implications; don’t, no, never:

Never give up your goal. Never hurt my feelings again.
Never lose your confidence. Never mind it.
Never disrespect your parents. Never bunk off the school.
Never tell a lie. Never miss an opportunity.
Never do down others. Never break your promise.
Never fall a victim to bad habits. Never work in a hurry.
Never try to cheat your brother. Never tell a lie.
Never walk bare-footed in Jaisalmer. Never disobey your elders.

Exercise II(negative imperative sentences)

Pick the suitable words from the above sentences:

Opportunity, break, bare, off, feelings

  1. Never miss the ……….                                                    
  2. Never hurt my ……. again.
  3. Never walk ……. Footed in Jaisalmer.
  4. Never bunk …. the school.     
  5.   Never ……. your promise

No + verb + ing/ no action

 no mention, no doubt, no more questions, no chance, no buddy, no parking, no smoking, no drinking, no overtaking, no bargaining, no gambling, no cheating, no trespassing (don’t jump/walk)

don’t + actions + object

Don’t make a noise Don’t be short-tempered
Don’t be afraid Don’t misbehave
Don’t  make a fuss Don’t admit a mistake
Don’t be harsh Don’t be lazy
Don’t take the wrong turn Don’t take liquor
Don’t abuse others Don’t fight with neighbor
Don’t suggest him Don’t drive while smoking
Don’t delay Don’t be late there
Don’t shout at me Don’t be silly
Don’t step in Don’t move
Don’t make lame excuses Don’t speak ill others
Don’t pluck the flower Don’t cut jokes
Don’t trouble me  Don’t break it
Don’t talk nonsense Don’t play in the sun
Exercise III:

Choose the appropriate words for fill in the blanks(imperative sentences).

Nonsense, ill others, smoking, neighbour, others, jokes, flower, lazy, lame, wrong

  1. Don’t talk   ……                            6. Don’t speak ….………
  2. Don’t drive while ……                 7. Don’t fight with……
  3. Don’t abuse ……..                        8. Don’t cut ……..
  4. Don’t pluck the ………..                9. Don’t be
  5. Don’t make ……. excuses.         10.  Don’t take ….. turn
 

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Quiz – Tenses

Welcome to Simple Present Tense I

1. 

  1. Where do you …….. for a morning walk?        

2. 

  1. I don’t know why teenagers ……….. liquor.        

3. 

  1. Why ……. The brilliant students ……….. in their future?    

4. 

  1. …….. he know how to play the guitar?         

5. 

  1. Who ……… English very well?         

6. 

  1. Does she know …….. ?       

7. 
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verbs

What …….. the teachers teach in your institute?

8. 

  1. ……. Your dog sleep on bed?        

9. 

  1. What time …… your brother ….. to office?       

10. 

  1. Does he learn ……….?       

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Quiz – Future Continuous Tense II

Welcome to  Future Continuous tense II

1. 

…….. you be …………the account of employers?    (settle)

2. 

Will he be ……….. yoga?      (do)

3. 
Future continuous tense II - Find the suitable verb and fill in the blanks:

He will be …………how to dance when his friend………. to meet him there. (learn, go)

4. 

If he leaves his job. He………be ………. for a new job.        (look)

5. 

You will be …………. worried after ………….. the exams result.      (feel,see)

6. 
Future continuous tense II -

If it snows, everyone …….. running homes.

7. 

Will you be ………… for a job?          (look)

8. 

They ……be….. movie this weekend.

9. 

Peoples of every country …….. be…………. Home due to Carona virus in lockdown condition.          (stay)

10. 

He won’t be ……… good seeing his wedding ceremony.   (feel)

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“Present continuous & Going to” – Express Future

 “Present continuous & Going to”

  • Present continuous and going to” are used to tell about activities and events which occur in future and those actions have already been arranged or decided before.
  • She is coming tomorrow.
  • He is going to run in the marathon next Monday.
  • They are coming to play the cricket tournament next week.
  • He is going for an interview tomorrow.
  • She is buying a car next week.
  • My brother is leaving the hostel next year.
  • I am going to start learning a programming language.
  • She is going to relocate from here.
  • He is going abroad tomorrow morning.

 

I am taking admission in a video editing course on Monday.

He is throwing the party on weekend, 18th April.

She is changing school next year.

He is buying a new bullet this week.

He is leaving from Sanganer airport at 9 pm.

  • If we have no definite arrangements that time we use ‘going to’ to indicate the future.
  • What is he going to do in further study?
  • Before, I buy a new house, I am going to collect some money too.
  • He had done his graduation, And what is he going to do in his life further?
  • He is not going to open a restaurant.
  • He is leaving New York on 18th April.
  • Present continuous tense(& going to) indicates future with future time words otherwise “will or going to” are used.

  • I think he is going to learn English soon.
  • she thinks she will learn Spanish.
  • Himanshu Tyagi is going to be/ will be a senior sales manager in the company.
  •  He is going to have/will have his own house.
  • I feel that it’s going to/will snow soon.

Exercise I

Complete the sentences with going to or present continuous(Present continuous & Going to):
  1. The classes …….. tomorrow.   (start)
  2.  She doesn’t have time to meet you. She …….. chief guest at noon.       (meet)
  3. Is he ……… from here?   (shift)
  4. She ………. the party on Sunday.      (throw)
  5. He ……… money.     (steal)
  6.  She ……… from here next week.     (go)
  7. He ……… English next month.       (Learn)
  8. They ……… the interview.     (face)
  9. I ………. in the quiz competition.    (participate)
  10. Rahul ………. for a government job.    (prepare)
  11. She ……. chef.     (be)
  12. The  Principal  ……… strict.     (be)
  13. She is ……….  tomorrow.     (come)
  14. He …….. in the hockey tournament.  (participate)
  15. They …….. India Army soon.   (join)
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Simple present used as simple future

How to Use the Present Simple to Talk about Future Events

Simple present used as simple future

  • Simple present used as fixed programme and fixed plan. It indicates future time. For examples:
  • The Delhi university graduation forms start in May.
  • She goes abroad next week.
  • My father returns from Dubai tomorrow.
  • Mr Kevin resigns next month.
  • The prime minister attends the meeting tomorrow.

Note: future time expressing adverbs:

Next + time (week, month, year, night, day), tomorrow, in April, on Sunday, on Tuesday (next Tuesday or upcoming days).

  • We use present simple tense in expressing future events that are the type of some official arrangements such as a timetable (schedules) or program:
  • Eva arrives at 6 p.m.
  • His secretary meets you tomorrow.
  • We get off the bus in Muzaffarnagar and continue by taxi to go to our conference.
  • Our next meeting is on May 5th.

Note: personal plans or any prediction is not used with the simple present tense. It suggests that plans or arrangements are fixed and definite.

  • We use will, going to or the present continuous for personal plans or predictions.         ( see unit present continuous and future indefinite)
  • I think she will leave the job soon.
  • I am really worried; I’m going to see my mother on Saturday.
  • It is drastically spreading fear in Rome due to the blast of the oldest church in the world; I believe it will affect the rest of Italy soon. (not … I think it affects the rest). 

However, we use the present simple tense if we have specific predictions:

  • There is a Dhoom Ketu star rises at 9 P.M. tomorrow.
  • The sun sets at 6: 45 tomorrow.
  • conditional sentences generally start with two clauses. One of them is a principal clause and another one is a sub-ordinate clause.

Sub-ordinate clause(Simple present used as simple future):

“if, when, before, after, till, until, unless, as soon as, as long as and in case” are the conjunctions; simple present indefinite tense is used with them. And simple future tense is used with the principal clause.

If you come here,                                     I will lend you money.

Sub-ordinate clause                                     principal clause

Simple present tense                                   simple future tense

Sub + M.V1/M.V5+ Obj                                sub + shall/will + M.V.1 + obj

 

There are following conjunctions are used with present indefinite tense are given below:

Time conjunctions of adverbial clauses(Simple present used as simple future):

after, before, when, and until.

Let’s have look following examples of simple present used as simple future:

  • After you reach the station, you’ll see my cab on the opposite side of the station.
  • Wait here until she completes her work.
  • When you go to her, she will help you.
  • He will have reached there before you go.
  • Conditional clauses with if, unless, in case, provided (as long as, so long as also means on condition that or provided that). It is used to set limits in a given situation.
  • He will get success in his interview tomorrow, provided that he speaks English with confidence.
  • I’ll bring you another ball pen in case you don’t like this one.
  • If you say nothing, I won’t let you go outside.
  • Don’t need to give his car back unless he returns your money.
  • You will score good marks as long as you study smartly.
  • As long as I  go across this country I will find your brother’s killer.
  • Present simple is used in that and wh- clauses when both main clause and that/wh-clause refer to the future. We don’t use will/shall in that/wh-clause in this type of sentence:
Main clause That/wh-clause
I’m damn sure. that you are selected for this post.
I will tell you Where she comes there. (not she will come there.
I’ll ask her When she gets (goes) here. (not she will get here.

 

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Quiz – Future Continuous Tense I

Welcome to  Quiz - Future Continuous Tense I

1. 

What ……. be eating for lunch tomorrow?

 

2. 

Won’t …….. be raining heavily tonight?

( he, it, you, we)

3. 

……….. your friend be marrying in winter.

(shan’t, was, won’t)

4. 

There is an appointment with a doctor of mine. Oh really! Will you be …………. nervous?

( feel, feels, feeling, felt)

5. 

Eva ……… facing interview tomorrow.
(shall be, will be, was)

6. 

I think that he …….. delivering the speech.
(shall be, was, will be, do

7. 
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Quiz - Future Continuous Tense I

She will be ………. Interview tomorrow.

8. 

What ……. be buying from the market or haven’t made a plan so far?

 

9. 

They won’t be ………… examinations. (

10. 

Why ……. he not be learning how to cook food?

(will,  have, did, does)

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Perfect Continuous Tense – Present, Past & Future

Perfect continuous tense

It is also progressive action which is used with time expression (from past to present) means that something started in the past and continues at present.

Perfect continuous tense – Time expressions (from past to present)

Since, for, all, all along, throughout, whole + time

How long (question word)

Definite time:

 Since: It is used when calendar time is mentioned.

Calendar (day,month,year):  since Monday, since Sunday, since January, since February, since 2018, since 2012
Watch time:    since 4 o’clock, since 6 o’clock  
Stages of Life: Since birth, since childhood, since marriage, since youth,
Occasions: since Holi, since Diwali, since birth, since joining, since marriage, since his father’s death
Part of each day time: since morning, since evening, since noon, since night, since midnight, since dusk, since dawn etc.

Indefinite time: ‘For’ is used with the amount of time that is not specified.

For an hour, for two days, for three weeks, for two months, for four years

And some other time expressions are                                                                  

Throughout the day, the whole night, the whole day, all along these days, all along the week, all month, all-day

 Present perfect continuous Tense

Sub + has been/have been + action + ing + obj + (time reference) since/for/all/all along/ throughout/whole + time

He has been playing hockey since morning.

She has been studying geography the whole night.

Rahul has been working in this company for fifteen years.

They have been surfing the internet since 1990.

I have been reading novels since youth.

My mother has been cooking food since marriage.

Mohit Singh Rathor has been living in Jaipur since 2016.

Neetu Tomar has been studying at MBBS college in Lucknow since 2012.

I have been watching Hollywood movies since childhood.

She has been using this car since marriage.

My brother has been waiting for me for two hours.

I have been teaching English since 2014.

He has been writing for a newspaper since 24th April 2018.

Rahul has been sleeping here for an hour.

Use of how long:

How long + has/have + subject + been + verb + action + ing + object?

How long have you been teaching English?

How long has he been talking on the phone?

How long has your father been watching television?

Structure of Past perfect continuous tense :

Sub + had been + action + ing + obj + since/for/all/all along/ throughout/whole + time (time-reference).

He had been playing cricket since morning.

She had been asking questions since school days.

I had been preparing for the IIT exams for last year.

They had been sticking postures since morning.

I had been playing video games for two hours.

It had been raining over here the whole day.

How long had he been teaching in class?

 

Structure of future perfect continuous tense :
Sub + will have been/shall have been+ action + ing + obj + since/for/all/all along/ throughout/whole + time.

She will have been studying throughout the month because her exams are about to start.

They will have been practicing for dance all day. They perform tomorrow.

Our relatives are going to come at my home, therefore, I will have been serving food throughout the night.

There are four interviews have been scheduled for tomorrow that’s why she will have been facing an interview all along the day.

You will have been watching the Avenger Endgame movie for two hours.

Exercise of Perfect Continuous Tense
  1. She told that they …………. in Lucknow for three years. (a. Will have been living  b.  have been living   c. had been living)
  2. How long ………..Neeraj Sir  …………. teaching English? (a. Have-been  b. has-been   c.  will-be)
  3. They ………… teaching at Chaudhary Charan Singh University since last year. (a. Have been       b.  will have been   c.   had been)
  4. He says that she ……….. working in Tech Mahindra for two years. (a. Will have been   b. had been c. have been)
  5. I ……….. teaching in Sant Mary for two years by the end of this year. (a.  Shall have been     b. had been   c. have been)
  6. He ……….. living in Jaipur for six months by next month. (a. Will have been    b. had been   c. have been)
  7. She ……….. working on this project since the last month. (a.  Will have been   b. had been    c. have been)
  8. It ………. raining the whole night. (a. Had been    b. have been   c. was)
  9. She …….. studying all along the week. a. is    b.  was   c. has been
  10. He ………… playing football since morning. (a. Was     b.  is    c. has been)
  11. Ava ………. Reading a novel throughout the day. (a. Was    b. is    c. had been
  12. John………… preparing for an IAS examination since 2013. (a. Was      b.  is   c. have been)
  13. Rodger ……… decorating the room for two hours. (a. Have been    b. has been     c.   is)
  14. Christine …….. watching television since evening. (a. Was      b. will be    c. has been)
  15. It is predicted that It ………. Snowing in Shimla the whole day.  (a. Was    b.  is   c. will have been)
 
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