Simple Present Tense


 
 
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Simple Present Tense

The tense of a verb in a sentence expresses time the event has occured. There are three tenses of a verb: Present, Past and Future: time now, time then and time to come. These tenses are further subdivided.

Rule: Subject + First Form of the verb (s/es) + Object

To form a sentence in simple present tense, most regular verbs use the root form, except in the third person(which ends in-s).

  • First person singular: I write.
  • Second person singular: you write.
  • Third person singular: he/she/it/anyname writes (note the –s)
  • First person plural: we write.
  • Second person plural: you write.
  • Third person plural: they write.
  • For a few verbs, the third person singular ends with –es instead of –s.Typically, these are verbs whose root form ends in o, ch, sh, th, ss, gh or z.

  • First person singular: I go.
  • Second person singular: you go.
  • Third person singular: he/she/it  goes.(note the –es).
  • First person plural: we go.
  • Second person plural: you go.
  • Third person plural: they  go.
  • For most irregular verb we put the negation of the verb before the verb. e.g. “She won’t go” or “I don’t smell anything”.
  • The verb to be irregular :

  • First person singular: I am teacher.
  • Second person singular: you are singer.
  • Third person singular: he/she/it is a beautiful flower.
  • First person plural: we are students.
  • Second person plural: you are player.
  • Third person plural: they are shopkeeper.
  • Simple Present Tense: We use the simple present tense to

     1    To state a universal truth. For example,

  • The moon is the earth’s only satellite.
  • The earth revolves around the sun.
  •  2. To describe something that has been happening for some time and is still continuing. For example,

  • The Mehtas live in Mumbai.
  • She is a singer.
  • 3. To refer to something that happens regularly or habitually. For example,

  • My father reads the newspaper every morning.
  • He swims a lot.
  • 4. In proverbs that are considered to be permanent truths. For example,

  • A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
  • Fortune favours the brave.
  • How to make the simple present negative: The rule for simple present negative is

    Subject + do/does + not + First form of the verb + Object.

    You can also use the contraction don’t and doesn’t instead of do not or doesnot. Example:

  • I don’t play cricket.
  • We don’t study regularly.
  • You don’t  go your uncle’s home.
  • He doesn’t lie to anyone.
  • She doesn’t work hard.
  • Lara doesnot  play the piano very well.
  • It doesn’t work very well.
  • They don’t know my address.
  • My brother doesn’t like the pubg game.
  • How to ask a question: The rule for asking question in the simple present is

    Do/Does + Subject + First form of verb + Object. Example:

  • Do you like movies?
  • Does she go for morning walk everyday?
  • How  to ask questions using ‘WH’ family word. The rule is

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    Question : 1

    Fill in the blank part with correct tense .

    1. She _____________ English.

    2. The Mehtas ____________ in Mumbai.

    3. You ___________  your uncle’s home.

    Right Option : A
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    Question : 2

    Fill in the blank part with correct tense .

    1. She ____________ playing the piano.

    2. He _____________ very hard.

    3. It ___________ the sand and the water.

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 3

    Fill in the blank part with correct tense .

    1. We ____________ the bus every morning.

    2. Water _____________ at zero degrees.

    Right Option : A
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