Simple Present Tense

The simple present tense is used to show an action carried out in the present time. Examples: I walk to school. He walks to school.

The simple present tense is used to show a regular or habitual action. It is usually used with adverbs like often, everyday, sometimes and always. Examples: I Tony sometimes goes to go the to the library library. everyday.

We also use the simple present tense to show a general truth. Examples: The Most sun children rises in like the east. chocolate.

For the third person singular (he, she, it), the verbs take a change in form by: a) Examples: I eat She eats You b) We They c) I We d) You changing cry adding go do a verb adding study es wish watch es to ending in to verbs verbs ending He with She He ending She It y She to in sh or studies ch. wishes watches o. goes does ies. cries adding s to the verb.

Examples:

Examples:

Examples:

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The negative form of the simple present tense is made by adding: a) You They b) She It does not does does do not before do do before the not the basic not not basic form of in eat form of the like play the verb the verb (plural case). Examples: swimming. badminton. (singular case).

Examples: sleep not afternoon. meat.

Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the verbs in brackets. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. to her. 5. Most birds can (flies, fly) but some (does, do) not. Everyone _______________ (like) him. Iron _______________ (conduct) electricity but wood The gardener _______________ (trim) the hedge and The fishermen sometimes _______________ (catch) a lot of fish. I _______________ (to be) a student of that school. He _______________ (represent) our school in the debate He _______________ (appear) frequently on television. The students _______________ (clean) their classroom every Grandmother _______________ (walk) at the park every evening. Cows ________________ (eat) grass. Our basketball practice (is, are) usually held at 5.00 p.m. Babies usually (cry, cries) when they (is, are) hungry. Maimunah (cut, cuts) her hair whenever it (grow, grows) long. She seldom (visited, visits) her aunt even though she stays quite near

_______________ (do not). _______________ (cut) the grass every week.

competition.

morning.

Underline the correct answers.

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Ali does not (likes, like) anyone touching his things. Do not (read, reads) others letter without permission. My mother does not (cook, cooks) on Sunday. Can you (understand, understands) English? The movie (start, starts) at 6.30 p.m. and (ends, end) at 9.30 p.m.